Harry Mok
@harrymok.bsky.social
Assistant editor and columnist for the Opinion section of the San Francisco Chronicle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/author/harry-mok/
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Harry Mok
@harrymok.bsky.social
· Mar 22
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.
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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
There was a time when it was rare for sports and politics to mix. That time is long gone. This was evident from the moment in September when Bad Bunny was announced as the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headliner. My Opinion newsletter @sfchronicle.com
In the Bay Area, sticking to sports is impossible with Super Bowl LX
OPINION NEWSLETTER: The backlash over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show is part of the overflow of politics into sports.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
There was a time when it was rare for sports and politics to mix. That time is long gone. This was evident from the moment in September when Bad Bunny was announced as the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headliner. My Opinion newsletter @sfchronicle.com
Divisions over who gets to be American and race are as wide as ever. Trump will eventually leave office, and even if the next president is a Democrat, can the divide be bridged? Read my @sfchronicle.com Opinion newsletter.
Trump takes his crusade against immigrants to an unprecedented level
OPINION: President Trump’s scapegoating of immigrants for the country’s problems is not new, and it deflects attention from what could make America greater, Harry Mok writes.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Divisions over who gets to be American and race are as wide as ever. Trump will eventually leave office, and even if the next president is a Democrat, can the divide be bridged? Read my @sfchronicle.com Opinion newsletter.
There's a history behind the Asian American outrage over the acquittal of the murder charge in the killing of Vicha Ratanapadkee @sfchronicle.com
Manslaughter conviction for killing of ‘Grandpa Vicha’ provokes outrage in AAPI community. Here’s why
OPINION NEWSLETTER: The manslaughter conviction for the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee was a painful reminder of the surge in anti-Asian hate that enveloped the country during the pandemic.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
There's a history behind the Asian American outrage over the acquittal of the murder charge in the killing of Vicha Ratanapadkee @sfchronicle.com
#SanFrancisco Supervisor Alan Wong’s bid for a ballot measure to reopen the Great Highway to cars fails. Will this settle the matter? Read the Opinions newsletter @sfchronicle.com
There’s closure on reopening S.F.’s Great Highway, at least for a few months
OPINION NEWSLETTER: San Francisco Supervisor Alan Wong’s bid for a ballot measure to reopen the Great Highway to cars fails. Will this settle the matter?
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January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
#SanFrancisco Supervisor Alan Wong’s bid for a ballot measure to reopen the Great Highway to cars fails. Will this settle the matter? Read the Opinions newsletter @sfchronicle.com
Sasanna Yee channels the anguish over her grandmother’s murder into something positive for Visatacion Valley, an often forgotten part of San Francisco. My latest @sfchronicle.com opinion column.
It took six years to get justice for her grandmother’s murder. A granddaughter tries to bring her community together
OPINION: Sasanna Yee channels the anguish over her grandmother’s murder into something positive for Visatacion Valley, an often forgotten part of San Francisco, Harry Mok writes.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Sasanna Yee channels the anguish over her grandmother’s murder into something positive for Visatacion Valley, an often forgotten part of San Francisco. My latest @sfchronicle.com opinion column.
I interviewed new SF Supervisor Alan Wong. Read what he has to say about housing and whether to reopen the Great Highway to cars in my column, and take our poll about the Great Highway @sfchronicle.com shorturl.at/46hcQ
Will San Francisco’s newest supervisor try to reopen the Great Highway? Here’s what he says
New Sunset Supervisor Alan Wong has community support, and he checks the two most important boxes for Mayor Daniel Lurie.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I interviewed new SF Supervisor Alan Wong. Read what he has to say about housing and whether to reopen the Great Highway to cars in my column, and take our poll about the Great Highway @sfchronicle.com shorturl.at/46hcQ
Stanford Dr. Bryant Lin is an expert on diseases unusually common among Asians — and a patient. He finds himself as a patient and an advocate in yet another vexing health care problem: insurance denials. My column @sfchronicle.com
He’s a leading expert in nonsmoker lung cancer. After he got the disease, insurance denied his treatment
OPINION: Stanford Dr. Bryant Lin is both a patient and an advocate in yet another vexing health care problem: insurance denials.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Stanford Dr. Bryant Lin is an expert on diseases unusually common among Asians — and a patient. He finds himself as a patient and an advocate in yet another vexing health care problem: insurance denials. My column @sfchronicle.com
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In his weekly column, Emil Amok Guillermo discusses what Beya Alcaraz's short stint as San Francisco supervisor means for the Filipino community in the city.
