SAN FRANCISCO — Elim Chan was named the incoming Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, beginning in September 2027. Chan will become the first woman and the first person of Chinese and Asian descent to lead the symphony in its 115-year history.

When walking down Irving Street near 19th Avenue, you will instantly find that it is full of life. Seniors spending mornings in Uncle Benny's, toddlers going on rope walks with their daycare, teens shopping at boba shops, and shoppers looking for a bargain at multiple grocery stores. It is a reminder that the Sunset’s identity as a place for families, is built into its DNA.

SAN FRANCISCO — Phoebe Maffei, an experienced prosecutor specializing in elder abuse and blessing scams, is running for a San Francisco Superior Court judge seat in the June 2 election. She is overwhelmingly supported by members of the Chinese community who know her through her work combating the blessing scams that hurt so many Chinese-speaking elderly women victims.

SAN FRANCISCO — Although Chinese American merchants and residents in the neighborhood have strongly opposed the Ocean Avenue Red Lane Project, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced the project's implementation will begin in 2027. The Chinese community is outraged that two Supervisors, who represent the Ocean Avenue business corridor, and the city have failed to listen to them, the largest ethnic group in the areas.

SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Daniel Lurie joined the nonprofit San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation (SFDDC) to launch a $25 million Downtown Business Fund. This fund offers grants, loans and professional support to entrepreneurs interested in filling vacant storefronts to revitalize downtown San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO — The recent arrest of four suspects linked to a street robbery in the Sunset District and four auto burglaries in San Francisco's tourist areas highlights the importance of reporting crimes and the effectiveness of the newly-established Real-Time Investigation Center in combating violent crimes.

SAN FRANCISCO — Thirty Family Child Care centers in San Francisco are on a list to receive advanced heat-pump water heaters for free under a childcare electrification pilot program aimed to improve air quality of the environment where the youngest generation grows.

SAN FRANCISCO — Recent data indicates a significant surge in influenza (flu) cases this season and continues to rise nationwide with test positivity reaching high levels in the San Francisco Bay Area and very high levels in Central California. Healthcare experts have recommended that everyone aged 6 months and older receives the flu vaccines every year. 

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.