Historian Nayan Shah writes that San Francisco officials investigated conditions in Chinatown at least five times during the second half of the 19 th century.

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After years of controversy, setbacks, delays and political struggle, the Central Subway line opened on Saturday, hailed as a victory for SF in general and Chinatown in particular.

Night markets are back in San Francisco’s Chinatown after a successful stint during APEC last November.

Meanwhile, back in San Francisco, the city's board of supervisors sent a special committee to Chinatown to investigate conditions there. They produced the map above and a report that accompanied it.