SAN FRANCISCO — Voters will decide if San Francisco can implement 10 local measures in the upcoming November election. Among the 10 measures is Proposition G (Prop G), which gives citywide voters a second chance to determine the fate of the Upper Great Highway segment in the Sunset District: whether it remains solely a coastal park or reverts to the compromise format of opening the roadway to private vehicles on weekdays and closing it for park use on weekends.

SAN FRANCISCO — After Mayor Daniel Lurie and city officials gathered on June 9 for a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the $73 million two-year renovation of Portsmouth Square park and the removal of the pedestrian bridge spanning Kearny Street, opposition to demolishing the 56-year-old pedestrian bridge has grown louder. One of those voices belongs to 93-year-old Dartmond Cherk, a Chinese American architect who designed both the hotel and the bridge in 1965.

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 — San Francisco Chinatown always lacks parking spaces to meet demand. The situation worsened after the city began three major construction projects simultaneously in June this summer. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced the addition of 23 parking spaces in Chinatown during weekday commute hours to improve the situation.

SAN FRANCISCO — The fast-growing Asian population in the San Francisco Bay Area has contributed to a new wave of high-end Asian food supermarket openings since the 2020 pandemic. The increased variety of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese-oriented supermarkets has intensified competition within the industry. Consumers welcome these additional food choices, believing that greater competition will elevate service quality and lower retail prices.

SAN FRANCISCO — Two bilingual and community-minded Chinese American police officers, Carla Lee Hurley and Kirk Yin, have been recently promoted to the rank of Captain in the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), serving as Southern Station Captain and Night Captain respectively. Lee Hurley becomes the highest-ranking Chinese and Asian American woman police officer currently in the department. 

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 — With the continued support from generous donors and volunteers, the Chinese Newcomers Service Center held its long-standing traditional food drive on June 5 in Chinatown.