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People watch a traditional lion dance in front of a bank on the first day of Chinese New Year on January 29, 2006 in Chinatown, San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

KCBS Cover Story: Concerns In SF Chinatown Over Immigration Reform

A coalition of local organizations have aligned themselves against a part of the federal immigration reform proposal that would change the existing family reunion program.

2013/05/30

San Francisco Central Subway

Tunneling Work Set To Begin On San Francisco’s Central Subway Project

Tunneling work for the Central Subway project in San Francisco is set to begin in the coming weeks, with the underground work beginning at 4th and Harrison streets.

2013/05/30

(Assurance Wireless)

San Francisco Homeless, Seniors May Qualify For Free Cell Phone Plan

Phone company workers will be at various San Francisco homeless shelters and senior centers this week signing people up for free cell phones under a new program launched in California.

2013/04/17

Smoke rises from a manhole following an underground explosion and fire on the 600 block of Bush St. in San Francisco. (CBS)

SF Underground Explosion Blows Manhole Cover Off; Knocks Out Power

Some 2,100 PG&E customers were without power Friday afternoon in San Francisco’s Chinatown and North Beach neighborhoods after a manhole exploded, authorities said.

2013/04/05

Shark fins in a bag await delivery at a wholesale warehouse in Hong Kong (Laurent Fievet)

State Officials Educate SF Chinatown Merchants About Shark Fin Ban

As the months tick down to a complete statewide ban on the possession, sale or trade of shark fins, state officials have been reaching out to local merchants to clarify confusion about the ban.

2013/03/07

(CBS)

San Francisco Chinatown Restaurant Pays Back Wages To Underpaid Workers

A San Francisco restaurant in Chinatown is paying $525,000 in back wages and penalties for forcing employees to work long hours for less than $4 an hour.

2013/02/14

View of downtown Oakland from Lake Merritt (Wikipedia)

Oakland Pilot Program Reduces Chinatown Parking Fees To Spur Business

Reduced parking fees are being offered as part of a pilot program to draw business to Oakland’s Chinatown district just in time for the Lunar New Year, which begins Feb. 10.

2013/02/02

Students at Yu Ming Charter School. (CBS)

Cool School: Yu Ming Charter School, Oakland

Tucked away in the heart of Oakland’s Chinatown, something very special is brewing. It’s the Yu Ming Charter School. It is now just two years old and already 150-plus students strong.

2012/12/13

Alcatraz Island (Robyn Beck/Getty Images)

San Francisco’s Most Haunted Places

Ghosts and hauntings happen year round, but chills seem more delicious during the season of witches, goblins and ghosts. This fall, you can find sites full of scares in your own back yard.

CBS San Francisco–2012/10/22

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Mayor Lee Signs Legislation for $160M Rebuild Of SF Chinatown Hospital

Plans to rebuild and expand a historic medical facility in San Francisco’s Chinatown received final city approval from Mayor Ed Lee on Wednesday.

2012/09/20

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