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Business
San Jose moves closer to 6th Costco location amid community concerns
On Sept. 25, San Jose, California’s Planning Commission certified an environmental impact report for a proposed sixth Costco location,...
Michelle De Pacina
Entertainment
Constance Wu-led dark comedy ‘East Bay’ gets release date
Constance Wu’s dark comedy film “East Bay” has been acquired and will be released in North America by Level 33 Entertainme...
Bryan Ke
Crime
2 linked to Romanian crime ring targeting Asians arrested in California
Police in San Jose, California, arrested two suspects linked to a Romanian organized crime group that has been targeting elderly Asians for ...
Carl Samson
Food
San Jose Vietnamese restaurant’s ‘automatic 18% service charge’ for solo diner goes viral
A Reddit user was recently shocked after seeing that the Vietnamese restaurant they dined at automatically billed them for a service charge ...
Bay Area
California Thai restaurant’s dish so spicy it caused ‘chemical burns,’ lawsuit alleges
A woman is suing a Thai restaurant in San Jose, California, over a spicy appetizer that allegedly gave her “permanent bodily injuries.” The ...
3 more suspects arrested in robberies targeting Asian Americans in the Bay Area
Three men have been arrested in connection with a string of robberies that targeted Asian Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose ...
Man allegedly behind 7 underground casinos arrested after San Jose PD raids nets guns, drugs, $285k in cash
A San Jose resident and several of his associates believed to be behind illegal drug and underground gambling operations are now in custody ...
Multiple suspects arrested in robberies targeting Asian Americans in the Bay Area
Multiple individuals have been arrested in connection with a series of robberies that have targeted Asian Americans in the San Francisco Bay...
Man arrested for baseball bat attack on food vendor in San Jose
Local authorities in San Jose arrested a 43-year-old business owner captured on film attacking a food vendor with a baseball bat. Vendor C...
Ryan General
Elderly Asian couple bound, gagged and pistol-whipped in San Jose home invasion
An elderly Asian couple was reportedly bound, gagged and pistol-whipped during a home-invasion robbery in San Jose, California, on May 31. ...
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...
News
58-year-old missing man found to have had ‘quick and painless passing’ in San Jose
A 58-year-old man who went missing in San Jose, California, was found to have died “peacefully and quickly” last weekend. Ching-Fu “Peter”...
Khier Casino
California and Texas dominate list of 10 best cities in US for Asian professionals
Online marketplace Apartment List celebrated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the release of their year’s list of...
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 ...
‘Is that a Filipino thing?’: Vietnamese man harassed about child’s dinosaur flag, has car windows smashed
A Vietnamese man’s car windows were smashed by an unidentified man who had earlier harassed him about his 3-year-old son’s dinosaur flag in ...
Maina Chen
City of San Jose to issue formal apology for historical racism against Chinese, destruction of Chinatown
Lawmakers in San Jose, Calif. are expected to pass a resolution on Tuesday apologizing for the city’s role in racism, xenophobia and arson t...
Community Raises $46K to Keep Japanese Art and Cultural Center From Closing in San Jose
A nonprofit center in San Jose, California that dedicates itself to teaching Japanese arts and culture is facing the possibility of closure ...
‘Mortal Kombat’ Video of SJ Sergeant Performing Baton Tricks Investigated by Internal Affairs
A police sergeant who showed off his baton handling skills in a video set to music from the film “Mortal Kombat,” is now under i...
Racist Terrorizes Chinese Family’s Children, Home in Hate Crime in San Jose
A man has been arrested for demanding entry into a young family’s house in San Jose and yelling racial slurs at the couple’s 6-year-old twin...
Kimberly Nguyen
Police Seek Help Identifying Suspects in Fatal Shooting of Vietnamese American Man in San Jose
The San Jose Police Department has released new details, including surveillance footage, relating to the fatal shooting of a Vietnamese Amer...
Man Charged With Hate Crime for Assaulting Filipino American Woman on Caltrain in San Jose
A 32-year-old man faces assault charges with hate crime enhancement following the attack on a 26-year-old Filipino American woman at San Jos...
Man May Face Hate Crime Charges After Assaulting Filipino American Woman at Train Stop in SJ
A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested and may face hate crime charges for assaulting a Filipino-American woman while riding the Caltrain i...
Asian Man Punched in the Face By Stranger Who Followed Him Home in San Jose
A man in San Jose, California ended up with a chipped tooth after getting beaten by a stranger who appeared to ask for his help. The inciden...
Family-Owned Fruit Business in San Jose Has All Their Valuables Taken By Burglars
Owners of a fruit store in San Jose, California found their store’s glass doors smashed on Monday morning. San Jose Tropical Fruits, a...
San Jose’s Historic Japantown Monument Vandalized as Neighborhood Suffers From COVID
Community members of San Jose’s Japantown discovered that a historic granite monument that honors Japanese immigrants was vandalized on Mond...
Grandmother, 64, Robbed of $1,000 in Cash for Lunar New Year in San Jose
A 64-year-old grandmother was robbed in broad daylight ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations. What happened: According to KTVU, the victim ha...
Khanh Tran
Survivor of Deadly Church Stabbing in San Jose Vows to Keep Helping the Homeless
A city hall employee, who was among the survivors of a stabbing attack at a church in San Jose, California last week, has vowed to continue ...
San Jose Inspector Caught Taking Bribes, Raping Women at Asian Massage Parlors
A former code enforcement inspector from San Jose, California, who targeted Asian-owned massage parlors, faces multiple counts of sexual ass...
Woman Dies From Injuries in San Jose Chinese Restaurant Crash
A woman injured from an SUV that crashed into an outdoor dining area of a Chinese restaurant in San Jose, California has been pronounced dea...
8 People Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Chinese Restaurant in San Jose
A man believed to be in medical distress lost control of his vehicle and plowed into an outdoor dining area in San Jose, California on Sunda...
Elderly Couple Attacked by Racist Jogger in San Jose
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from Fang. She told NextShark that the woman’s identity remains un...
Looters Cause $300K Damage in 2 Minutes at Family-Owned Pharmacy in San Jose
Among those targeted by looters over the weekend was a family-owned drugstore in downtown San Jose, California. On Sunday night, security f...
8 Asian-Owned Business in San Jose Targeted For Vandalism in ONE DAY
Eight Asian-owned businesses in San Jose, CA, and Milpitas, CA found their windows destroyed after a man allegedly smashed them during a van...
Japanese Man Allegedly Kills Girlfriend in San Jose Airbnb
A Japanese man is facing life imprisonment over the alleged murder of his girlfriend at an Airbnb property in San Jose, California. Ryoichi ...
Mercury News Thought John Cho Was Glenn From ‘The Walking Dead’
San Jose, California’s daily newspaper The Mercury News mistakenly referred to John Cho as Steven Yeun’s character Glenn from the “Wal...
Bay Area Couple Discovers Adorable Hidden Message While Redoing Their Bathroom
A couple in San Jose, California, were renovating their bathroom when they stumbled upon a pleasant surprise behind the walls they tore down...
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