Business
SAN FRANCISCO — Asian food businesses urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to diversify its marketing and contracting programs to include food and crops from the Asian community who make up 15.5% of the population in California and 7.2% across the nation.
(SAN FRANCISCO) The popular Sunset Night Market created by Supervisor Joel Engardio in 2023 will return in 2024 with three night events on August 30, September 21 and 27. The Irving Street venue will be kept for two night markets and expanded to seven blocks aiming to accommodate 125 to 150 vendors.
(SAN FRANCISCO) After 40 years in business, Lee’s Deli fast food restaurant closed all of its 14 locations in San Francisco downtown starting 2023 and ending in February 2024. The restaurant also owed wages from its workers. 17 of them were not able to recover their unpaid wages until recently through the advocacy of the Chinese Progressive Association and a group of workers rights organizations.
(SAN FRANCISCO) In the daytime, Ethel O’Yang Reddy is the Vice President and Financial Center Manager of the Bank of America. After she finishes all her daily banking work, she is a business owner running her beloved company as a beauty specialist. No matter if she is a banking executive or beauty consultant, Reddy never forgets her roots as a Chinese American and continuously gives back to the Chinatown community.
(SAN FRANCISCO) After a 4-hour public hearing, the Board of Appeals voted 4:1 on April 17 evening to grant the appeal filed by the merchants on Grant Avenue in Chinatown and modified the permit with conditions including the lion dance performances to be allowed only on Saturday afternoon until June 30, 2024.
(SAN FRANCISCO) A new law in California, AB 1228, has raised the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour starting April 1, 2024. There are some exemptions under this new law including the popular dim sum and bakery restaurants and cafes.
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- T&T Supermarket, largest Asian grocery chain in Canada, announces to open at San Francisco City Center on Geary Blvd. in winter 2026
- Charlene Wang runs for Oakland District 2 Councilmember on April 15, 2025 to represent Oakland Chinatown
- Mayor Lurie announces plans to support small businesses including First Year Free program waiving fees for new businesses
- 12 speed safety camera systems out of 33 begin to operate in San Francisco by first issuing warnings instead of citations for 60 days
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office extends services with opening of its permanent home in San Francisco
- Zu Shun Lei, 90, publishes his comic books to bring joy and laughter into the community
- Prop K opponents sue to stop permanently closing Upper Great Highway for an oceanfront park
