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Chinatown business owners and community leaders are optimistic when looking forward to 2024, which will mark four years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the neighborhood and many businesses.

San Francisco small businesses face economic challenges this holiday season as they struggle to get back to pre-pandemic levels of patronage.

An assortment of vintage and luxury cars drew crowds out to San Francisco’s Chinatown Saturday. As the city explores different ways to boost its downtown...

Bonnie Tsui explores what the nation's Chinatowns means to her after a surge anti-Asian hate crimes, and chats with activist Grace Young and chef Brandon Jew.

/PRNewswire/ -- Dotdash Merediths Serious Eats today unveils its inaugural digital issue spotlighting the wok with wide-ranging coverage of this...

One person, who was arrested, has been charged with 31 hate crimes, making up half of last year's cases.

The lawsuits come at a time tough time for Chinatown businesses, many of which were hit hard by the pandemic and struggling to keep their doors open. The suit against Hon’s Wun-Tun House contends the restaurant didn’t offer wheelchair accessible tables to customers this past March, but Amanda says she was only serving takeout at the time. “After COVID, it’s been slow,” Amanda said. “Business is down about 40-to-50-percent.” “I’m really, really worried about business. I want to...

A return to the type of gatherings that happened before the pandemic. Bill lee is the owner. “This is the biggest banquet I hope that it can keep going keep going and help for the community and bring more business to Chinatown,” said Bill Lee of Far East Café. The longtime restaurant was nearly closed, and other banquet halls have shuttered. For many people, seeing this kind of event at the ‘far east café’ again is a welcome sight. “The banquet hall is such an important part of Chin...

A return to the type of gatherings that happened before the pandemic. Bill lee is the owner. “This is the biggest banquet I hope that it can keep going keep going and help for the community and bring more business to Chinatown,” said Bill Lee of Far East Café. The longtime restaurant was nearly closed, and other banquet halls have shuttered. For many people, seeing this kind of event at the ‘far east café’ again is a welcome sight. “The banquet hall is such an important part of Chin...