SAN FRANCISCO — Crime occurring inside and out of the storefronts are one of the main challenges and obstacles that merchants have to face in San Francisco. Two 28-inch-tall Labubu dolls which worth over $2,400 were stolen on two different days a week apart from a houseware store on Clement Street. The thefts have made two store owners worried that the same suspect might keep returning to the store to steal the globally popular Labubu products.
- Three finalists among seven candidates named for the next San Mateo County Sheriff
- SNAP (Food Stamps) to stop issuing funds in November, participants begin to save current benefits for future food
- Letter to the Editor: Yes on 50 is our best defense
- APA Family Support Services’ permanent home becomes a new landmark in Excelsior
- Chinese American voters reluctant to support Proposition 50 in California’s November 4 election
- Jing Ying Institute shares the beauty of Cantonese Opera with wider communities by launching its first talkback show
- San Francisco Public Library provides free professional financial planning advice and services
- California offers grants of up to $3,000 each qualified homeowner for seismic retrofit, new registration deadline: Oct 17, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO — Three finalists were named being considered for appointment as the next sheriff by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on November 6. One of the three finalists is expected to be appointed on November 12 to lead the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office for the next three years.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has gradually expanded Waymo's autonomous vehicle service areas to downtown Market Street and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). While Waymo is actively encouraging all ages including seniors trying their robotaxi services.
Our families have lived on San Francisco’s westside for generations. Our families worked long hours - running restaurants, cleaning offices, driving taxis, sewing in garment shops - to save enough to buy modest homes. These houses are not luxuries. They are the foundation of our security, our children’s inheritance, and the hard-earned generational wealth that we fought to build after decades of exclusion and discrimination.
SAN FRANCISCO — Covered California's upcoming annual open enrollment will begin on November 1 and last until January 31 for the 2026 health insurance coverage. The California-State-sponsored agency announced that the average health plan rate was expected to increase 10.3% in 2026. Experts on health care services are concerned that more Californians will become uninsured because of the big raise and affordability.
SAN FRANCISCO — Under the PermitSF legislative package introduced by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to drive the city's economic recovery and support small businesses, some of the ordinances take effect on August 16 including the elimination of permit fees for sidewalk displays and storefront awnings.
SAN FRANCISCO — Since October 6 ballots of California's November 4 Special Election have arrived in the mail boxes, Proposition 50 has become one of the hot topics among California voters chatting on the streets. Many Chinese American voters are reluctant to support Prop. 50, the state ballot measure aimed to amend the Constitution of California in order to allow the state to temporarily use a new congressional district map for elections in 2026 through 2030.
When people turn 65, many face a shift in their health insurance coverage. Some may feel unsettled or frustrated to find out that their Medicaid coverage ends. In this month’s column, we will explain why this happens and what options may still be available.
SAN FRANCISCO — Rita F. Lin has always believed in the U.S. legal system for justice. She has had vast experience in both criminal and civil practice on federal and state levels. But she didn't expect herself one day to become the first Chinese American woman judge in the 175-year history of the U.S. District Court in Northern California.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Chinatown has a profound history as the oldest Chinatown in North America, the oldest Chinese school for teaching Chinese languages in North America was also established in San Francisco Chinatown in 1888.
SAN FRANCISCO — The pedestrian bridge connected the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square has been an icon and landmark of San Francisco Chinatown for over five decades. It also has had a profound Chinese American history of fighting for representation, providing a peaceful and safe open space for children and seniors, and good Feng Shui bringing in well-being to Chinatown. Leaders and members of the Chinese community have been trying hard to save the bridge from being removed by the city under the approved plan of Portsmouth Square renovation.
