Public Health
SAN FRANCISCO —
(SAN FRANCISCO) Chinese Hospital, the oldest and the only non-profit community-owned hospital serving the Chinese community in the country, celebrates its 125th birthday in 2024.
(SAN FRANCISCO) While Asian healthcare professionals declared May 2024 as National Hepatitis Awareness Month, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced more than $3 million state grants that have been awarded to Asian health organizations in San Francisco for the Hepatitis B Demonstration Project.
(SAN FRANCISCO) In an effort to save more lives from the upcoming influenza season and COVID, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) has hosted a series of vaccination events across the country to educate the Asian community on the significance of getting vaccinated.
- California state employees alarmed by demand to prove their citizenship or work eligibility
- “No Red Lanes on Ocean Avenue”, Chinese American merchants, residents and community members in San Francisco say
- Open Forum: Strong protest against unilateral street closure decision for SF Chinatown night market without merchant consultation
- Interim Police Chief Paul Yep honored for leadership with historic low crime rate and record high police hirings
- An increase in flu activity seen in SF Bay Area, experts recommend everyone aged 6 months and older to receive the flu vaccine
- SB 1234 is fully in effect in 2026 and requires employers to offer retirement plans to all employees, full-time, part-time & short-term
- Six power outages in Sunset District impact residents and businesses among strings of outages in San Francisco in Dec. 2025
- California bans all plastic carryout bags at retail stores starting January 1, 2026, only allows recycled paper bags to be distributed to customers
