Harry Mok

In the Bay Area, sticking to sports is impossible with Super Bowl LX OPINION NEWSLETTER: The backlash over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show is part of the overflow of politics into sports.

There was a time when it was rare for sports and politics to mix. That time is long gone. This was evident from the moment in September when Bad Bunny was announced as the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headliner. My Opinion newsletter @sfchronicle.com

Trump takes his crusade against immigrants to an unprecedented level OPINION: President Trump’s scapegoating of immigrants for the country’s problems is not new, and it deflects attention from what could make America greater, Harry Mok writes.

Divisions over who gets to be American and race are as wide as ever. Trump will eventually leave office, and even if the next president is a Democrat, can the divide be bridged? Read my @sfchronicle.com Opinion newsletter.

Manslaughter conviction for killing of ‘Grandpa Vicha’ provokes outrage in AAPI community. Here’s why OPINION NEWSLETTER: The manslaughter conviction for the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee was a painful reminder of the surge in anti-Asian hate that enveloped the country during the pandemic.

There's a history behind the Asian American outrage over the acquittal of the murder charge in the killing of Vicha Ratanapadkee @sfchronicle.com

There’s closure on reopening S.F.’s Great Highway, at least for a few months OPINION NEWSLETTER: San Francisco Supervisor Alan Wong’s bid for a ballot measure to reopen the Great Highway to cars fails. Will this settle the matter?

#SanFrancisco Supervisor Alan Wong’s bid for a ballot measure to reopen the Great Highway to cars fails. Will this settle the matter? Read the Opinions newsletter @sfchronicle.com

It took six years to get justice for her grandmother’s murder. A granddaughter tries to bring her community together OPINION: Sasanna Yee channels the anguish over her grandmother’s murder into something positive for Visatacion Valley, an often forgotten part of San Francisco, Harry Mok writes.

Sasanna Yee channels the anguish over her grandmother’s murder into something positive for Visatacion Valley, an often forgotten part of San Francisco. My latest @sfchronicle.com opinion column.

Will San Francisco’s newest supervisor try to reopen the Great Highway? Here’s what he says New Sunset Supervisor Alan Wong has community support, and he checks the two most important boxes for Mayor Daniel Lurie.

I interviewed new SF Supervisor Alan Wong. Read what he has to say about housing and whether to reopen the Great Highway to cars in my column, and take our poll about the Great Highway @sfchronicle.com shorturl.at/46hcQ

He’s a leading expert in nonsmoker lung cancer. After he got the disease, insurance denied his treatment OPINION: Stanford Dr. Bryant Lin is both a patient and an advocate in yet another vexing health care problem: insurance denials.

Stanford Dr. Bryant Lin is an expert on diseases unusually common among Asians — and a patient. He finds himself as a patient and an advocate in yet another vexing health care problem: insurance denials. My column @sfchronicle.com

Op-Ed: Beya Alcaraz and Mayor Daniel Lurie's failure – AsAmNews by Emil Amok Guillermo I’m a San Franciscan in exile, so you’ll want to hear my perspective on the historic elimination of the first Filipino supervisor in San Francisco history. But first, my live on...

In his weekly column, Emil Amok Guillermo discusses what Beya Alcaraz's short stint as San Francisco supervisor means for the Filipino community in the city.
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Lurie’s Sunset supervisor pick was the biggest whiff of his political career. Now what? OPINION: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s “Family Zoning” plan faces fierce opposition in the Sunset. Finding a candidate who supports it without drawing the ire of residents isn’t easy.

SF Mayor Lurie swung for the fences and whiffed in appointing Beya Alcaraz as supervisor. My column in the SF Chronicle

Lurie’s Sunset supervisor pick was the biggest whiff of his political career. Now what? OPINION: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s “Family Zoning” plan faces fierce opposition in the Sunset. Finding a candidate who supports it without drawing the ire of residents isn’t easy.

SF Mayor Lurie swung for the fences and whiffed in appointing Beya Alcaraz as supervisor. My column in the SF Chronicle www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

It’s the language of S.F.’s first Chinese immigrants. Can it survive another generation? As Mandarin becomes increasingly favored both in China and the Bay Area, Cantonese defenders are grappling with threats to the language.

Can Cantonese survive?

The same group that sued Harvard on behalf of Asian Americans is now killing Bay Area college API programs OPINION: President Trump’s misguided war on DEI is targeting programs at minority-serving institutions that help college students across the country, Harry Mok writes.

President Trump’s misguided war on DEI is targeting programs at minority-serving institutions that help 1st generation & low-income college students across the country. My column @sfchronicle.com

We’re small business owners in the Sunset. Reopening the Great Highway is the last thing we need OPINION: Some candidates hoping to replace Supervisor Joel Engardio are pledging to reopen the Great Highway and close Sunset Dunes park. That’s a mistake, Britt-Marie Alm and Poppy Gilman write.

