Chinatown

The San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi toured San Francisco’s Chinatown Monday to send a message. She said there’s no reason tourists or locals should be staying away from the area because of coronavirus concerns.

A federal judge sentenced disgraced former California Sen. Leland Yee to five years in prison Wednesday morning after the career politician asked the judge for leniency and to take his whole life of service into account.

With business in Chinatown dropping amid coronavirus fears, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf joined business leaders to urge people to shop and dine in Chinatown.

Fears about the coronavirus have impacted businesses in Oakland, specifically in Chinatown. Local restaurant owners said that business is down, though Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said that it is safe to visit these places. There are no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Oakland. Christie Smith reports.

With Chinese New Year celebrations underway in San Francisco, local vendors hope fears about the coronavirus don’t keep people away.