This year’s Lunar New Year kicked off with a bang in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Wednesday as 10,000 firecrackers were set off on Kearny Street. Hundreds ...

Residents in Greater Heights are alarmed by chaotic parking lot takeovers, raising safety concerns and leaving debris.

As Lunar New Year celebrations kick off across the Bay Area, officials urged residents to avoid fireworks, firecrackers and wood-burning activities that could contribute to air pollution. The Bay Area ...

Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield. Wednesday ...

From igniting fireworks to joining in lion dances, Southeast Asia joined millions of people all over the world in celebrating ...

A fifth person has died as a result of a New Year’s fireworks explosion at this house in Aliamanu. JAMM AQUINO / JAN. 2 A fifth person has died as a result of a New Year’s fireworks explosion at this ...

The Bay Area Air District urges residents to avoid fireworks and wood-burning during Lunar New Year to protect air quality.

This 2025 marks the celebration of the year of the wood snake, a sign under which personalities like Gandhi, Mao Zedong, ...

Firecrackers, fireworks, red clothes and decorations are used. Young people are given money in red envelopes. There is a feast, and relatives who have died are honored. In Vietnam, parades include ...

The Department of Law Enforcement also wants to replace the existing system for issuing legal firecracker permits and legal fireworks licenses, now maintained by county fire departments ...