Man Injured In Early Morning Chinatown Shooting

Man Injured In Early Morning Chinatown Shooting

A man was shot and seriously injured in a Chinatown shooting early this morning, according to San Francisco police. The victim, a 27-year-old man, told…

Police Release Photos Of Van Involved In Fatal Hit-And-Run Near Chinatown

Police Release Photos Of Van Involved In Fatal Hit-And-Run Near Chinatown

San Francisco police are asking the public for help in locating a van involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred Friday near Chinatown. The…

SFPD Seeking White Van in Connection with Morning Fatal Hit-and-Run

SFPD Seeking White Van in Connection with Morning Fatal Hit-and-Run

Police are seeking a white van that fled after hitting and killing a man walking near Chinatown in San Francisco this morning. At 5:50 a.m.,…

Catholic K-8 School Set to Close Due to Low Enrollment

Catholic K-8 School Set to Close Due to Low Enrollment

A Catholic school in San Francisco created to serve the Chinese immigrant community will suspend operations at the end of the school year, the Archdiocese…

Prosecutor Says “Shrimp Boy” Verdict is Fair

Prosecutor Says “Shrimp Boy” Verdict is Fair

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, the leader of a Chinatown fraternal association, was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco today on all 162 organized-crime…

Prosector Claims Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Was Ruthless Thug

Prosector Claims Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Was Ruthless Thug

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, the leader of a Chinatown fraternal association, was described as a “ruthless, opportunistic, ego-driven thug” by a prosecutor during closing arguments…

Agent Testifies That Despite Protests, Chow Never Gave Back Alleged Payoffs

Agent Testifies That Despite Protests, Chow Never Gave Back Alleged Payoffs

An undercover FBI agent insisted during cross-examination in federal court in San Francisco today that Chinatown tong leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow always accepted alleged…

Police Investigating Two Bank Robberies Monday

Police Investigating Two Bank Robberies Monday

Two separate bank robberies were reported in different parts of San Francisco on Monday afternoon and evening, according to police. The first robbery was reported…

Prosecutors Will Not Seek Death Penalty Against Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow

Prosecutors Will Not Seek Death Penalty Against Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow

Federal prosecutors announced today they will not seek a death penalty against Chinatown fraternal association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” if he is convicted of causing…

“Shrimp Boy” Trial Postponed to November 9

“Shrimp Boy” Trial Postponed to November 9

The racketeering and murder solicitation trial of Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow was postponed in federal court in San Francisco today until Nov….

Prosecutors Expect Grand Jury Indictment Adding Murder Solicitation Charges Against Chow

Prosecutors Expect Grand Jury Indictment Adding Murder Solicitation Charges Against Chow

A prosecutor told a federal judge in San Francisco today that government lawyers are planning to add new charges against Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp…

Judge Orders Solo Conspiracy Trial for Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow in November

Judge Orders Solo Conspiracy Trial for Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow in November

A federal judge in San Francisco today ordered a solo racketeering conspiracy trial for Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow and kept the trial on track to…

Supe Proposes Master Plan to Expand City’s Subway System

Supe Proposes Master Plan to Expand City’s Subway System

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener today announced legislation for a master plan to expand the city’s subway system. Wiener said a master plan would have…

Independent Physicians Association Sues Chinese Community Health Plan, Alleges Fraudulent Business Practices

Independent Physicians Association Sues Chinese Community Health Plan, Alleges Fraudulent Business Practices

An independent physicians association representing almost 200 doctors who serve San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital and Chinatown health clinics today announced it has filed a lawsuit…

Missing 78 Year Old Man Found Safe

Missing 78 Year Old Man Found Safe

A 78-year-old San Francisco man who went missing over the weekend and was considered at-risk was found safe Monday evening, police said today. Guaung Rong…

SFPD Searching for At-Risk Elderly Man With Alzheimers

SFPD Searching for At-Risk Elderly Man With Alzheimers

Police in San Francisco are searching for an at-risk elderly man with Alzheimer’s disease who has been missing since Sunday night, according to a statement…

October 19 Trial Date Set For Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, Seven Others

October 19 Trial Date Set For Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, Seven Others

Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow and seven other people were given an Oct. 19 date in federal court in San Francisco today for…

Elderly Woman Who Died Following Assault in Chinatown Identified

Elderly Woman Who Died Following Assault in Chinatown Identified

A 77-year-old San Francisco woman who died Friday from injuries suffered earlier this month when a female suspect struck her in the head multiple times…

Elderly Woman Dies After Mother’s Day Assault in Chinatown

Elderly Woman Dies After Mother’s Day Assault in Chinatown

A 77-year-old woman died today after suffering life-threatening injuries earlier this month when a person struck her in the head multiple times as she got…

SFPD Seek Suspect Who Seriously Injured Elderly Woman in Chinatown Area

SFPD Seek Suspect Who Seriously Injured Elderly Woman in Chinatown Area

San Francisco police investigators are urging the public to help them identify a suspect who struck a 77-year-old woman in the head multiple times causing…

