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Bill Clinton Drops By Chinatown And Fremont, Hillary To Join Him In Atherton Wednesday

Look who was in Chinatown Tuesday. @billclinton stops by a bakery to shake hands pic.twitter.com/pT5MG3jk8p— joegarofoli (@joegarofoli) May 24, 2016 Bill Clinton arrived in SF Tuesday morning and made an

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Go Eat This: Fried Rice And Salt-Baked Trout At Mister Jiu's

You wouldn't expect, probably, that one of the standout dishes on an already great menu at Brandon Jew's new Chinatown restaurant would be his take on fried rice. But the simple, homestyle dish

SFPD Seeking Two Sexual Assailants After Chinatown, Financial District Attacks

After two women were attacked in separate sexual assaults on Sunday, April 24, the San Francisco Police Department has released photos of the suspects in the hope that members of the public will

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Chinatown's Sam Wo To Start Serving 'Til 3 AM Again, Like In The Good Old Days

Legendary, longtime Chinatown greasy spoon Sam Wo which earned a scene in Tales of the City and mentions in many guidebooks by way of its famous "rude" waiter Edsel Ford Fung returned to

Flier Castigates Airbnb Guests For Contributing To 'Eviction Of Chinese Immigrant Families'

As spotted in Chinatown, SF (via @antievictionmap) #ThanksAirBnB pic.twitter.com/bvZogzeSLL— Zoé S. (@ztsamudzi) April 12, 2016 Less than two weeks after Airbnb admitted that at least 20 percent of its San

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Check Out The Menu At Mister Jiu's, Opening Tonight In Chinatown

The opening date was set and announced last week, and tonight, Tuesday, April 12, marks the public debut of Brandon Jew's first solo restaurant, Mister Jiu's. For the SF native, it marks a

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Mister Jiu's Sets Opening Date In Chinatown: April 12

Though it once appeared on our list of the most anticipated new restaurants of 2015, Brandon Jew's modern-Chinese passion project Mister Jiu's is finally ready to open in Chinatown next week, April 12,

Driver Of White Van Kills Broadway Pedestrian, Speeds Away

.@SFPD investigating fatal hit/run on Broadway at Powell. Westbound Broadway closed at Stockton. pic.twitter.com/gHUoCruzF0— Kale Williams (@sfkale) March 11, 2016 The San Francisco Police Department is seeking the driver

Shrimp Boy Guilty On 162 Criminal Counts, Including Racketeering And Murder

The verdict came in this morning in the case of Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, after a nine-week trial that captured local headlines for months prior to its start, and the jury has found

As Witness Testimony Wraps, Shrimp Boy's Lawyers Allege Judicial Misconduct

The final defense witnesses are expected today in the trial of Raymond 'Shrimp Boy' Chow, in which he's charged with racketeering, money laundering, murder, and dozens of other offenses related to the organized

Shrimp Boy Takes The Stand, Speaks Publicly For The First Time Since 2014

Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow took the witness stand Monday in his racketeering trial that has also turned into an ersatz murder trial, serving as the first witness in his defense after five weeks

To Protect Undercover Agents, Reporters Barred From Shrimp Boy Courtroom This Week

An undercover federal agent who went by the name David Jordan and posed as a member of the New Jersey mafia was one of several to infiltrate Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow's secretive circle

Drug Dealer 'Fat Joe' Finishes Testifying Against Shrimp Boy, Defense Attempts To Discredit Him

The trial of Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow continues today, and yesterday one of prosecutors' first witnesses who was a former Chow associate who struck a plea bargain in exchange for his testimony finished

Shrimp Boy's Defense Attorney Tony Serra Wants To Get Mayor Lee On Witness Stand

What's sure to be the colorful trial of Raymond 'Shrimp Boy' Chow kicked off Monday with opening arguments, and already there is talk of mafia-style hits and steak dinners with an FBI agent

Ed Lee Controlled By Shadow Mayor Steve Kawa, Claims Rose Pak

Mayor Ed Lee won reelection on Tuesday, but who is really in charge at City Hall? Famed (and feared) powerbroker Rose Pak asserted this week that the Mayor is in fact controlled by

As Racketeering Case Gains Murder Charge, Shrimp Boy Still Asserts Innocence

It was 2006 when the Chron gracefully danced around Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow's role in the death of Chinese community leader Allen Leung. Nearly a decade later, what many have since implied is

FBI Shames Jowls Of SF Bank Robber

I've written about a lot of bank heists over the years, and if I had one piece of advice for aspiring robbers, it's this: Make sure there is absolutely nothing remarkable about your

Many More Families Living In Tiny SRO Units Than There Were A Decade Ago

Just another depressing local real estate factoid to kick off your week: According to a new census by the SRO Families United Collaborative, there's been a 55 percent uptick in the number of

Shrimp Boy Possibly Linked To 2006 Murder Of His Ghee Kung Tong Predecessor

Prosecutors in the federal racketeering case against Raymond 'Shrimp Boy' Chow said during a court hearing Monday that they have evidence that Shrimp Boy arranged the murder of 56-year-old Allen Leung, who was

Rose Pak Suffering From Kidney Failure, Calls Mayor Lee 'The Biggest Disappointment'

Legendary local power broker Rose Pak, who's graced our pages many, many times over the years as she asserted her influence on city politics at every important turn, is gravely ill, as San

Arts & Entertainment

Chinatown Gets Sick When Highbrow/Gross Medical Drama 'The Knick' Comes To SF

Hey, did you guys watch The Knick? The first season of the Clive-Owen-starring, Steven-Soderbergh-directed Cinemax series about how much it sucked to be in a 1900-era New York hospital got awards recognition and

Hide Your Fireworks, Pyros: $50K Worth Seized From Oakland Home, 1,000 Pounds From Chinatown Store

Be careful out there, pyrotechnical enthusiasts. As is a July 4th leadup tradition, the police are on the lookout for illegal fireworks. Of course, you probably haven't hoarded as many explosive materials as

Oh No, Leland Yee Pleads Guilty

In April of last year, former State Senator Leland Yee pleaded not guilty to federal charges of corruption and firearm trafficking. But then, last July, a revised grand jury indictment added some federal

Please Watch For Pedestrians: Driver Kills Chinatown Woman, Hit-And-Run Cyclist Strikes Woman In Mission

Wednesday was not a great day for pedestrians in San Francisco. Not only was an elderly woman hit and killed by a driver while in a Chinatown crosswalk, but another elderly woman was

Elderly Woman Dies Following Chinatown Beating

A 77-year-old woman who was brutally beaten as she got off a Muni bus earlier this month died last week, and police say that they're still not sure why she was attacked. San