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All About China Live, Debuting Its Main Floor Food And Retail Complex On Wednesday

The long-awaited, much-anticipated, biggest-thing-to-happen-to-Chinatown-in-decades project from restaurateur George Chen (Shanghai 1930) is finally opening its doors this week, and it's called China Live (644 Broadway). The opening was initially set for last week,

Arts & Entertainment

Photos From The 2017 Chinese New Year Parade In Downtown SF

On Saturday, the nation's largest annual Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, with one of the only nighttime illuminated parades in the country as well, came down Market Street and circled Union Square, drawing

Two-Alarm Fire Fills Chinatown Skies With Smoke

1 alarm fire in #SF Chinatown with lots of smoke billowing onto Stockton Street. Avoid area. @CBSSF @sffdpio pic.twitter.com/wgxDb1gi7T— Ryan Quintana (@Ryan_Quintana) February 3, 2017 San Francisco fire crews

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Mr. Bing's Destroyed Into Clean, Normal Bar

Mr. Bing's, a destination for cheap boozers who like games of liar's dice, general squalor, and cheap alcohol, is gone as we knew it. It's been gutted and replaced with a normal, decent-smelling,

Arts & Entertainment

Renowned Sculptor Sarah Sze Withdraws Chinatown Public Art Project Where Space Was Promised To Different Entities

The renowned Chinese-American artist Sarah Sze has withdrawn her proposal for a public artwork in Chinatown, a clear favorite among a hundred that were considered. The problem: two groups were at odds over

Rose Pak's Sisters Settle Dispute Over Estate, Will Finally Cremate Her Body

We learned last month that despite a high-profile funeral that drew many local dignitaries and media coverage, the late Rose Pak's remains still had not been interred despite her body being "paraded through

Video: Surveillance Footage Shows Car Plow Into Chinatown Bus Stop

The crash in Chinatown yesterday in which a sedan drove onto a curb and plowed into a bus stop can be seen in the surveillance video above, obtained by KTSF. The video is

Update: Ten Hospitalized After Driver Crashes Car Into Chinatown Bus Stop

Major accident in Chinatown where a car crashed into a bus stop, multiple injuries pic.twitter.com/msj4mnNvba— Jessica Christian (@jachristian) December 16, 2016 Ten people are injured, with five suffering "major injuries,

Life-Threatening Injuries Follow Brawl Between Two 60-Something Women In Chinatown

A resident of San Francisco's Chinatown was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries Monday, after an altercation with a neighbor turned violent. Police say that the fight began at around 11:

Angry Patron Beats Chinatown Shopkeeper

A shopping trip in San Francisco's Chinatown turned violent Wednesday morning, when the patron of a store ended up punching the store's owner in the face. Police say that the altercation began at

Oh Dear God: Rose Pak's Body Was Never Buried And Is Still At A Mortuary As Family Feuds

As a longtime San Francisco politics writer, Joe Eskanazi knows where the bodies are buried... or, as the case may be, not buried at all. That's what appears to be the trouble with

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Long-Delayed, Multi-Level Chinatown Food Hall China Live Sets January Opening Date

China Live, the ambitious, four-story food hall and restaurant project from restaurateur George Chen (he owned the former Shanghai 1930, and originally opened Betelnut in 1995), has finally got an opening timeframe set

Jane Kim Wants YouTube To Remove 'Anti Asian-American' Music Video

Locked in a tight battle for state senate, Supervisor Jane Kim is now seeking headlines in a campaign against a two-year-old music video that she says is "anti Asian-American." In a press release

Rose Pak Mourned, Celebrated At Big Wake And Funeral

#RosePak It is a Chinatown holiday. Streets closed for Rose Pak funeral. pic.twitter.com/wtArf8ZtV2— C.W. Nevius (@cwnevius) September 24, 2016 The late Chinatown powerhouse Rose Pak, who died last weekend

Arts & Entertainment

Video: Trailer For New SF-Shot Bruce Lee Biopic 'Birth Of The Dragon'

Kung fu master Bruce Lee, who was born in SF's Chinatown but raised in Hong Kong, is the subject of a new biopic currently making the festival rounds, Birth of the Dragon. Directed

Chinatown Power Broker Rose Pak Dead At 68

Breaking news Sunday afternoon is that longtime Chinatown community leader and City Hall power player Rose Pak has died. The Examiner has word via Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who was at Pak's home this

Gang Jumps And Beats Chinatown Pedestrian

A gang of three men violently attacked a man walking in Chinatown Monday, kicking and punching him in an effort to steal his cell phone. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a

Arts & Entertainment

Yeezy Season Approaching: Kanye West Pop-Up Store Arrives In Chinatown

Kanye West has come a long way from his pink polo days, having introduced a full three seasons of his own fashion line, sometimes tied to his music as at his Madison Square

Rose Pak Vows City Hall Blockade To Stop Stockton Street Pedestrian Mall

2NITE on @CBSSF 5 #RosePak will block SF #MTA and #cityhall if Stockton closure goes through -more w @philmatier 6pm pic.twitter.com/w8mBauENik— Phil Matier (@philmatier) August 8, 2016 Chinatown organizer and

Chinatown-Area Muggers Engage In Urine Attack

A Chinatown-area robbery team employed a new and disconcerting weapon in their effort to separate people from their stuff: Piss. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 27-year-old man was walking near

Shrimp Boy Just Got A Life Sentence, For Murder

The years-long saga around notorious Chinatown dragonhead Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow came to an end today, at least until any appeal may get filed. As the LA Times reports, U.S. District Court

Pokemon Go Player Mugged On Busy Chinatown Street

A Pokemon Go player attempting to catch 'em all in Chinatown found herself in a much less pleasant battle, when a duo of thieves took advantage of her distraction to rip her phone

Chevy-Driving Necklace Thieves Caught During Chinatown Caper

A trio of Chinatown necklace thieves were partially thwarted Monday, when two of them were captured mid-heist. At 11:35 a.m. Monday, two women, aged 50 and 67, were on the 1100

Suspect ID'd In Crazy Chinatown Standoff, Held On $1.1M Bail

Police are telling people to stay away from the 900 block of Pacific Avenue in SF's Chinatown. pic.twitter.com/KIW2efJoJP— Kimberly Veklerov (@KVeklerov) June 3, 2016 27-year-old Jesse Eckardt is appearing in

[Update] Suspect In Armed Chinatown Standoff With Police Arrested, 6 Officers Injured

Police are telling people to stay away from the 900 block of Pacific Avenue in SF's Chinatown. pic.twitter.com/KIW2efJoJP— Kimberly Veklerov (@KVeklerov) June 3, 2016 A 911 call to police regarding