Chuqin Jiang, Author at Mission Local https://missionlocal.org/author/chuqin/ Local news for a global city Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://missionloca.s3.amazonaws.com/mission/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/iconlogomap-100x100.jpg Chuqin Jiang, Author at Mission Local https://missionlocal.org/author/chuqin/ 32 32 Explore: San Francisco in health data https://missionlocal.org/2023/09/explore-san-francisco-in-health-data/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/09/explore-san-francisco-in-health-data/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=565331 A bicyclist passes Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

San Francisco’s public healthcare network consists of 14 primary clinics, offering general and specialized services to thousands of annual patients.  We wanted to know: How does the city allocate public […]

Explore: San Francisco in health data

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/09/explore-san-francisco-in-health-data/feed/ 1 People we meet: Chris Duke, who paints window panes https://missionlocal.org/2023/05/people-we-meet-chris-duke-an-artist-of-window-glass/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/05/people-we-meet-chris-duke-an-artist-of-window-glass/#comments Sat, 06 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=547304 A man standing in front of a painted glass window and holding a cup of coffee.

Customers of the Four Barrel Coffee on Valencia Street have, for the last several weeks, been welcomed by huge paintings on the wall or, more precisely, large paintings on window […]

People we meet: Chris Duke, who paints window panes

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/05/people-we-meet-chris-duke-an-artist-of-window-glass/feed/ 1 Explore: The Mission’s gardens https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/explore-community-sidewalk-garden-park-mission/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/explore-community-sidewalk-garden-park-mission/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=543902 A community garden with planters and orange flowers.

Patches of golden poppies, purple-headed lupine bushes, fields of yellow buttercups: The Mission is filling up with wildflowers, part of the San Francisco superbloom following the city’s third-wettest winter on […]

Explore: The Mission’s gardens

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/explore-community-sidewalk-garden-park-mission/feed/ 7 Mucho que hacer: climatólogos, desplazamientos y cobertura de delitos https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/mucho-que-hacer-climatologos-desplazamientos-y-cobertura-de-delitos/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/mucho-que-hacer-climatologos-desplazamientos-y-cobertura-de-delitos/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:37:31 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=546098

Lunes Gala de Primavera del CMC Hora: 17.00 (recepción) y 20.00 (concierto) Lugar: Hotel Palace Hotel Palace Es la cuenta atrás para la deslumbrante gala de primavera “In Full Bloom” […]

Mucho que hacer: climatólogos, desplazamientos y cobertura de delitos

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/mucho-que-hacer-climatologos-desplazamientos-y-cobertura-de-delitos/feed/ 0 Stuff to do: climatologists, displacement, and crime coverage https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/stuff-to-do-climatologists-displacement-and-crime-coverage/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/stuff-to-do-climatologists-displacement-and-crime-coverage/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:26:49 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=543714

This week National Cold Brew Day Time: 10 a.m. on April 20 Location: Ritual Coffee Come and celebrate the National Cold Brew Day at Ritual Coffee! In five Bay Area […]

Stuff to do: climatologists, displacement, and crime coverage

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/stuff-to-do-climatologists-displacement-and-crime-coverage/feed/ 0 Tina D’ Elia shines in her returning one-woman show https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/tina-d-elia-shines-in-her-returning-one-woman-show/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/tina-d-elia-shines-in-her-returning-one-woman-show/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=543610 A woman standing in front of a colorful wall.

Tina D’ Elia has returned to Theatre Rhinoceros in the Castro with her award-winning one-woman “The Rita Hayworth of This Generation.”  The one-hour solo performance, written and performed by D’Elia, is an […]

Tina D’ Elia shines in her returning one-woman show

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/tina-d-elia-shines-in-her-returning-one-woman-show/feed/ 1 16th St. BART could get new elevator — for $5M https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/16th-st-bart-could-get-new-elevator-at-a-cost-of-5m/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/16th-st-bart-could-get-new-elevator-at-a-cost-of-5m/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:48:29 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=543506

BART’s 16th St. Mission Station may replace an ailing 50-year-old elevator with a new, modern conveyance in coming years — at a total cost of $5 million.  Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s […]

16th St. BART could get new elevator — for $5M

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/16th-st-bart-could-get-new-elevator-at-a-cost-of-5m/feed/ 6 SF hotels for the homeless reduced ER visits, study shows https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/hotels-for-the-homeless-reduced-emergency-room-visits-study-shows/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/hotels-for-the-homeless-reduced-emergency-room-visits-study-shows/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=539427

An independent study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that the emergency hotels provided to homeless people during the height of the pandemic led to increased doctor visits […]

