From now until September 16, 2025, residents of District 4 will vote on Proposition A, the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio. Nearly 11,000 signatures were submitted on the official recall petition – a clear sign of deep dissatisfaction with the district leadership.
- Seniors enjoy riding autonomous vehicles, Waymo has reached 10 million rides served
- BART agrees to pay $6.75 million to a Chinese American woman shot by officer in Union City Station parking lot
- Opinion: Don’t take away the homes we built
- Opinion: In support of Supervisor Joel Engardio - a call for reason and respect in our civic process
- Kin Lee serves as Community Lieutenant at Central Station/Chinatown under the newly-created pilot program in SFPD
- Opinion: A voice of a mother from Sunset District
- Letter to the Editor: Was the exclusive District 4 Proposition K election converted into an "at-large" citywide election in November 2024 ?
- Covered California expects average health plan rate to increase 10.3% in 2026, experts are concerned more Californians will become uninsured
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.
OAKLAND — Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) announced a mediated pre-litigation settlement reached in the amount of $6.75 million for an officer-involved shooting in which Chinese American woman Jasmine Gao was shot in the back and the BART Police provided inaccurate information of the officer being attacked by her.
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 — The recall election to remove District 4 (D4) Supervisor Joel Engardio will be held on September 16. Voters in D4 may begin to vote on the recall starting August 18 by mail, early voting at City Hall, or dropping off ballots at three locations.
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 — 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.
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.
