Jewelry store in San Francisco's Chinatown hit in daytime smash-and-grab robbery

San Francisco police say three young men broke the front window of a jewelry store on Washington Street in Chinatown and stole jewelry from inside. 

Sup. Peskin tells Far East Cafe owner to 'hang in there' for relief

Help may be on the way for one of SF Chinatown's oldest restaurants. The owner of Far East Cafe was planning to shut down permanently Dec. 31, but is being asked to stay open and wait for a relief plan in the works.

Sup. Peskin pleads with Far East Cafe owner to stay open, wait for relief plan
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Help may be on the way for one of San Francisco's oldest restaurants. The owner of Chinatown's Far East Cafe was planning on shutting down at the end of the month because of the challenges brought on by the pandemic. Supervisor Peskin says he's working on a relief plan to help Chinatown restaurants and has asked him to stay open.

Giving Day | Chinatown Community Development Center
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KTVU's Sal Castaneda spoke to Malcolm Yeung, executive director of the Chinatown Community Development Center.

Facebook announces donation to support SF Chinatown businesses

For anyone familiar with San Francisco's Chinatown it's clear something is off. Parking is easier, the sidewalks clear, the shops largely empty. Businesses say they've seen a dip in business since Covid-19 first appeared.

Misguided coronavirus fears hitting Asian American businesses

In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make rent. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a local Asian American-owned restaurant chain is mulling temporarily shuttering one of its properties because of the downturn in trade.

Final preparations underway in San Francisco for Year of the Rat

The sound and smoke from firecrackers is already filling the air in San Francisco's Chinatown, as the city prepares to ring in the new year.

Second arrest made in violent Chinatown robbery

A second arrest has been made in a brutal robbery caught on video in San Francisco's Chinatown over the summer. 

San Francisco city leaders rally with Chinatown residents following Saturday assault

San Francisco city leaders joined dozens of Chinatown residents late Tuesday afternoon for a rally in the wake of a violent attack that injured three elderly men.

Police searching for suspects following brutal attack in San Francisco's Chinatown

A shocking crime caught on video shows three men beaten up, one knocked to the ground apparently out cold, by a group of men who launched a violent attack.