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· Carl Samson
SF man attacks 2 Asian women in a span of minutes in broad daylight
A man accused of viciously assaulting two Asian women in a span of minutes in San Francisco’s Richmond District is being sought by authorities. The incidents, which were both caught by security cameras, reportedly occurred in the area of 26th Avenue and Geary Boulevard shortly…
· Carl Samson
Man accused of attacking former San Francisco commissioner not charged with hate crime
Derrick Yearby, the man accused of attacking former San Francisco commissioner-at-large Greg Chew earlier this month, will not face hate crime charges. Chew, 70, was walking along 3rd and Folsom Streets at around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 when a man riding a bike allegedly jumped off,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police seek 3 teens and 11-year-old boy in brutal attack on 70-year-old Asian woman in San Francisco
Mrs. Ren, a 70-year-old Asian woman, was brutally beaten and robbed twice by four juveniles at her apartment complex in San Francisco on July 31. Police have identified the four juveniles as an 11-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old girl, who was captured kicking the…
· Bryan Ke
SF tourist shows how she tracked down stolen luggage in viral TikToks
In a series of TikTok videos posted on July 13 and July 14, user @Kellykwan0 explained how she managed to track down the person who allegedly stole belongings from the trunk of her boyfriend’s parked car during a trip to San Francisco last month. Using the "Find My" feature of…
· Michelle De Pacina
Recalled San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin announces he won’t run for reelection this year
Ousted former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced on Twitter that he will not be running for reelection this year. Boudin said he is choosing to put his family first after “more than three years of nearly non-stop campaigning.” He was previously recalled from…
· Ryan General
SF school board admonishes commissioner Ann Hsu over ‘flat-out wrong and racist’ comments
San Francisco school board member Ann Hsu was formally admonished over her controversial comments about the challenges of educating marginalized students. Responding to an SF Parent Action Coalition questionnaire, Hsu wrote that the biggest challenges for Black and brown…
· Michelle De Pacina
70-year-old Asian woman brutally beaten, robbed twice by 4 juveniles in SF apartment complex
Mrs. Ren, a 70-year-old Asian woman, was brutally beaten and robbed twice by four juveniles at her apartment complex in San Francisco on July 31. “They used their fist to hit my head multiple times and then they pulled me down and kept kicking me,” Mrs. Ren told ABC 7. She is…
· Carl Samson
‘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 shelves. Cellphone video shows the worker, identified only as Mary, trailing and calling out the alleged thief who stuffed products into…
· Carl Samson
California OKs death penalty for notorious ’80s serial killer Charles Ng
The Supreme Court of California on Thursday upheld the death penalty for Charles Ng, a Hong Kong man convicted of killing 11 people during a two-year murder spree in Calaveras County, California, in the mid-80’s. Ng, now 61, served as an accomplice to Leonard Lake, who died…
· Carl Samson
Asian American-founded circus troupe says Silicon Valley exec left his $50,000 bill unpaid
San Francisco-based circus group The Dahlias has accused Japheth Dillman, co-founder of game accelerator YetiZen, of failing to pay $50,000 for a birthday party performance that took place in Sonoma, California, last year. Christine Lee, one of The Dahlias’ four Asian American…
· Michelle De Pacina
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 notice from the city to clean up or be fined. Viet Nguyen, owner of the soon-to-open Gao Viet Kitchen in the Inner Sunset, told NBC Bay…
· Bryan Ke
SF official calls for school board member’s resignation following ‘flat-out wrong and racist’ comments
San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton called for the resignation of board member Ann Hsu following her "flat-out wrong and racist" comments in a recent San Francisco Parent Action Coalition questionnaire. “Yeah sure, thank you for the apology, but at the…
· Michelle De Pacina
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 using a lottery-based system. Lowell employed the random lottery system for the 2021 school year as a temporary measure during the COVID-19…
· Carl Samson
Man accused of fatally shoving Vicha Ratanapakdee enters preliminary hearing
Antoine Watson, the man accused of fatally pushing 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco last year, appeared in court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Ratanapakdee, a Thai immigrant, was walking along Anza Vista and Fortuna Avenues on Jan. 28, 2021, when someone…
· Michelle De Pacina
Bay Area councilmember attacked with concrete block while walking with his family
Anders Fung, a Millbrae City Councilman, was walking with his family when two young men threw a concrete block at him from at least 20 feet above, hitting him on the head in San Francisco’s Lands End Park on Saturday. His teenage daughter tried to chase after the men to take…
· Jane Nam
Asian American voters help oust San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin in recall election
San Francisco voters successfully ousted District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office last night in a recall election with 60 percent of the vote in favor. Boudin implemented some of the most progressive measures nationwide regarding criminal justice, including the elimination of…
· Jane Nam
Top China livestreamer goes offline after showing ice-cream tank on Tiananmen Square anniversary
On Friday evening, top China e-commerce livestreamer Li Jiaqi and a co-host presented Viennetta ice cream to sell during a live broadcast. The ice cream on a plate, adorned with Oreos and a chocolate ball, appeared to resemble a tank, coincidentally on the eve of the Tiananmen…
· Carl Samson
SF police travel to Taiwan to arrest man accused of stealing $3 million in home invasion, kidnapping
San Francisco police returned from Taiwan on Friday along with a man accused of breaking into a Bernal Heights home on March 16 and stealing around $3 million. Doorbell camera footage of the incident shows a heavily disguised man entering the home of a lone woman. The intruder…
· Jane Nam
SF DA Chesa Boudin introduces new AAPI victim service unit amid upcoming recall election
On Wednesday, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin unveiled plans for a new Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Unit as part of his office’s wider Victim Services Division. Boudin introduced the new unit’s director, Paul Lam, whom he stated would “ensure all AAPI…
· Carl Samson
Top SF high school sees record spike in failing grades after dropping merit-based admission system
San Francisco’s Lowell High School is seeing a record spike in D’s and F’s among its first batch of students admitted through a new lottery system. The new system replaced the school’s established merit-based admissions practice, which had catapulted it to become one of the best…