All posts tagged "San Francisco"

  • JABI Charity Association volunteers hand out underwear sets to the homeless at Cityteam.
    SF charity association gives love to homeless in time for V-Day

    By the Korea Times San Francisco staff San Francisco’s Korean American community pulled together to provide a warm meal to the homeless in time for Valentine’s Day Monday. Northern California JABI Charity Association volunteers visited nine homeless...

    • Posted February 12, 2015
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  • The Korean Language and Culture Foundation hosted a Lunar New Year celebration Saturday.
    Lunar New Year gathers diverse group to celebrate Korean culture in SF

    San Francisco Korean language students celebrated Lunar New Year Saturday at Sunnyvale’s Dae Sung Korean Presbyterian Church. Held by the Korean Language and Culture Foundation, the event welcomed a diverse group that included Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves...

    • Posted February 10, 2015
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  • (Courtesy of Apple)
    Apple building $850 million solar energy farm in California

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple will spend $850 million on a massive solar energy project that will generate enough power for the computer giant’s new office campus, retail stores and its other California operations. The tech company...

    • Posted February 10, 2015
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  • "Elements of Rhythm: Drums of Asia" performers (Courtesy of OngDance Co.)
    SF concert showcases sounds of Korea, China, Japan, India and the Philippines

    A traditional Asian music concert unfolded inside Oakland Asian Culture Center in San Francisco Saturday. “Elements of Rhythm: Drums of Asia” had five teams showcasing the sounds of Korea, China, Japan, India and the Philippines to a...

    • Posted February 3, 2015
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  • San Francisco Giants outfielder Nori Aoki, of Japan, smiles after being introduced at a baseball news conference at AT&T Park Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in San Francisco. The 33-year-old from Japan receives a $4 million base salary this year, and the Giants have a $5.5 million option for 2016 with a $700,000 buyout. Aoki played last season with Kansas City, which lost the World Series to the Giants in seven games. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    Can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em: Japanese OF Aoki signs with Giants

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nori Aoki is offering a bold challenge to World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner, one of his new San Francisco Giants teammates. “I’ve heard that Madison likes to wrestle, I think I’m going to...

    • Posted January 21, 2015
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  • Traffic moves slowly across the Golden Gate Bridge in the high winds and rain Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in this view from Sausalito, Calif. A storm expected to be one of the windiest and rainiest in five years swept across the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, knocking out power to tens to thousands and delaying travel by air, train and ferry. Pacific Gas & Electric is reporting outages are widespread across the Bay Area due to weather, but officials weren't immediately available to give a specific number of outages.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    California storm knocks out power, delays flights

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful storm churned through Northern California Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands and delaying commuters while soaking the region with much-needed rain. Waves slammed onto waterfronts, ferries were bound to...

    • Posted December 11, 2014
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  • Asiana Airlines A380 super jumbo. (Yonhap file photo)
    Asiana appeals 45-day flight suspension

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-largest flag carrier, said Monday that it has formally appealed a 45-day government ban on flights on its Incheon-San Francisco route, imposed following its crash last year that left...

    • Posted November 18, 2014
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