Chinatown

Amber Lee's Chinatown is a cultural bridge for those who may not know the treasures and tastes within San Francisco's Chinatown. Our longtime reporter is an SF native who grew up going to Chinatown often. Now she shares where to get some of her favorite dishes.

Amber Lee's Chinatown shares memories of the food she grew up with as a San Francisco native. Here's an extended look at our culinary tour in images.

A new effort underway in SF's Chinatown to help people better understand herbal medicine with a Chinese Herbal Medicine Exhibition Hall.

Restaurants, beauty salons, coffee shops and convenience stores in various parts of Oakland were targeted by thieves in the overnight hours Thursday. Surveillance videos show caravans of thieves pulling up in vehicles, using tools and taking their time breaking into shops.

San Francisco's 45th Annual Chinatown New Year Run is Sunday, and the timing couldn't be more appropriate - 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.   

A bell echoed through San Francisco's Chinatown, sounding once for each of the souls lost in the mass shootings at Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park.

San Francisco leaders rolled out a city-wide response to racist attacks. The city says it has plans to streamline the response to hate crimes and make sure victims get the help they need.

San Francisco's Chinatown celebrated Lunar New Year while also offering prayers and condolences for the lives lost in a mass shooting in Monterey Park on Saturday.

The sound of firecrackers will be heard in Chinatowns on both sides of the bay this weekend. Chinese New Year falls on Sunday. And the preparations for celebrations are in full swing. This important cultural holiday is focused on family , food and good fortune.

San Francisco city officials are preparing for Lunar New Year celebrations. But officials are warning the Chinatown community to be on alert for criminals looking to target celebrants. 

With a Native American blessing, a celebration in song and cheers from an exuberant crowd, the T-Third line officially started its new route connecting Chinatown to Sunnydale and the Bayview in the new Central Subway Saturday.   

SFMTA's Central Subway has taken more than a decade to build, costing $1.95 billion and spanning 1.7 miles. Four stations open Saturday with free fares connecting South of Market to Chinatown.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stopped by San Francisco on Thursday to celebrate the near-completion of Muni's decades-long project to extend rail lines from Chinatown to Mission Bay's Chase Center. 

Loved ones held a somber vigil Monday night to remember Dr. Lili Xu. She is being remembered as a beloved mother and respected dentist in Oakland.

The 44th annual Lunar New Year Run and Festival happened Sunday morning in the heart of Chinatown. 

Chelsea Hung is the owner of Washington Bakery and Restaurant in San Francisco Chinatown, a business started by her mother almost three decades ago. The former Miss San Francisco Chinatown had moved to New York City and was working in tech. Then an unexpected life change came in 2018.

With a small army in attendance, San Francisco's Year of the Tiger celebration kicked off in the heart of Chinatown in a festive, happy and grateful way with fireworks and dancing dragons.

SFPD foot patrol officers say keeping Chinese New Year festivities safe is a community effort.