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Crime
Funeral held for Angelica Bravo as search for her missing children hits 5-week mark
The family of Angelica Bravo, a 28-year-old mother from Sacramento County, held her funeral at St. Mary’s Cemetery on Tuesday along with doz...
Michelle De Pacina
Food
Yelp unveils list of 100 best ramen spots in California
Business review platform Yelp has unveiled a list of its top 100 ramen spots in California. Key points: ...
Business
Michelin-recognized Japanese ramen restaurant to open Sacramento location
Kajiken, a globally renowned Japanese ramen restaurant, is expanding its presence in Northern California with a new outpost in a Sacramento-...
Bay Area
Sacramento’s AAPI Night Market to return in May with headliner Tokimonsta
Sacramento is set to hold its third AAPI (Asian American/Pacific Islander) Night Market in May. Key points: ...
Bryan Ke
Issues & Racism
Woman faces backlash for telling Asian dog walker to ‘Go back to China’
A woman is facing backlash on social media after being filmed harassing an Asian professional dog walker and hurling racist and xenophobic r...
Government
This pediatrician aims to be Sacramento’s first Asian American elected mayor
A pediatrician and former state senator aims to break barriers by becoming the first Asian American to be elected mayor of Sacramento. Annou...
Ryan General
3 arrested for robbing, assaulting woman near Sacramento Asian supermarket
Three men have been arrested in connection with a violent robbery outside an Asian supermarket in South Sacramento earlier this year. What h...
Carl Samson
Man accused of Sacramento robberies targeting Asian women sentenced to 8 years in prison
Latravion McCockran, the California man accused of carrying out Sacramento robberies targeting Asian women, has been sentenced to eight year...
Art
Social justice art project in Sacramento raises awareness about history of AAPI discrimination
A local artist organized a silent social justice walk in Sacramento, California, on Saturday to raise awareness about anti-Asian hate and th...
Vietnamese immigrant Thien Ho sworn in as Sacramento County District Attorney in historic first
Thien Ho, a Vietnamese immigrant, was sworn into office as Sacramento County’s 36th district attorney on Tuesday, making him the first perso...
Ines Shin
Mistrial declared in lawsuit over Sacramento police shooting of troubled 19-year-old
Darell Richards, 19, was carrying a pellet gun that resembled a handgun and was experiencing mental health issues when Officers Todd Edgert...
News
Lawsuit accuses Sacramento utility company of racially profiling Asians in cannabis crackdown
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is facing a lawsuit for allegedly targeting Asian communities when providing customer data to ...
Man, teen accused of Sacramento robberies targeting Asian women face hate crime enhancements
A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old are now facing hate crime enhancements for a string of robberies in Sacramento, California, in April an...
Elderly woman feeding the homeless in Sacramento dies in hit-and-run
An 87-year-old woman was killed while feeding homeless community members during a hit-and-run incident in Sacramento on Saturday. What happe...
Restaurant worker viciously attacked over missing egg rolls
Police in Sacramento, Calif., have arrested a man accused of assaulting an Asian American restaurant worker over a missing egg roll order. H...
Sacramento Teacher Gets Death Threats After Using ‘Slant-Eyes’ to Explain Racism in Zoom Class
A high school teacher in Sacramento, California is under investigation after making a controversial gesture in an online class last week. Ni...
Feature
Sacramento Community Mourns Beloved Market Owner Who Passed Away at 60
Family, friends and customers held a vigil over the weekend to honor the memory of a man who died in his grocery store in Sacramento, Califo...
Thief Breaks into Boba Shop at 3 A.M. to ‘make himself a milk tea’
A bubble tea shop in Sacramento, California broke the bad news of a cash register theft with humor, finding solace in the assumption that th...
Elderly Asian Man Violently Dragged During Home Invasion in Sacramento
An elderly Asian man was violently dragged across his living room during a home invasion that lasted in a matter of seconds. The horrify...
NorCal Man Accused of Raping 10 Asian Women Over 20 Years Found Working at UC Berkeley
A 58-year-old man accused of targeting and raping Asian women and eluding authorities for more than two decades has been captured...
Sacramento Veteran Apologizes for Harassing Elderly Laotian Man Wearing Camouflage Shirt
A marine veteran has apologized after he verbally and nearly physically assaulted an elderly Laotian man on Monday morning in Sacramento, Ca...
Lifestyle
Taiwanese-American Dentist Wins World Beauty Fitness and Fashion Show 2017
Meet Yen Chun, the 26-year-old dentist and bodybuilder based in Silicon Valley who was crowned champion during the World Beauty Fitness and ...
Asian Americans in Sacramento Are Now Buying Guns Because They Keep Getting Robbed
The uptick in robberies and home invasions in south Sacramento in recent months has the Asian American community arming themselves for prote...
Khier Casino
Crimes Against Asian Americans Rise At An Alarming Rate, Sacramento Police Warn
The Sacramento police have reported an alarming increase of crimes targeting Asian Americans, according to the Sacramento Bee. Officials rev...
Kyle Encina
Asia
Children Murdered By Father in Sacramento to Have Public Memorial Service on Saturday
Three children, who were allegedly brutally killed by their own father at their home in West Sacramento on September 13, will finally be lai...
Sacramento Couple Arrested After Trying to Run Over a Police Deputy With a Stolen Vehicle
Local authorities in California arrested a female driver and her male companion after they drove around the south area of Sacramento County ...
District Attorney Reveals Details on Sacramento Man Who Murdered His Three Children
An eyewitness claimed that suspected murderer Robert Hodges didn’t appear flustered on the night he murdered his three children in Cal...
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