Harry Mok

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.

Adding newsletters to my job description at sfchronicle.com tinyurl.com/opinion-cent...

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

S.F. journalism teacher says he was reassigned over a controversial story in Lowell’s student paper S.F. journalism teacher says he was reassigned over a controversial story in Lowell’s student paper

Teacher Eric Gustafson said the move reflected a broader effort to stifle Lowell student journalists and their First Amendment rights.

Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayoral race Barbara Lee took an insurmountable lead in the Oakland mayoral race in the latest vote count Friday.

Barbara Lee is Oakland’s new mayor www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Should I touch my 401(k)? What to do as tariffs go up and the market drops The markets reeled Thursday from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements. Amid the turmoil, what should you be doing with your 401(k)?

Don't panic -- yet.

How my ancestor fought for — and won — birthright citizenship for Americans Trump is threatening birthright citizenship, the Constitutional right my predecessor Wong Kim Ark fought for in 1898 in a landmark Supreme Court case.

First preview image got scrambled. Here's Norman Wong's op-ed: buff.ly/sS3HrgX

The Supreme Court guaranteed Asian Americans citizenship 124 years ago. We’re still fighting for Americanness Wong Kim Ark may have won his Supreme Court citizenship case in 1898, but defining what...

In 2022, I wrote about Wong Kim Ark's case and the questions it raised about who can be American and what that means, issues still relevant today with the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship @sfchronicle buff.ly/vdhgY4K

How my ancestor fought for — and won — birthright citizenship for Americans Trump is threatening birthright citizenship, the Constitutional right my predecessor Wong Kim Ark fought for in 1898 in a landmark Supreme Court case.

127 years ago today, Wong Kim Ark's Supreme Court victory affirmed birthright citizenship. Norman Wong writes about his family's legacy in a @sfchronicle op-ed buff.ly/sS3HrgX

The Supreme Court guaranteed Asian Americans citizenship 124 years ago. We’re still fighting for Americanness Wong Kim Ark may have won his Supreme Court citizenship case in 1898, but defining what...

In 2022, I wrote about Wong Kim Ark's case and the questions it raised about who can be American and what that means, issues still relevant today with the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship @sfchronicle buff.ly/vdhgY4K

The Supreme Court guaranteed Asian Americans citizenship 124 years ago. We’re still fighting for Americanness Wong Kim Ark may have won his Supreme Court citizenship case in 1898, but defining what...

127 years ago today, Wong Kim Ark's Supreme Court victory affirmed birthright citizenship. Norman Wong writes about his family's legacy in a @sfchronicle op-ed buff.ly/sS3HrgX

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge It was five years ago this month that COVID-19-fueled incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders became so frequent that a reporting center was formed.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred from @apnews.com

2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions In two months, a blitz of action by the nation’s new administration — Trump, chapter two — has journalists on their heels.

“It’s very clear what’s happening. The Trump administration is on a campaign to do everything it can to diminish and obstruct journalism in the United States,” said Bill Grueskin, a journalism professor at Columbia University. apnews.com/article/trum...

What one of America’s oldest Chinese restaurant can teach us right now The sale of the Chicago Cafe could be the final chapter of an immigrant story that helped change American culture.

The sale of the Chicago Cafe could be the final chapter of an immigrant story that helped change American culture. My column @sfchronicle.com tinyurl.com/Chicago-Cafe

We’re selling the farm where my family built its American dream. Our roots are deep enough now without it It doesn’t take a scientific study to see that most immigrants are hard-working and are...

Thanks for reading. Yes, we had a farm www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

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