Dispatches filed from Chinatown, in reverse chronological order.
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Check the current schedule at the Chinese Historical Society of America (965 Clay St, Chinatown) for the free admission day tied to the We Are Bruce Lee exhibit — the museum periodically opens without charge…
By Drew Bennett, Things to Do · May 31, 2026
A 20-year-old San Francisco worker posted to Reddit this week asking for emergency housing guidance after losing his living situation in Petaluma…
Somewhere in the grid of Chinatown — past the barbecue shops on Stockton, past the herbalists with their paper bags and careful handwriting — someone…
A visitor from Atlanta posted to r/SFFood this week asking a specific question: where in SF Chinatown can you find Supreme Soy Sauce Noodles, 鼓油王炒面…
On Sacramento Street in 1898, the storefronts ran tight and continuous — awnings layered over awnings, hand-lettered signs in two languages stacked…
This weekend, Chinatown hosts its annual cultural festival and street fair, shutting down Grant Avenue to cars and opening it to vendors, performers…
On a recent clear afternoon, someone walked the diagonal from Chinatown down to Bernal Heights and took pictures the whole way — the kind of route…
New Lun Ting, the Chinatown diner that has been serving pork chops and Hong Kong-style comfort food on Columbus Avenue for decades, is nearing a…
SFPD recently arrested three suspects tied to a possible pickpocketing ring operating in Chinatown, but if you think that means the problem is…
We don't hand out gold stars to government agencies lightly around here.
Somewhere in the winding streets of Chinatown, there's a dive bar with a single pool table and a bartender named Sunny.
In a city where politicians usually prefer the theater of budget hearings and press conferences, a handful of San Francisco's elected officials…
A new mural of Wong Kim Ark is going up at the corner of Sacramento and Grant in Chinatown — and if you don't know that name, now's a good time to…
Assemblymember Matt Haney is headlining a Bruce Lee event — because nothing says "I'm working hard for my constituents" quite like showing up to…
If you're looking for a reason to get off the couch this Mother's Day and actually do something nice for Mom that doesn't involve a $47 brunch with a…
Here's a radical concept for San Francisco: instead of dumping money into another task force or blue-ribbon commission, just let people sell food on…
Every great city has its characters — the people who aren't famous, aren't powerful, but are known.
We spend a lot of time around here talking about the ways San Francisco wastes your money.
If you've ever white-knuckled your way through the Stockton Tunnel, you already know: it's a narrow, loud, slightly claustrophobic stretch of road…
San Francisco has a lot of problems — bloated budgets, empty office towers, a transit system that runs on vibes and prayers — but access to…
Chinatown's free mural tour is one of those quiet gems that reminds you what community-driven culture actually looks like.
A 76-year-old driver was arrested this week after fatally striking a pedestrian in Chinatown, adding another name to San Francisco's grim and growing…
The Empress of China building — that iconic pagoda-topped tower at 838 Grant Avenue — has finally been sold, with new owners promising a…