Business

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, August 17, owner Richard Wong announced that Ton Kiang, his family's dim-sum restaurant and Hakka-style banquet hall, will permanently close at the end of the month, The restaurant is located on Geary Street in San Francisco's Richmond District, where the Wong family has been serving dim-sum to San Franciscans for 40 years. Wong's father Ching Boon Wong...

SAN FRANCISCO—CatHead’s BBQ in San Francisco closed permanently on August 2 due to its continuing financial difficulty, the owner's announced on their website. CatHead’s BBQ's owner, Pam & Richard, made the decision to close the restaurant permanently "with a very heavy heart." They had been struggling with the uncertain pandemic situation for the last few months, but they said that...

UNITED STATES—Sephora’s Welcome Back Sale is running from Friday, August 14, to Sunday, August 23, 11:59 p.m. PST. During the event, customers will be able to purchase beauty products at discount prices in stores or online. According to Sephora’s website: “Everyone who is part of Sephora’s Beauty Insider program will have access to a limited-time discount which includes: $15 off...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, August 10, KQED announced they will lay off 20 (5.5 percent) staff members due to limited budget. KQED’s senior leadership claim that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their corporate sponsorship leading to the decision. KQED is using layoffs and other cost-saving solutions to deal with a $7.1 million budget gap. Five senior journalists, including one producer, one...

SAN FRANCISCO—On August 6, 2020, the Golden Gate Restaurant Association launched the #ShowUsYourMaskSF campaign on Twitter, which asked restaurant owners to hang posters in their restaurants, which the association created, and requested that they ask their customers to scan a QR code and check the regulation while dining at the restaurants. However, many restaurants reported that it was hard...

SAN FRANCISCO— On Friday, August 7, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an eighth-cent sales tax measure for the upcoming November election that will help fund Caltrain. According to Daniel Montes of KTVU, if two-thirds of voters in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties approve this measure in November, the sales-tax would be able to generate $108...

SAN LEANDRO—Ricky Sports Theater and Grill faces closure due to major financial complications that come as a result of the closure of indoor dining due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the negative impact that the closure of indoor dining has had on their finances, Ricky's owners Ricky and Tina Ricardo are also having to deal with Ricky's Alzheimer's...

SAN FRANCISCO—On August 5, DoorDash, a food delivery technology company, introduced its expanding project, DashMart, a new type of convenience store on their blog site. “For our customers, we’ve accelerated our efforts to bring household essentials to their doors. In April, we launched the Convenience category on DoorDash, powered by partnerships with 7-Eleven, Walgreens, CVS, Wawa, and more. Now our...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, August 4, American Airlines announced they will furlough over 700 employees at the San Francisco and Oakland airports on October 1 due to financial complications from fewer people traveling during the coronavirus pandemic. The Fort Worth, TX based airline company plans to furlough about 378 workers at each Bay Area airport. Most of the furloughs will be...

BERKELEY—On May 25, 2020, Berkeley city officials discussed initiatives to fight against the current rise in COVID-19 cases. The data shows over the past two weeks, coronavirus cases have increased by 40%, and 363 cases were identified over the past two weeks in Berkeley. Moreover, two additional deaths have been reported in the past two weeks, for a total of...