China National Orchestra holds a concert at Stanford’s Bing Concert Hall to celebrate Chinese New Year…
McMaster shutting down Confucius Institute over human rights complaint
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Canada’s McMaster University plans to close its Confucius Institute this summer due to the controversy over human rights…
Hero of the Environment in China
Mon Jan 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Zhao Zhong, a Chinese grassroot leader and named “Hero of the Environment” by Time Magazine, founded a watchdog group…
Recology proposed new rates for SF customers
Tue Jan 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Recology, a San Francisco refuse collection and disposal company, plans to increase its rate 24 percent from $27.91 to $34.54…
Chinese gun owners’ opinions on Obama’s gun control plan
Fri Jan 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
What is Chinese gun lovers’ view on the national gun control debate…
Third consective “Spare the Air” alert is issued for Friday
Fri Jan 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The third consective Winter Spare the Air alert is issued for Friday, January 18, 2013, which bans burning wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel…
Stir Fry Tofu Sung
Fri Jan 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Taste of the Bay tells you how to make a veggie dish, Stir Fry Tofu Sung…
SF Sups pass Smoke Free Street Events Ordinance
Tue Jan 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Smoke Free Street Events ordinance is to prohibit smoking at San Francisco’s street festivals and fairs…
CleanPowerSF rates more than expected
Tue Jan 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The new proposed rates for The CleanPowerSF, a program designed to offer 100 percent renewable energy to San Francisco’s residential consumers…
“Images of Chinatown” exhibition
Sat Jan 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As the first exhibition in the Episode series, the Chinese Culture Foundation welcomes Images of Chinatown, photographs by Maurice H. Edelstein. Edelstein’s work was selected…
Healthy Veggie Soup
Fri Jan 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Taste of the bay tells you how to make healthy veggie soup which is especially good for winter…
Pedestrians make a citizen’s arrest for a cellphone robbery
Wed Jan 09, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The cellphone robbery was happened last Saturday morning in Oakland Chinatown. Chinese perdestrians chased the suspect and made a citizen’s arrest…
CA schools plan new critical thinking testing
Tue Jan 08, 2013 By Leave a Comment
California plans to implement a new testing sytem next year to replace the current STAR tests…
Turn old Christmas tree lights into slipper soles
Mon Jan 07, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The old, unwanted Christmas tree lights that Americans throw away every year are shipped to the Chinese town of Shijiao in Guangdong for recycling…
Deadly sneaker waves on California coast
Sat Jan 05, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Sneaker Waves” are blamed for the drowning deaths of three people on Bay Area beaches lately. What is sneaker wave…
Bay Area home prices, rents spike
Thu Jan 03, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Bay Area rents and home prices go up sharply compare to the same time last year. Santa Clara county home prices went up 16.3%…
San Jose homicide rate – 20-year high
Wed Jan 02, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The City of San Jose homicide record hits 20-year high. There were 46 homicide in 2012…
New laws go into effect on New Year’s Day
Wed Jan 02, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Many new laws go into effect on New Year’s day including to increase california sales tax one quarter of one percent, and rise San Francisco’s minimum wage again to $10.55…
Carjacking in South San Francisco
Mon Dec 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Three women were punched during a carjacking at a motel’s parking lot in South San Francisco early Sunday morning, according to police…
Recycle used cooking oil
Tue Dec 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
During the holiday season, many cities in the Bay Area encourage residents to recycle used cooking oil…
Japanese diplomat admits to domestic violence
Sat Dec 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Japanese vice council Yoshiaki Nagaya pled no contest for two felony counts of domestic violence in San Mateo County Superior Court…
Alameda County residents will need to bring their own bags
Tue Dec 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Alameda County’s Reusable Bag Ordinance goes into effect on January 1, 2013. When you do holiday shopping, the reusable bag is a great gift idea…
SF ok’s tiniest apartment
Mon Dec 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
San Francisco’s new legislation allows to build tiny apartments as small as 220 square feet…
Alameda City Hall installs LED holiday lights
Mon Dec 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The City of Alameda installs new LED holiday lights at City Hall Powered by 100 percent renewable energy from wind and solar sources…
VTA offers holiday trolley service
Sat Dec 08, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) historic trolley only debuts this time of year, offering free rides to the various holiday festivities in downtown San Jose…
Pickle with Wheat Gluten
Fri Dec 07, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today’s Taste of the Bay tells you how make Taiwan veggie dish, Pickle with Wheat Gluten…
Evan Low serves second term as the Mayor of Campbell
Tue Dec 04, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Evan Low swores in and serves his second term as the Mayor of the City of Campbell…
Girl Table Tennis Team USA ranks second in the world
Mon Dec 03, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Gril Team USA, age under 18, led by Chinese-American players, Ariel Hsing and Lily Zhang, ranked second in the world by November 30, 2012…
Re-Create Art Exhibit in downtown Oakland
Mon Dec 03, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The “Re-Create” art exhibit, which opens at downtown Oakland, features artworks created from discarded materials by students…
Asians become majority workforce in Silicon Valley
Fri Nov 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
According to Census Bureau statistics, the percentage of Asian Americans high-tech workers in Silicon Valley grew from 39 percent in 2000 to over 50 percent in 2010…