ABC 7: Thousands flock to San Francisco Tenderloin for neighborhood's 1st-ever Eid street fair
In a rare sight, the streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin were packed with thousands of people for a night market-style street fair in celebration of Eid.
ABC 7: Chinese New Year Parade and NBA All-Star game converge, a big win for SF this weekend
This year, there's a very special convergence of Chinese New Year festivities--which included the parade--and the NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco.
ABC 7: SF Chinese New Year Parade grand marshal Joan Chen reflects on her love of Chinatown
This year's grand marshal, legendary actress and producer Joan Chen is embracing the role with enthusiasm and a deep connection to San Francisco's Chinatown.
NBC Bay Area: Chinatowns across the country struggle to stay afloat post-pandemic
Feeling aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, restaurants and small businesses across Chinatowns in the U.S. are facing increasing costs of food and rent, leading to more closures.
KTVU Fox 2: Amber Lee's Chinatown' Part 1: Dim sum at Great Eastern
Amber Lee takes us behind the scenes at Great Eastern Restaurant to show us how some of her personal dim sum favorites are made.
ABC 7: San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade to bring floats, fireworks, Awkwafina as Grand Marshal
San Francisco's Chinatown will hold its beloved Chinese New Year Parade for the Year of the Dragon.
The SF Standard: Chinatown's Hidden Poverty - How a Family of Six Survives Living in a Tiny Room
San Francisco is home to thousands of SROs, or Single Room Occupancy units, originally designed to fit one person. These small rooms, typically around 100 square feet, used to house San Francisco's low-wage workers, transient laborers and immigrants. Now, they are home to an increasingly large number of families, predominantly located in the city's Chinatown and Tenderloin neighborhoods.
The SF Standard: After 9 Years, This Family Moved Out of Their 100-Square-Foot Home
In February 2023, The Standard was invited inside a tiny SRO (Single Room Occupancy) where a family of six had been living in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood. They had lived in this 100-square-foot room for 9 long years.
ABC 7: SF Budget Cuts Could Hit SRO Tenants
As officials work out what to cut, families living in Single Room Occupancy or SRO's rallied today against proposed cuts that would impact them.
ABC 7: SRO Family from Chinatown SF to go to White House thanks to community support
Thank you so much for the outpouring support and kindness for the Su Family, making their dream to the White House Easter Egg Roll a reality. Because of your quick action to our appeal and generous donation, we surpassed our goal. Thank you Suzanne Phan, ABC7 News for your news story!
Fox: Restaurants Across America
Restaurants in San Francisco's Chinatown took a big hit during the pandemic.
NBC Bay Area: San Francisco Cafe Owner Struggles to Survive Pandemic and Tragedy
The owner of ICafe in San Francisco’s Chinatown has weathered both the pandemic and the loss of her business partner.
KPIX: San Francisco Chinatown Faces Long Road to Recovery
Reeling from the impact of a pandemic and the recent rise in Asian-targeted violence, San Francisco's Chinatown is facing a long, difficult path back to prosperity.
CGTN America: San Francisco launches a program to help save businesses in Chinatown
Many businesses in San Francisco Chinatown have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. See how the city creates a program to help them out at the difficult times.
KTVU: Inside Chinatown businesses hit hard by the pandemic
Typically, the Chinese New Year is big business for merchants in Chinatown. With the coronavirus pandemic, many of those same businesses are struggling to survive - and losing out the crowds that gather for the Chinese New Year Parade is another blow.
San Francisco Chronicle: It's Lunar New Year, and Some of S.F.'s Chinatown Restaurants Are at Risk of Closing for Good
San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood has been struggling through the pandemic. This year’s Lunar New Year marks a full year of the coronavirus’ impact on the neighborhood.
ABC 7: Here's how San Francisco's Chinatown is staying alive during the pandemic
San Francisco's Chinatown was one of the first neighborhoods to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic so we visited the neighborhood to see how businesses are surviving.
KPIX: Struggling SF Chinatown Businesses Ask Mayor Breed for Relief
San Francisco Chinatown small businesses have been hit extremely hard during this pandemic and they’re asking the mayor for help.