SF hotels for the homeless reduced ER visits, study shows

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/hotels-for-the-homeless-reduced-emergency-room-visits-study-shows/feed/ 5 Mucho que hacer: Mes de la poesía, encuentro de vías verdes, parque pop-up https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/cosas-que-hacer-mes-de-la-poesia-encuentro-de-vias-verdes-parque-pop-up/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/cosas-que-hacer-mes-de-la-poesia-encuentro-de-vias-verdes-parque-pop-up/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 23:38:40 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=535905 Mucho que hacer

Read in spanish / Leer en español La lluvia parece haber terminado por ahora. Tendremos un fin de semana soleado, perfecto para disfrutar de la primavera. En la Misión, diremos […]

Mucho que hacer: Mes de la poesía, encuentro de vías verdes, parque pop-up

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/cosas-que-hacer-mes-de-la-poesia-encuentro-de-vias-verdes-parque-pop-up/feed/ 0 Stuff to do: Poetry month, greenway gathering, park pop-up https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/stuff-to-do-poetry-month-greenway-gathering-park-pop-up/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/stuff-to-do-poetry-month-greenway-gathering-park-pop-up/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:40:14 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=535284

Read in spanish / Leer en español The rain appears to be over for now. We’ll have a mostly sunny weekend — perfect for hanging out to enjoy spring! In […]

Stuff to do: Poetry month, greenway gathering, park pop-up

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/stuff-to-do-poetry-month-greenway-gathering-park-pop-up/feed/ 2 Art show ‘Solo Mujeres’ connects generations of Latina artists https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/art-show-solo-mujeres-connects-generations-of-latina-artists/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/art-show-solo-mujeres-connects-generations-of-latina-artists/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:50:43 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=533068 A group photo of the exhibition organizers and artists

Silvia Y. Ledezma, an award-winning photographer who was born in the Mission, is ecstatic about a show that allows her to focus on the woman she discovered in what is […]

Art show ‘Solo Mujeres’ connects generations of Latina artists

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/art-show-solo-mujeres-connects-generations-of-latina-artists/feed/ 1 Mucho que hacer: Murales, música y mas https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/mucho-que-hacer-murales-musica-y-mas/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/mucho-que-hacer-murales-musica-y-mas/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:23:44 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=529268

Leer en inglés / Read in english Exposición de arte sobre la mujer Quando: Del 11 al 30 de marzo Lugar: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St […]

Mucho que hacer: Murales, música y mas

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/mucho-que-hacer-murales-musica-y-mas/feed/ 0 Folsom St. residents remain traumatized by January floods https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/folsom-residents-remain-traumatized-by-january-floods/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/folsom-residents-remain-traumatized-by-january-floods/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:07:08 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=529018

San Francisco woke up with lingering showers this morning. And, while wind warnings and a flood advisory remain in effect, this round of storms has been much lighter than the […]

Folsom St. residents remain traumatized by January floods

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/folsom-residents-remain-traumatized-by-january-floods/feed/ 2 Stuff to do: Popup mural, women in politics, music https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/stuff-to-do-popup-mural-women-in-politics-and-music/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/stuff-to-do-popup-mural-women-in-politics-and-music/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:55:38 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=528407

Read in spanish / Leer en español Hope everyone had a great time on the sunny International Women’s Day. The rest of the week will be filled with gusty wind, […]

Stuff to do: Popup mural, women in politics, music

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/03/stuff-to-do-popup-mural-women-in-politics-and-music/feed/ 0 Gunman robs El Tonayense taco truck at lunch hour https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/gunman-robs-a-taco-truck-at-14th-harrison-at-lunch-hour/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/gunman-robs-a-taco-truck-at-14th-harrison-at-lunch-hour/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2023 07:53:22 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=521456 two parked taco trucks on side of a street

When a man dressed in black approached the El Tonayense taco truck near 14th and Harrison streets around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Irma Rodriguez thought he was just a regular […]

Gunman robs El Tonayense taco truck at lunch hour

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/gunman-robs-a-taco-truck-at-14th-harrison-at-lunch-hour/feed/ 9 Family of man who died in jail demands accountability https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/family-of-man-who-died-in-jail-demands-transparency-at-sheriffs-oversight-meeting/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/family-of-man-who-died-in-jail-demands-transparency-at-sheriffs-oversight-meeting/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:49:28 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=521101 a woman standing in front of a podium, facing the sheriff's oversight board, in a hearing room at the city hall

“I feel that I prayed for years that he didn’t die out on the streets. And he died in the custody of the Sheriff’s Department. And that’s unacceptable,” said Karina […]

Family of man who died in jail demands accountability

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/family-of-man-who-died-in-jail-demands-transparency-at-sheriffs-oversight-meeting/feed/ 3 Following heavy wind, expect more cold and rain https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/san-francisco-weather-wind-snow/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/san-francisco-weather-wind-snow/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:50:47 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=521048 Outside of a Walgreens, half of a tree is on the road, crashing a bus stop right underneath.

