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SF native Margaret Cho is back in her hometown and she ‘Livid’

Margaret Cho isn’t the only comedy legend to hail from the Bay, but she might be the angriest. She grew up in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, and began her comedy career doing sets at a local club across from the bookstore her family owned on Polk and California streets. After a few years in stand-up, Cho got her big break as the star of “All-American Girl,” a 1994 ABC sitcom based on her comedy routine. While the show was canceled after a short run, and some disruptions to her career ensued, Cho is a…

How Citizen is trying to remake itself by recruiting elderly Asians

“Citizen, and the premium version, is not the panacea. It will not fix the world’s problems. It will not stop crime from happening all over the world. It’s not that,” Chandler says. “But it is a very powerful way for marginalized communities to make their voices heard.”  “Unfortunately, they don’t have a Chinese helper”  “While the idea of Citizen is brilliant … I do come to this with a healthy dose of skepticism because of the uniqueness of our community,” says OCA’s Kosai. “One of the things that I’m always thinking…