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Public Health
Established in 1899, Chinese Hospital  located at 845 Jackson Street in San Francisco Chinatown has been very valuable to the community as the oldest Chinese community-owned hospital in the U.S. providing health care services in languages and cultural competency.  Photo by Portia Li
Did the Board of Trustees rush to approve hiring a new CEO to lead the 126-year-old Chinese Hospital ?

SAN FRANCISCO — When Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jian Zhang announced her retirement from the 126-year-old Chinese Hospital in a special board meeting in May, a CEO candidate was subsequently recommended and approved by the Board in the same meeting. Leaders and members of the Chinese community have questioned why the Board has not tried to search for the best candidates from outside to lead a crucial institution which has been in financial crisis for years.

Public Safety
Paul Yep (3rd from far right) begins to lead the San Francisco Police Department as Acting Chief on June 7 overseeing the anti-ICE protests in the city. Yep answers questions alongside Mayor Daniel Lurie (3rd from far left) in a press conference. Photo by Portia Li
Paul Yep begins to lead the San Francisco Police Department as Acting Chief overseeing the situation of anti-ICE protests

SAN FRANCISCO — Paul Yep began to lead the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) as Acting Chief on June 7, 2025. On the next day, June 8, a protest took place outside the ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) building in San Francisco against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement to arrest undocumented immigrants. Three police officers were injured and 148 people were arrested in the demonstration.

Opinions
Josephine Zhao, an education and parent leader (left), is grateful for the excellent and equitable education provided by the SF Unified School District where her two daughters graduated and enrolled at UC San Diego and UC Davis respectively. Courtesy Josephine Zhao
Opinion: Thank you, SFUSD!

After 16 years with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), my two daughters have graduated and been accepted into competitive majors within the UC System. My family is deeply grateful for the excellent and equitable education that SFUSD has provided.

Transportation
The SFMTA has made many blocks of Stockton Street in Chinatown all yellow loading zones that have left the curbs empty with no vehicles in the afternoon for years. Photo by Portia Li
Do empty yellow loading zones best serve the San Francisco Chinatown community?

SAN FRANCISCO — It is not a secret that small businesses in Chinatown are struggling for survival since the pandemic. It is also known to the community members that it is always difficult to find a parking space on streets in San Francisco Chinatown. One of the factors has come from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).

Chinatown
Ann Yuey has taken the lead for years to organize the Chinese community for saving the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge from demolition. Her late husband Joe Yuey was one of the key organizers to raise funds for 10 years to build the bridge in the 1960s. Photo by Portia Li
The community opposes the removal of a historic pedestrian bridge with good Feng Shui for renovating Portsmouth Square

SAN FRANCISCO — The pedestrian bridge connected the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square has been an icon and landmark of San Francisco Chinatown for over five decades. It also has had a profound Chinese American history of fighting for representation, providing a peaceful and safe open space for children and seniors, and good Feng Shui bringing in well-being to Chinatown. Leaders and members of the Chinese community have been trying hard to save the bridge from being removed by the city under the approved plan of Portsmouth Square renovation.