SFFD Extinguish Chinatown Structure Fire, Arson Suspected

SFFD Extinguish Chinatown Structure Fire, Arson Suspected

Firefighters extinguished a one-alarm structure fire early this morning in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood and police are considering the blaze as an arson case. Fire…

Suspect Arrested in Chinatown Home Invasion Robbery

Suspect Arrested in Chinatown Home Invasion Robbery

Police have arrested a man who allegedly entered the home of a 92-year-old woman and then robbed her in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood over the…

Chinese Lunar New Year Parade, Street Fairs Take Over Chinatown

Chinese Lunar New Year Parade, Street Fairs Take Over Chinatown

Chinese acrobats, firecrackers, and lion dancers are among the wonders to be seen during parades and festivals in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood this weekend as…

Shelter-in-Place Order Lifted in Chinatown After PG&E Crews Stop Gas Leak

Shelter-in-Place Order Lifted in Chinatown After PG&E Crews Stop Gas Leak

San Francisco police have lifted a shelter-in-place order this afternoon after PG&E stopped a gas leak in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood, police and a PG&E…

Chow Pleads Not Guilty to Revised Indictment

Chow Pleads Not Guilty to Revised Indictment

Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to racketeering conspiracy and other charges in a…

Suspect Remains at Large Following Chinatown Bank Robbery

Suspect Remains at Large Following Chinatown Bank Robbery

Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of a man who robbed a bank in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Sunday morning, police said. Shortly…

Caltrans approves $82M Central Subway Light Rail Project

Caltrans approves $82M Central Subway Light Rail Project

Caltrans awarded nearly $82 million to construct the Central Subway light rail line in San Francisco, representatives said on Wednesday. The 1.7-mile light rail line…

Suspects Sought In Brazen Chinatown Bank Robbery

Suspects Sought In Brazen Chinatown Bank Robbery

Police are investigating a bank robbery carried out by two men in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Tuesday morning. According to police, two bank robbers entered…

Wedding Planner Convicted After Failing to Produce  Wedding Services

Wedding Planner Convicted After Failing to Produce Wedding Services

A San Francisco wedding planner who ripped off dozens of couples surrendered Wednesday to serve a four-year prison sentence for grand theft, the district attorney’s…

PG&E Equipment Failure Leads to Power Outage

PG&E Equipment Failure Leads to Power Outage

Nearly 1,000 PG&E customers in a northern portion of San Francisco were briefly without power this afternoon because of an underground equipment failure, a utility…

Tour Guide’s Tirade Prompts Call for Better Training and Oversight by Tour Industry

Tour Guide’s Tirade Prompts Call for Better Training and Oversight by Tour Industry

City officials and Chinatown community leaders rallied today in response to an expletive-filled speech by a tour guide denigrating the neighborhood and its residents and…

Victim Identified in Fatal Chinatown Collision

Victim Identified in Fatal Chinatown Collision

A woman fatally struck by a vehicle near San Francisco’s Stockton Tunnel on Saturday morning has been identified by the medical examiner’s office as 78-year-old…

Driver Arrested in Connection with Fatal Chinatown Collision

Driver Arrested in Connection with Fatal Chinatown Collision

The driver of a vehicle arrested in connection with a fatal collision with a female pedestrian in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood this morning has been…

Elderly Women Held at Knifepoint in Chinatown Home Invasion Robbery

Elderly Women Held at Knifepoint in Chinatown Home Invasion Robbery

Two women were robbed at knifepoint inside their home in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood early this morning, police said. The home invasion robbery was reported…

Man Arrested for Robberies Targeting Elderly Asian Residents

Man Arrested for Robberies Targeting Elderly Asian Residents

Police have arrested a man believed to have committed multiple robberies and burglaries in San Francisco’s Japantown and Chinatown in the past few months. German…

Elderly Woman Robbed in Chinatown Home

Elderly Woman Robbed in Chinatown Home

A man held down an elderly woman and robbed her in her Chinatown apartment last weekend, police said today. The man, believed to be in…

Chinatown Store Owners Accused of Defrauding Food Stamp Program

Chinatown Store Owners Accused of Defrauding Food Stamp Program

The owners of a food store in San Francisco’s Chinatown and two co-conspirators have been arrested and charged with defrauding the state’s food stamp program…

Teen Duo Arrested on Suspicion of Illegally Selling Fireworks

Teen Duo Arrested on Suspicion of Illegally Selling Fireworks

Plainclothes officers bought illegal fireworks from an unsuspecting 18-year-old man and a juvenile in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood Monday night, according to a police spokeswoman….

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s New Legal Team Includes World-Famous Civil Rights Lawyer J. Tony Serra

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s New Legal Team Includes World-Famous Civil Rights Lawyer J. Tony Serra

The notorious Chinatown gangster Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow has decided to hire a new legal team — the third such change since his arrest in…

Driver Runs Red Light, Slams Into Chinatown Pedestrian

Driver Runs Red Light, Slams Into Chinatown Pedestrian

A man was seriously injured when he was hit by a car that apparently ran a red light near San Francisco’s Chinatown this morning, police…