Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

San Francisco police chief to release video of 63-year-old Asian woman’s death

News

SFPD Chief Bill Scott agreed with Mayor London Breed to release the footage of the incident connected to Yanfang Wu’s death “after the investigation is complete.” 

Politics Reporter

Han Li

SFPD reopens case of 63-year-old Asian woman pushed to death on sidewalk in 2023

The death of a 63-year-old woman was initially ruled an accident. After police made an arrest in a similar case, activists wanted answers.

Murder case of elderly San Francisco woman beaten to death still in limbo after 5 years

A city park will be renamed in honor of the 89-year-old, but the case—with a murder charge—is still pending in court.

San Francisco case that launched ‘Stop Asian Hate’ will go to trial date

‘Grandpa Vicha’ Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai American immigrant, was violently pushed to the ground and killed in January 2021.

Newsom signs bill mandating police to combat hate crimes

Politics

Under a new law, California police departments have to submit new policies to better recognize, report and respond to hate crimes.