Posts Tagged ‘Chinatown’
After decades in prison, Oakland Chinatown ambassador works to keep streets safe and clean
It’s 5 a.m. and the seagulls are perched on top of Da Feng Feng Seafood in Chinatown, screeching. “They’re here for the trash,” Sakhone Lasaphangthong says, pointing with blue medical gloves to an overturned garbage can. Near the littered food scraps are a giant TV and mattress on the sidewalk. Sakhone snaps a photo that…
Read MoreNew AC Transit low-emission bus line aims to cut commuter wait time
A fast, low-emission bus line is on track to begin service at the end of this year. That could be a boon for bus riders. But some merchants on International Boulevard say it’s caused problems for business.
Read MoreWildfire smoke continues to affect the health of Bay Area residents
Smoke coming from the recent wildfires is taking a toll on the health of Bay Area residents.
Read MoreSeniors find a second home at Chinatown Recreation Center
For the elderly, staying active can be difficult. But that’s not the case at the Lincoln Square Recreation Center in Oakland’s Chinatown.
Read MoreChinese cultural center celebrates 65th anniversary in Oakland
The Shoong Family Chinese Cultural Center provides after-school programs that teach Chinese language skills and culture for children
Read MoreMayor Libby Schaaf tours through Chinatown
On Saturday morning, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf visited the Loong Kong Tien Yee Association, a Chinese family association based in Chinatown. “Happy new year, good to see you all!” the mayor said to the members of the association. “Welcome, welcome!” the members responded, shaking hands with her one by one. It was her first stop…
Read More“Neighborhood Design Session” reveals Oakland’s Chinatown residents’ safety concerns
On Tuesday evening, about 120 people gathered at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center to attend a “neighborhood design session” held by the city. The session was a public meeting to discuss challenges in Oakland’s Chinatown and to generate ideas for the city’s “Downtown Oakland Specific Plan,” which will lay out a long-term vision for the…
Read MoreOaklanders voice opinion about new A’s stadium at Peralta College meeting
More than 100 community members attended a rare standing room-only meeting of the Peralta Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday night. The unusually large crowd came out to share their opinions about the proposed construction of a new stadium for the Oakland A’s between 8th Street and the 880 freeway on land currently owned…
Read MoreTaking physical education class at Lincoln Square Park
Second grade children come out to the basketball court. They are all coming from the school next door to the Lincoln Square Park in Chinatown, Oakland. Almost all in uniform, they are all dressed in white tops and beige pants. But there’s one little girl who sticks out. She wears her jet-black straight hair in…
Read More30 Oakland residents graduate from OPD’s Cantonese Language Citizen Police Academy
Thirty Cantonese-speaking Oakland residents graduated from a five-week Oakland Police Department (OPD) Cantonese Language Citizen Police Academy on Tuesday evening, when they received their certificate from OPD Assistant Chief David Downing.
Read MoreJudge orders improvements to SRO in Oakland’s Chinatown
Tenants in a 39-unit Single Room Occupancy (SRO) on the edge of Oakland Chinatown are expecting better living conditions after an Alameda County Superior Court judge ordered the owners to improve it by October 7.
Read MoreAnnual Lunar New Year Bazaar held in Oakland’s Chinatown
It was a rainy week, and people were itching to head outdoors by the time Saturday rolled around. Many found themselves drawn to the hubbub at the center of Oakland Chinatown, where the annual Lunar New Year Bazaar was held. Offered two weeks shy of Chinese New Year, the street fair is meant to usher in the popular holiday as Chinese American families began their preparations.
Read MoreAnnual StreetFest fills up Oakland’s Chinatown
Oakland’s 26th annual Chinatown StreetFest took over a few blocks of the city’s downtown area this weekend, boasting booths with food from local restaurants, free health services and musical entertainment.
Read MoreAsian Health Services opens new clinic
Last week, Asian Health Services (AHS) embarked on its largest capital project in the center’s history, the grand opening of an $11-million clinic in the heart of Oakland’s Chinatown, located at 835 Webster at the site of the former Silver Dragon Restaurant. For Justin Tran, an Oakland resident who brings his mother in for regular…
Read MoreA look at Oakland’s Chinatown in photos
On weekends, shoppers fill the sidewalks of Oakland’s Chinatown to browse open air markets, gift stores, restaurants and bakeries.
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94607
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94607. The area includes the waterfront, Chinatown, West Oakland and the Port of Oakland. Oakland North reporters will be taking photographs documenting each of the ZIP codes in Oakland over the next few months. Every neighborhood is…
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