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Op-Ed: Beya Alcaraz and Mayor Daniel Lurie's failure – AsAmNews
by Emil Amok Guillermo I’m a San Franciscan in exile, so you’ll want to hear my perspective on the historic elimination of the first Filipino supervisor in San Francisco history. But first, my live on...
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November 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In his weekly column, Emil Amok Guillermo discusses what Beya Alcaraz's short stint as San Francisco supervisor means for the Filipino community in the city.
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SF Mayor Lurie swung for the fences and whiffed in appointing Beya Alcaraz as supervisor. My column in the SF Chronicle
Lurie’s Sunset supervisor pick was the biggest whiff of his political career. Now what?
OPINION: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s “Family Zoning” plan faces fierce opposition in the Sunset. Finding a candidate who supports it without drawing the ire of residents isn’t easy.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
SF Mayor Lurie swung for the fences and whiffed in appointing Beya Alcaraz as supervisor. My column in the SF Chronicle
SF Mayor Lurie swung for the fences and whiffed in appointing Beya Alcaraz as supervisor. My column in the SF Chronicle www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
Lurie’s Sunset supervisor pick was the biggest whiff of his political career. Now what?
OPINION: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s “Family Zoning” plan faces fierce opposition in the Sunset. Finding a candidate who supports it without drawing the ire of residents isn’t easy.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
SF Mayor Lurie swung for the fences and whiffed in appointing Beya Alcaraz as supervisor. My column in the SF Chronicle www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
Can Cantonese survive?
It’s the language of S.F.’s first Chinese immigrants. Can it survive another generation?
As Mandarin becomes increasingly favored both in China and the Bay Area, Cantonese defenders are grappling with threats to the language.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Can Cantonese survive?
President Trump’s misguided war on DEI is targeting programs at minority-serving institutions that help 1st generation & low-income college students across the country. My column @sfchronicle.com
The same group that sued Harvard on behalf of Asian Americans is now killing Bay Area college API programs
OPINION: President Trump’s misguided war on DEI is targeting programs at minority-serving institutions that help college students across the country, Harry Mok writes.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
President Trump’s misguided war on DEI is targeting programs at minority-serving institutions that help 1st generation & low-income college students across the country. My column @sfchronicle.com
Two Sunset District business owners say trying to reopen the Great Highway will prolong bitterness and divisiveness in the SF neighborhood @sfchronicle.com
We’re small business owners in the Sunset. Reopening the Great Highway is the last thing we need
OPINION: Some candidates hoping to replace Supervisor Joel Engardio are pledging to reopen the Great Highway and close Sunset Dunes park. That’s a mistake, Britt-Marie Alm and Poppy Gilman write.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Two Sunset District business owners say trying to reopen the Great Highway will prolong bitterness and divisiveness in the SF neighborhood @sfchronicle.com
Is Democratic gerrymandering justified?
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?
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October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Is Democratic gerrymandering justified?
Did the Engardio recall wake SF's "sleeping giant" voter bloc? My columm @sfchronicle.com
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?
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September 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Did the Engardio recall wake SF's "sleeping giant" voter bloc? My columm @sfchronicle.com
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.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
After today's recall election of SF Supervisor Joel Engardio, can he or his replacement function in this district? My column @sfchronicle.com
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...
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.
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September 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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...
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...
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.
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August 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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...
An analysis of traffic data since the Great Highway's closure in SF by the Chronicle shows some slowdowns, while some roads are faster.
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.
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June 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
An analysis of traffic data since the Great Highway's closure in SF by the Chronicle shows some slowdowns, while some roads are faster.
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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.
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June 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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My news side colleagues wrote about the success of Japantown and Stonestown malls and the lessons they offer.
These San Francisco malls are experiencing a ‘renaissance’ that defies the doom loop. Their secret: Asian focused retail and restaurants
These S.F. malls are experiencing a ‘renaissance’ that defies the doom loop. Here’s their secret
These San Francisco malls are experiencing a ‘renaissance’ that defies the doom loop. Their secret: Asian focused retail and restaurants
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June 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My news side colleagues wrote about the success of Japantown and Stonestown malls and the lessons they offer.
Navy to rename ship named after Harvey Milk
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.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Navy to rename ship named after Harvey Milk
Recall of SF Supervisor Joel Engardio is apparently on @sfchronicle.com
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.
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May 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Recall of SF Supervisor Joel Engardio is apparently on @sfchronicle.com
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.
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May 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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
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.
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May 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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