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Bay Area
4 homeless men die in California’s Santa Clara County in one day
Four homeless men died on Tuesday in California’s Santa Clara County as temperatures continue to hit freezing point. Three of the deceased h...
Carl Samson
Amourence Lee becomes San Mateo’s first Asian American, Jewish woman mayor
Before you read: California city councilmembers block first Asian American woman mayor Amourence Lee is now the first Jewish and Asian Ameri...
Bryan Ke
Antioch mayor apologizes to Chinese American Navy veteran for discrimination 82 years ago
Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe has officially apologized to Alfred Chan, a 98-year-old World War II Navy veteran who experienced discrimination...
Photographer bloodied after refusing to surrender to robbers in San Francisco
A wedding photographer was left bloodied after struggling with two armed robbers as they attempted to take his camera and other equipment o...
Boyfriend arrested for killing Oakland dentist dies by apparent suicide
Nelson Chia, 73, who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder, apparently hung himself in his own cell hours after his arrest. Chia w...
California boy chased home, punched by alleged bullies despite offering $50 for his safety
An Asian American boy was allegedly followed and punched by a pair of minors just outside his home in Santa Clara, California, on Saturday ...
California man charged with hate crimes for targeting South Asian women in necklace robbery spree
Lathan Johnson, 37, is facing robbery and hate crime charges after allegedly targeting South Asian women in a two-month robbery spree in th...
Crime-watch app Citizen offers free 1-year premium access to Bay Area’s AAPI community
New York-based app developer sp0n, Inc. is giving 20,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander residents from the Bay Area free premium acces...
‘Asian American frontline worker is NOT afraid’: SF Walgreens employee follows thief while calling him out
An Asian employee at a San Francisco Walgreens has raised both praise and concern for following a man as he allegedly stole items off their...
Transgender activist attacked in San Francisco robbery attempt says she was targeted for being Hindu
Anjali Rimi, president and chief executive officer of Parivar Bay Area, a San Francisco-based nonprofit supporting queer and trans South As...
SF restaurant owner frustrated after city fines him because of constant graffiti on his business
A business owner expressed his frustration over the repeated graffiti vandalism of his San Francisco restaurant after receiving a violation ...
Michelle De Pacina
Asians more likely to be hospitalized with COVID than other Bay Area racial groups, study finds
A study published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities on Tuesday found that Bay Area residents of Asian descent were mor...
Ryan General
Family of missing Bay Area woman Alexis Gabe given handwritten notes on possible location of her body
The parents of Alexis Gabe, the Filipino American woman who was reported missing in late January in California, received handwritten notes ...
Dashcam captures couple ‘literally dodging a bullet’ during shootout on Oakland freeway
Garrett Mason and his fiancée Tina Do were driving eastbound on Interstate 580 on June 14 when a bullet shot through their vehicle’s front ...
Lowell High School to return to merit-based admissions after San Francisco school board vote
The San Francisco Board of Education voted on Wednesday for Lowell High School to return to academic-based admissions after two years of us...
Dashcam footage captures moment San Jose woman driving home catches armed robbers in the act
A woman living in San Jose, California, caught robbers in the act while pulling into her driveway last week. Dashcam footage from her vehi...
Nepali man brutally attacked from behind and left unconscious while grabbing food in Oakland
Sagar Tamang, 25, was brutally attacked, robbed and left unconscious while grabbing food in front of the Fox Theater in Oakland on Saturday...
Missing Bay Area woman Alexis Gabe believed murdered; ex-boyfriend killed by arresting officers
Marshall Curtis Jones, 27, was fatally shot by police officers in Kent, Washington, as he was being taken into custody in relation to the d...
‘We’re not letting no one shut us down’: Filipino restaurant in Oakland reopens after fatal shooting of co-owner
After the fatal shooting of restaurateur Artgel “Jun” Anabo last week, his restaurant has since reopened. Anabo, 39, was killed while stan...
Rebecca Moon
‘Fight the Virus, NOT the People’ banner from SF Chinatown march to be donated to Smithsonian
A 20-foot, red banner with the words “Fight the Virus, NOT the People” will be donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American Histor...
Khier Casino
2 arrested in fatal shooting of security guard who protected news crew in Oakland
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an Asian American security guard who was working with a news crew i...
‘Are you Chinese or Vietnamese?’: 81-year-old Asian man bruised, bloodied in San Diego attack
An elderly Asian man is recovering from what authorities believe was a targeted attack in Southeastern San Diego on Friday morning. What hap...
San Jose robbery crew suspects charged with hate crimes for targeting over 100 Asian American women
Six men were arrested and charged with hate crimes for their alleged involvement in more than 70 cases of violent robberies, burglaries and ...
‘Aggressively Asian face’: Right-wing host draws outrage over racist insult of Asian American Bay Area reporter
When KPIX 5 reporter Betty Yu went on air to cover In-N-Out’s vaccine checks, she never imagined the story would go viral because of racist ...
Jiselle Lee
Bay Area news anchor suspended after fight over tagline criticizing lack of news coverage toward women of color
Weeks after returning to KTVU, Bay Area veteran news anchor Frank Somerville was reportedly taken off the air again for allegedly disagreein...
Three men who targeted, robbed over 70 Asian women in the Bay Area have been charged
On Friday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against three men connected to a series of robberies that targete...
Silicon Valley investor steps down from company’s board after leaked email showed her calling BLM ‘the true racists’
Less than a week after a leaked email showed her dismissal of the Black Lives Matter movement, a prominent Asian American investor in Silico...
Editorial Staff
Vicha Ratanapakdee, Face of Stop Asian Hate, gets a new mural in San Francisco Chinatown
A new mural honoring Vicha Ratanapakdee, the elderly Thai immigrant who was killed after being pushed to the ground earlier this year, was u...
Family of Navy Veteran files wrongful death lawsuit against Antioch PD, accuses chief of cover-up
New details have emerged as the family of Angelo Quinto, the Filipino American man who died while being restrained by Antioch police, filed ...
Steph Curry visits Ah-Sam Florists in San Mateo to support small businesses as they reopen
Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry recently paid a visit to the famous Ah-Sam Florists store in San Mateo, Calif., as a way to show support ...
Son of fatal Fremont hit-and-run victim pleads for information leading to driver
Local authorities in Fremont, Calif., are seeking the public’s help as the fatal hit-and-run crash from nearly a month ago remains unresolve...
Identical Triplets Who Just Graduated From UCSD Ready to Embark on New, Separate Journey
Identical triplets Tiara, Taylor and Tiger Nguyen, 22, have graduated together with similar degrees from UC San Diego on Sunday. The details...
Man Arrested for Physically, Sexually Assaulting Asian Woman in San José
The San José Police Department arrested a 20-year-old man for following an Asian woman to her apartment building, where he later physically ...
FBI Supports Asian Community in Bay Area With More Resources, Hate Crime Investigations
An FBI special agent in charge of the Bay Area met up with Oakland Chinatown community leaders to show the agency’s support amid the rise in...
Man Arrested While Still Sexually Assaulting Elderly Asian Woman in Fremont
A man was arrested for sexually assaulting a 67-year-old Asian woman in Fremont, Calif. on Thursday. Caught in the act: Fremont police said ...
11-Year-Old Arrested After Attack of Elderly Asian Man Has ‘Extensive Criminal History’
One of the two suspects arrested in connection with the attack of an elderly Asian man in San Leandro, Calif., is reportedly an 11-year-old ...