Ko Lyn Cheang

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Ko Lyn Cheang

Every Sunday, D.N., an asylum seeker from Uganda, drives her two children an hour from their East Bay city home to the San Francisco church where they worship. Even after she’s worked nearly all night driving for Uber, she never misses church the next morning. Her faith has kept her hopeful, she said, as she fears deportation.

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Roland Li |Ko Lyn Cheang |Shira Stein

President Donald Trump abruptly paused the high reciprocal tariffs that took effect Wednesday — with the exception of China, whose rate was increased to 125% — sending Bay Area tech giant stocks surging. “It’s obviously good news,” said Ted Egan, San Francisco’s chief economist, on the pause. But the impact of China tariffs on the city is hard to immediately measure, and other economists warned that costs could still rise on some consumer goods.

2 weeks ago | mercedsunstar.com | Ko Lyn Cheang

San Francisco has reached a settlement agreement requiring the owners of three badly maintained Chinatown single-room occupancy hotels to pay $810,000 in civil penalties and address health and safety violations at the properties, the city attorney's office announced Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Ko Lyn Cheang

San Francisco has reached a settlement agreement requiring the owners of three badly maintained Chinatown single-room occupancy hotels to pay $810,000 in civil penalties and address health and safety violations at the properties, the city attorney's office announced Tuesday.

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Ko Lyn Cheang

Norman Wong stood Friday at the location in San Francisco's Chinatown where the birth of his ancestor, Wong Kim Ark, more than 150 years ago set in motion the establishment of birthright citizenship that is now being challenged. "This shared victory changed America," Norman Wong said, standing at the corner of Grant Avenue and Sacramento Street alongside elected officials. "My own grandchildren are a mix of heritage.