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· Carl Samson
SF Family Gets Threats From Neighbors After Putting Up ‘Black Lives Matter’ Sign in Window
An Asian American family living in Twin Peaks, San Francisco received hate and threatening messages after putting a “Black Lives Matter” sign in their window. Speaking to KRON 4, homeowner Debbie Lee said that the sign has been around since 2015, but only received untoward…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Why More Asian Women Are Freezing Their Eggs
Recently, South China Morning Post published an article about Chinese women travelling overseas to freeze their eggs due to legal complications surrounding the procedure on the mainland. These women, often career-driven and in their 30s, have had little time to find a life…
· Ryan General
Man Arrested For Spree of Brutal Attacks Targeting Asian Women in San Francisco
A man in San Francisco, California has been arrested by local authorities for targeting multiple Asian women in a series of attacks that have been classified as a hate crime. The suspect identified as 19-year-old Agustin Garcia, is now under the custody of San Francisco police.…
· Bryan Ke
Alleged White Supremacist Rally Led By ‘Japanese-American’ Man Cancelled in SF
The scheduled Patriot Prayer rally in San Francisco, organized by its leader Joey Gibson who identifies as Japanese-American, was cancelled, marking the day as a clean victory for city leaders and anti-hate groups. Patriot Prayer was supposed to hold a rally in Crissy Field in…
· Jenny Shay
How Rich FOBs and Asian Yuppies Are Gentrifying Chinatown
Born in China and raised in middle-of-nowhere Pleasanton, California, making the trek to San Francisco had always been a privilege that expanded my young mind and helped me reconnect with my cultural roots. Beyond visits to the California Academy of Sciences and Fisherman’s…
· Ryan General
How a Homeless Son of Vietnamese Immigrants Landed a $100K Job in Silicon Valley
Armed with a dream, determination and only $250 in his bank account, Preston Phan left his home in Seattle to give in to the allure of Silicon Valley in late 2016. Phan, who was born in Texas, ended up living on the streets of San Francisco, where he experienced being homeless…
· Carl Samson
Two People Poisoned After Drinking Herbal Tea From SF’s Chinatown
Two people ended up fighting for their lives after drinking herbal tea from a store in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Health officials said the incidents occurred separately, but both were caused by a lethal poison called aconite contained in the tea leaves. They said in a press…
· Khier Casino
‘Norigami Tacos’ is Basically If Mexican and Japanese Food Had a Super Hot Baby
Norigami Tacos in Los Angeles has taken classic Japanese and Mexican dishes to the next level with Asian-inspired fillings and toppings all stuffed in a tempura nori (seaweed) taco shell. The company has only been around for less than a year, setting up food booths at festivals…
· King Malleta
Singapore Airlines Stewardess Mysteriously Found Dead in SF Hotel Room
It was just supposed to be a layover for a couple of nights, but little did she know that it was going to be her last flight. Vanessa Yeap, a 38-year-old leading flight attendant for Singapore Airlines checked in at a San Francisco hotel for a layover of a long-haul January 28…
· Ryan General
One Asian Janitor in SF Made $276,000 in Over Time Pay Last Year
A BART station janitor in San Francisco earned more than a quarter million dollars in total pay last year, a research group discovered. According to public compensation data released by Transparent California on Tuesday, Bay Area Rapid Transit employee Liang Zhao Zhang grossed…
· Editorial Staff
This Craigslist Post Perfectly Sums Up How Bad Rent Prices Have Gotten in SF
It’s no secret that rental prices in the bay area have gotten crazy. People have been forced to come up with creative ways to afford living in SF — including building a pod inside a living room and getting married for a rent controlled apartment. Now it appears that people are…
· Laura Dang
There’s a Bus With Wi-Fi That Will Take You From L.A. to SF While You Sleep for $48
Thanks to a new startup, sleepy drivers can be snoozing while a designated driver gets them safely to their destination overnight. The Sleepbus, founded by Tom Currier and Jonathan Tyler, offers nightly non-stop trips between Los Angeles and San Francisco for $48 each way. It…
· Ryan General
Man Who Figured Out How to Live in San Francisco For $400 a Month Forced to Leave by City
San Francisco’s high housing costs forced local Peter Berkowitz to be creative by building a 32-square-foot plywood box in his friend’s living room to live in. He may need to find a better idea soon, however, as city inspectors have ruled his box as a fire hazard. Berkowitz’s…
· Walky App
Did the Tech Boom Create a Crime Boom? Let’s Look at the Data.
We hear a lot about the companies valued at over $1B, and that ⅓ of the world’s Unicorns live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lately, more people are voicing concerns about the other humans who live there too: “Every day, on my way to, and from work, I see people sprawled across…
· Editorial Staff
Creative 25-Year-Old Finds a Way to Live in San Francisco For Only $400 a Month
Meet Peter Berkowitz, he’s 25-years-old and used to work as a cook in New York City’s Flatiron District before he decided to move to Oakland, California last year to pursue a career in illustration. When he arrived, he noticed the high cost of living and found many places that…
· Editorial Staff
One Craigslist Post Reveals Just How Bad the Rent is in San Francisco
One San Francisco woman’s post on Craigslist’s “apartments for rent” section revealed just how far she is willing to go to keep her rent controlled apartment in Nob Hill while she goes away for two years to graduate school. It goes to show just how precious property (even the…
· Editorial Staff
‘Tech Bro’ Rants About the Homeless in San Francisco, Becomes the Most Hated Man in Silicon Valley
Justin Keller, software developer and entrepreneur, is quite possibly the most hated man in Silicon Valley after posting an open letter complaining about the city’s homeless population and how “wealthy working people” shouldn’t have to see their “pain, struggle, and despair.”…
· Ryan General
Tony Robbins Rescues Two Nuns Who Couldn’t Afford San Francisco’s Outrageous Rent
Two French nuns in San Francisco who were facing eviction got saved by an unlikely guardian angel — motivational speaker Tony Robbins. The sisters of the Fraternite Notre Dame Mary of Nazareth Soup Kitchen, who’ve devoted the past eight years to feeding the homeless, were told…
· Editorial Staff
This Homeless Shelter in SF Costs More Per Bed Than an Airbnb or Hotel
A new homeless shelter in San Francisco costs more to run per bed a night than the average nightly rate at a local hotel or Airbnb rental. The Pier 80 homeless shelter three miles south from downtown will cost the city $1 million each month for the two months it will be open,…
· Jason Demant
How I Raised $1.5 Million As a First-Time Entrepreneur
This past June, Bento officially announced our seed round of $1.5M. In the following, I’ll discuss what worked, what didn’t work, dissect the round, and offer advice if you’re planning on going through the process. It wasn’t easy. 10 Weeks of 100% Rejection