Junyao Yang

San Francisco

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Joel Engardio recall to turn in roughly 11,000 signatures. Next comes the validation process.

1 month ago | missionlocal.org | Joe Eskenazi |Junyao Yang

Mission Local has learned that the campaign to recall District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio will on Thursday turn in some 11,000 signatures. The required number of valid signatures to place this recall on the ballot is 9,911. So, that would be more. But the key word here is “valid.” The campaign says it collected some 14,000 raw signatures, but, after internal vetting, is confident in the 11,000-odd it will be depositing with the Department of Elections.
Lo que los inmigrantes en Berkeley deben saber sobre sus derechos

Jan 22, 2025 | berkeleyside.org | Junyao Yang |Zac Farber

Read this story in English. Con la inauguración de Donald Trump para su segundo mandato presidencial este lunes, el miedo está aumentando entre los inmigrantes indocumentados en California. Como ciudad santuario, Berkeley podría convertirse en un objetivo de los planes de deportación masiva de Trump. Durante el primer mandato de Donald Trump, tanto Berkeley como el estado de California establecieron mayores protecciones para las personas indocumentadas.
What immigrants in Alameda County should know about their rights

Jan 20, 2025 | berkeleyside.org | Junyao Yang |Zac Farber

With Donald Trump inaugurated for his second term Monday, fear is rising among undocumented immigrants in California. As a sanctuary city, Berkeley may be the target of Trump’s mass deportation plans. Last week, border-patrol agents showed up in unmarked vehicles in Fresno and Kern Counties and arrested at least 78 undocumented immigrants, according to ABC7.
Mayor Daniel Lurie's inauguration day

Jan 9, 2025 | missionlocal.org | Abigail Neely |Abigail Van Neely |Junyao Yang |Kelly Waldron

Sunglasses, new supervisors, suit jackets, and lots of hugging — here are some highlights from Daniel Lurie’s official first day as the 46th mayor of San Francisco. Daniel Lurie makes it official, surrounded by family and state public defender Jessie Peterson, in the mayor’s office on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely. Daniel Lurie and London Breed share a word. Photo on Jan. 8, 2025 by Abigail Van Neely. Crowd gathering for Daniel Lurie’s inauguration. Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Kelly Waldron.
What can Mayor Daniel Lurie do for you?

Jan 9, 2025 | missionlocal.org | Abigail Neely |Abigail Van Neely |Junyao Yang |Kelly Waldron |Xueer Lu

San Francisco just welcomed its new mayor Daniel Lurie on Jan. 8 — a then “change” candidate and now a mayor who promises accountability and services. Mission Local spoke to people around the city who attended Daniel Lurie’s inauguration events, asking what, specifically, the new mayor can do for them. Click on their photos to read their stories. Want the latest on the Mission and San Francisco? Sign up for our free daily newsletter below.
Blaze erupts at Buddhist temple building

Oct 22, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Kelly Waldron |Junyao Yang

A 2nd-alarm fire broke out on 22nd Street between Capp and Shotwell streets on Tuesday evening. Around 50 firefighters responded to the fire at 5:27 p.m. at the 3100 block of 22nd Street, according to Lieutenant Mariano Elías, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department. No one was injured. The affected building is a victorian-style residence adjacent to Hua Zang Si, a Buddhist temple; both buildings are clad in wooden planks painted bright red.
How will SF mayoral hopefuls tackle public safety? In similar ways.

Aug 22, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Junyao Yang

Public safety has become the No. 1 issue in the mayor’s race. But no matter the office-seeker, their actual policy proposals are similar.
Mark Farrell, VC, wants to be ‘small business owner’ on ballot

Jun 13, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Junyao Yang

Mark Farrell, who founded the multimillion-dollar firm Thayer Ventures, requested the ballot identify him as a “small business owner.”
S.F. shelter crowded with dogs, adoption fees waived until Jan. 31

Jan 10, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Junyao Yang

The city-run animal shelter is at capacity with dogs and is waiving adoptions fees through Jan. 31, according to city department.
Welcoming rallies, protests greet Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco

Nov 15, 2023 | missionlocal.org | Junyao Yang |Annika Hom

Flying in from New York and Philadelphia, supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping waved red Chinese flags and greeted the president’s motorcade on Tuesday, part of a hundreds-strong rally outside the St. Regis Hotel in downtown San Francisco, where Xi is reportedly staying. “I just want to see him, even if it’s probably just seeing his car going by with a tiny Chinese flag on it,” said Lily Tan, a Chinese national who lives in San Francisco to attend language school.