The recent howling winds that downed trees and knocked out power are just the opening stanza of two back-to-back winter storms heading for San Francisco. The first storm “became more […]

Following heavy wind, expect more cold and rain

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/san-francisco-weather-wind-snow/feed/ 0 Wind cleaves tree in half, crushing bus stop and blocking 23rd & 24th https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/wind-cleaves-tree-half-crushing-bus-stop-and-blocking-23rd-24th/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/wind-cleaves-tree-half-crushing-bus-stop-and-blocking-23rd-24th/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2023 02:13:53 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=520935 Outside of a Walgreens, half of a tree is on the road, crashing a bus stop right underneath.

As pedestrians walked up Potrero near 23rd Street, an SFMTA officer warned of a fallen tree ahead and directed the southbound traffic to turn left onto 23rd toward Utah.  Half […]

Wind cleaves tree in half, crushing bus stop and blocking 23rd & 24th

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/wind-cleaves-tree-half-crushing-bus-stop-and-blocking-23rd-24th/feed/ 5 David Ireland House, Marin’s Headlands Center connected in joint exhibition https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/david-ireland-house-marins-headland-center-connected-in-joint-exhibition/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/david-ireland-house-marins-headland-center-connected-in-joint-exhibition/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:51:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=520337 The dining hall of David Ireland’s former house at 20th and Mission Streets. Photo by Chuqin Jiang.

David Ireland House at 500 Capp St., is hosting a new exhibit, “here •  there • then • now,” by visual artist Ann Hamilton. It’s to honor the 40th anniversary […]

David Ireland House, Marin’s Headlands Center connected in joint exhibition

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/david-ireland-house-marins-headland-center-connected-in-joint-exhibition/feed/ 0 Neighborhood hero in January fire will become a firefighter https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/neighborhood-hero-in-january-fire-will-become-a-firefighter/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/neighborhood-hero-in-january-fire-will-become-a-firefighter/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:25:12 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=520247 Profile photo of Josúe Contreras, the Trick Dog hero in the Mission fire last month.

Josué Contreras, a host at Trick Dog who ran into a burning building to save an old couple from a two-alarm fire on Jan. 13, has now decided to shift […]

Neighborhood hero in January fire will become a firefighter

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/neighborhood-hero-in-january-fire-will-become-a-firefighter/feed/ 3 Los aficionados al deporte se alegran del regreso de Gary Payton II a los Warriors https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/los-aficionados-al-deporte-se-alegran-del-regreso-de-gary-payton-ii-a-los-warriors/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/los-aficionados-al-deporte-se-alegran-del-regreso-de-gary-payton-ii-a-los-warriors/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2023 22:59:34 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=519905 Gary Payton II in a game in 2021

Leer en inglés / Read in english Las conversaciones en Twitter, los podcasts deportivos y el mostrador de la tienda Nice Kicks de la calle Valencia el jueves por la […]

Los aficionados al deporte se alegran del regreso de Gary Payton II a los Warriors

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/los-aficionados-al-deporte-se-alegran-del-regreso-de-gary-payton-ii-a-los-warriors/feed/ 0 SF fans revel in Gary Payton ll’s return to the Warriors https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/sf-fans-revel-in-return-of-gary-payton-ll-to-warriors/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/sf-fans-revel-in-return-of-gary-payton-ll-to-warriors/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2023 05:27:52 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=519756 Gary Payton II in a game in 2021.

Read in spanish / Leer en español Update: On Friday, fans felt gut-punched with news that Gary Payton II had failed his physical with the Warriors, news that put the […]

SF fans revel in Gary Payton ll’s return to the Warriors

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/sf-fans-revel-in-return-of-gary-payton-ll-to-warriors/feed/ 0 Taste-testing free tamales at Mission and 24th resource fair https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/free-tamales-mark-first-friday-resource-fair-at-mission-and-24th/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/free-tamales-mark-first-friday-resource-fair-at-mission-and-24th/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:21:40 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=519288 Last Friday night, a resource fair was presented by ten community organizations in the tented vaccination site at 24th and Capp. Photo by Christina MacIntosh.

