San Francisco s dream of the future is eternal - but it s time to move on
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Farewell, and thanks for all the fish treats
I wasn’t generally given to vandalism as a child growing up in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, but when I was 7 or so, I took a marker and defaced our game of “Monopoly.” The instructions on one square said “Go to jail.” I crossed that out and wrote “Go to San Francisco.”
I never stopped dreaming that it was possible to roll the dice and transport yourself to a place where you could rewrite the rules. After college, I followed my own direction and moved to California. It was 1995, when San Francisco and the internet were having their first collision.
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Bay Briefing: The last stand of S.F. Chinatown s storied banquet halls
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Bill Lee, shown with daughter Kathy Lee, owns the Far East Cafe, one of two remaining banquet halls in Chinatown.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Tuesday, Feb. 16, and Michelin-star dining is still available for takeout you’ll just need to brush up on your plating skills. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
More than a restaurant
For decades, Chinatown’s banquet halls have hosted celebrations, reinforced community and offered jobs to recent immigrants. But a Chinatown banquet is not just a party with a parade of family-style dishes. For a community that has endured segregation, racist immigration exclusion that kept families apart and threats of displacement, banquets are loud, bountiful, collective affirmations of community resilience.
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