Two Sunset District business owners say trying to reopen the Great Highway will prolong bitterness and divisiveness in the SF neighborhood @sfchronicle.com

Are you ready to vote on Prop 50? Join the discussion on its pros and cons OPINION: Does Prop 50’s gerrymandering of congressional districts to favor Democrats pull California down to Trump’s level?

Is Democratic gerrymandering justified?

Did Joel Engardio’s recall finally wake up San Francisco’s ‘sleeping giant’? OPINION: With the recall of District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio, San Francisco’s Chinese American voters are flexing their power. Will it last?

Did the Engardio recall wake SF's "sleeping giant" voter bloc? My columm @sfchronicle.com

Whatever happens in Tuesday’s Engardio recall, don’t expect tensions to subside in the Sunset OPINION: Even if Supervisor Joel Engardio survives the recall, it’s going to be tough for him, or any potential replacement, to function, columnist Harry Mok writes.

After today's recall election of SF Supervisor Joel Engardio, can he or his replacement function in this district? My column @sfchronicle.com

Whatever happens in Tuesday’s Engardio recall, don’t expect tensions to subside in the Sunset OPINION: Even if Supervisor Joel Engardio survives the recall, it’s going to be tough for him, or any potential replacement, to function, columnist Harry Mok writes.

Tuesday’s election in SF’s Sunset District will decide whether Supervisor Joel Engardio will keep his job. It will also hopefully end what seems like a season of rage in the neighborhood. My column @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

This might be the real reason Joel Engardio is facing recall in the S.F.’s Sunset District OPINION: “Back in the day, the Sunset was San Francisco’s more affordable, sleepy neighborhood. Now, it’s neither,” Harry Mok writes.

I write about change in SF’s Sunset District, where families have long sought relatively affordable single-family homes & a quieter lifestyle. These days, things are neither affordable nor particularly sleepy my opinion column @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

Has the Great Highway closure led to a traffic nightmare? This is the most complete data yet New data analyzed by the Chronicle paints a complicated and granular picture of how the Great Highway’s closure has affected traffic in the surrounding SF neighborhoods.

An analysis of traffic data since the Great Highway's closure in SF by the Chronicle shows some slowdowns, while some roads are faster.

Want to go behind the scenes of the Chronicle Opinion section? Check out our new newsletter I’m Harry Mok, and starting this week on Thursdays, I’ll be your guide for content from the Chronicle’s Opinion section.

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What Stonestown’s emergence as an Asian American mall says about San Francisco Stonestown’s clientele reflects San Francisco's population and a part of human nature that may not always serve us well.

And Stonestown www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

San Francisco's Japantown is booming, unlike Union Square and downtown The bustle in Japantown is a contrast to downtown SF, which hasn’t been able to recover as working from home changed the retail landscape.

Last year, I also wrote about the transformation of Japantown www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

My news side colleagues wrote about the success of Japantown and Stonestown malls and the lessons they offer.

Trump reportedly to strip Harvey Milk name off naval vessel Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders the Navy to take the very rare step of stripping the name of slain San Francisco gay rights icon off ship.

Navy to rename ship named after Harvey Milk

Engardio recall to make S.F. ballot with enough signatures verified, organizers say Organizers of the recall campaign against the San Francisco supervisor say election officials verified more than 99% of signatures.

Recall of SF Supervisor Joel Engardio is apparently on @sfchronicle.com

People love the new Great Highway park. Do they love it enough to spare Supervisor Joel Engardio? Sunset Dunes park may get a San Francisco supervisor recalled. Politics aside, it’s doing well.

Sunset Dunes could get SF Supervisor @joelengardio.bsky.social recalled. Politics aside, the new park is doing great. My column @sfchronicle.com tinyurl.com/sunsetdunes

People love the new Great Highway park. Do they love it enough to spare Supervisor Joel Engardio? Sunset Dunes park may get a San Francisco supervisor recalled. Politics aside, it’s doing well.

Sunset Dunes could get SF Supervisor @joelengardio.bsky.social recalled. Politics aside, the new park is doing great. My column @sfchronicle.com tinyurl.com/sunsetdunes

History repeating itself

Did S.F. moderates ‘rile up’ Chinese Americans on recalls only to abandon them? Supervisor Joel Engardio is the target of a populist revolt, though it’s not drawing the same political firepower as previous recalls.

Political consultant David Ho said it’s troubling to see tech oligarchs and other big political donors “rile up” Chinese Americans for the district attorney and school board recall but not support the community on other issues. My column @sfchronicle.com

Did S.F. moderates ‘rile up’ Chinese Americans on recalls only to abandon them? Supervisor Joel Engardio is the target of a populist revolt, though it’s not drawing the same political firepower as previous recalls.

Political consultant David Ho said it’s troubling to see tech oligarchs and other big political donors “rile up” Chinese Americans for the district attorney and school board recall but not support the community on other issues. My column @sfchronicle.com