On Friday evening, Calle 24 brought together 10 community organizations and six different restaurants to the 24th Street BART Plaza to celebrate community resources — and tamales.  Rain interfered and […]

Taste-testing free tamales at Mission and 24th resource fair

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/free-tamales-mark-first-friday-resource-fair-at-mission-and-24th/feed/ 1 Documentary on domestic workers will screen at the Brava Theater https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/documentary-on-domestic-workers-will-screen-at-the-brava-theater/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/documentary-on-domestic-workers-will-screen-at-the-brava-theater/#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=518864 The banner of a documentary film on domestic workers.

Mirna Arana, a 33-year-old house cleaner from Guatemala, was newly married and pregnant with her first child on the morning of 2017 when she arrived at 6 a.m. to clean […]

Documentary on domestic workers will screen at the Brava Theater

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/02/documentary-on-domestic-workers-will-screen-at-the-brava-theater/feed/ 0 SF’s downtown needs to lure people back, but how? https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/sf-downtown-needs-to-attract-people-back-but-how/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/sf-downtown-needs-to-attract-people-back-but-how/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:15:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=517442 The picture of the event on Jan. 17 at Manny's.

When asked, “who goes downtown for work five days a week?” fewer than 10 people raised their hands Tuesday night in the back room at Manny’s Cafe, packed with about […]

SF’s downtown needs to lure people back, but how?

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/sf-downtown-needs-to-attract-people-back-but-how/feed/ 23 2-alarm fire on 20th across from Trick Dog displaces 22 https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/fire-on-20th-street-across-from-trick-dog/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/fire-on-20th-street-across-from-trick-dog/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2023 04:33:41 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=516807 Officers in front of the building where the fire occurred.

A fire broke out this evening around 7 p.m. at a three-story apartment building at 3017 20th St., displacing 22 tenants, including one child, according to the San Francisco Fire […]

2-alarm fire on 20th across from Trick Dog displaces 22

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/fire-on-20th-street-across-from-trick-dog/feed/ 5 Unhoused residents say city violated ban on sweeps; judge disagrees https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/questions-raised-on-whether-city-swept-unhoused-during-storms/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/questions-raised-on-whether-city-swept-unhoused-during-storms/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2023 02:07:17 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=516797 Alameda Street

In a Thursday afternoon hearing, lawyers for homeless plaintiffs suing San Francisco said are dismissing Mayor London Breed and Healthy Streets Operations Center director Sam Dodge as defendants, but will […]

Unhoused residents say city violated ban on sweeps; judge disagrees

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/questions-raised-on-whether-city-swept-unhoused-during-storms/feed/ 2 Stuff to do: art family, MLK celebration, jazz & DJ https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/stuff-to-do-art-family-mlk-celebration-jazz-dj/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/stuff-to-do-art-family-mlk-celebration-jazz-dj/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=516515

Hey, it’s time for our weekly event list! How’s your second week of 2023 going? Still sticking to your New Year’s resolutions?  We continued our storm reporting this week on […]

Stuff to do: art family, MLK celebration, jazz & DJ

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/stuff-to-do-art-family-mlk-celebration-jazz-dj/feed/ 0 SF’s trash can contest: The second most costly model wins https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/sfs-trash-can-contest-the-second-most-costly-can-wins/ https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/sfs-trash-can-contest-the-second-most-costly-can-wins/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:21:37 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=514136 Slim Silhouette is chosen to be the new public trash can. Picture provided by San Francisco Public Works.

The city’s Public Works Department announced today that the “Slim Silhouette” model will be the new public trash can. The silvery-gray bin, made from stainless steel pipes, with a curved […]

SF’s trash can contest: The second most costly model wins

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/sfs-trash-can-contest-the-second-most-costly-can-wins/feed/ 8 Cosas que hacer: Semana de Navidad, comercios locales y exposiciones que no puede perderse https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/cosas-que-hacer-semana-de-navidad-comercios-locales-y-exposiciones-que-no-puede-perderse/ https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/cosas-que-hacer-semana-de-navidad-comercios-locales-y-exposiciones-que-no-puede-perderse/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2022 22:15:46 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=514110

Leer en inglés / Read in english ¿Preparado para el próximo fin de semana de Navidad?  Probablemente quiera pasar el día con la familia y los amigos en casa. Pero […]

Cosas que hacer: Semana de Navidad, comercios locales y exposiciones que no puede perderse

]]> https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/cosas-que-hacer-semana-de-navidad-comercios-locales-y-exposiciones-que-no-puede-perderse/feed/ 0 Stuff to do: Christmas week, local shops, and exhibitions you can’t miss https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/stuff-to-do-christmas-week-2022/ https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/stuff-to-do-christmas-week-2022/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:33:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=513980

Read in Spanish / Leer en español Ready for the coming Christmas weekend?  You probably want to spend the day with family and friends at home. But in case you’re […]

Stuff to do: Christmas week, local shops, and exhibitions you can’t miss

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