S.F. students on Muni bus face anti-Asian slurs, taser

The incident has deepened fears of anti-Asian hate for the teens, two of whom are Asian American, and their moms, including Liz4SF, who first tweeted about the incident.

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At Stanford today, the scene at the pro-Palestine encampment has been peaceful.
But arrests of protesters at UCLA last night and a fight at UC Berkeley between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters that left 3 injured has put campuses on edge.

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Stanford students and administrators clash as pro-Palestine encampment reaches fifth day

The university has become one of the latest frontiers for student-organized protests against the Israeli-Hamas conflict.

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Chinese tourism to S.F. still lags pre-pandemic levels. Here’s why travel may not recover soon

This month, the mayor, tourism and airport officials traveled to China to pitch Chinese airlines on adding direct flights to San Francisco.

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“San Francisco is changing. These are people whose decisions will shape that change — for better or worse. You might not know them all. But you should.”

One of them is Malcolm Yeung of Chinatown CDC.

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London Breed is the latest politician to employ ‘cuddle diplomacy’

With Breed securing pandas for S.F. zoo, what impact could this have on her reelection campaign and US-China relations?

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Fight over S.F. lion dancers has pitted Chinatown boosters against each other

These S.F. lion dancers are the best in the West. But some Chinatown neighbors want them off the streets, alleging noise disturbances and harms to businesses.

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Chinatown night market’s second act brings high hopes and long lines

Catch the vibes and stunning visuals of the second Chinatown night market of 2024 at San Francisco Chronicle

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Probation sentence for man who stabbed 94-year-old is illegal, judge rules

The case of Daniel Cauich, a man who stabbed then-94-year-old Asian woman Anh 'Peng' Taylor in 2021, will be further prolonged as it gets sent back to Judge Tsenin for next steps

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This Chinese social worker was the victim of an alleged hate crime. Why he’s advocating for empathy.

The Self-Help For the Elderly nonprofit worker said he doesn’t want to see his attacker simply thrown into prison. He thinks he must be rehabilitated.

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Aaron Peskin has long been S.F. Chinatown’s supervisor. Do residents support his mayoral bid?

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Peninsula suburb is fighting housing for the homeless. But residents say they’re not ‘NIMBYs’

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The city of Millbrae’s attempt to block the conversion of a La Quinta hotel into permanent supportive housing culminated in a trial today.

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A man got probation after stabbing a 94-year-old Asian woman.

Protesters slammed the decision today.

It is yet another flashpoint in the politicized debate about how to best treat mentally ill defendants in crimes against Asian seniors.

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A woman is accused of attacking an Asian American elder in S.F. The case has inflamed city politics.

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I’m at the preliminary hearing for the alleged attacker in the March case, where the victim is testifying. This story will be updated.

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Ann Hsu was at the center of S.F.’s school board recall.

Now she’s offering a private school alternative that she is determined will outshine what she calls a failing public school system.

A year in, how is her project going?

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Nearly a year after 63-year-old Yanfang Wu died from a fall in Bayview, Asian American activists are demanding San Francisco police release video of the incident and investigate the case as a possible hate crime.

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High-profile S.F. Asian Americans are jumping off the Mayor Breed bandwagon as rivals seize advantage.

Kit Lam, a prominent organizer of the 2022 San Francisco school board recall, will become Daniel Lurie’s AAPI political director.

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Attack in a S.F. Chinatown bakery stole her sense of safety. Now she’s fighting to rebuild her life.

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S.F. spent nearly $2 billion on the Central Subway. Did it really help Chinatown?

A year after opening, here’s the impact and how ridership has been on the Central Subway.

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New San Francisco Chronicle poll: Mayor London Breed’s standing among Asian American voters, a crucial part of the coalition that elected her six years ago, appears to be even worse than her position with the broader San Francisco electorate.

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