Amber Lee
Amber is a proud native San Franciscan who grew up in the Mission neighborhood. She speaks fluent Cantonese thanks to her parents who immigrated to the U.S. from China and Hong Kong. Amber graduated from Lowell High School and San Francisco State University.
Her first reporter job took her to a television station in Reno where she quickly learned how a city relatively close to the Bay Area could be so different. Her next stop was the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz area where she reported and anchored. Amber returned to the San Francisco Bay Area as a part-time correspondent for CNN in the San Francisco Bureau. She joined KTVU in 1997.
Amber’s exclusive jailhouse interview with SF Chinatown Gang leader, Raymond Chow, a.k.a. "Shrimp Boy," was one of her greatest challenges, however, she takes great pride in the relationships she’s built with people in the community.
When she’s not at work, Amber enjoys spending time with her family and friends, shopping and eating. She is a Chinese and Korean drama addict and a huge dog lover.
The latest from Amber Lee
Wildfire survivor visits SFFD to thank firefighters who saved his, others' homes
A survivor of the Palisades fire says firefighters from San Francisco saved his home and those of his neighbors. He visited the San Francisco fire station where the crew came from to thank them.
27-year-old San Francisco man's life cut short in deadly Tesla multi-car crash
Linh Luu said she and Mikhael Romanenko were planning a life together. But that dream was cut short when he died in a multi-car crash in San Francisco where a Tesla driver was arrested.
San Francisco responds to President Trump's threat to sanctuary cities
San Francisco is among the sanctuary cities and counties in the United States, dedicated to protecting the immigrant community. City leaders and community members spoke about how they plan to respond to possible ICE operations.
Faith leaders prepared to help undocumented immigrants facing possible deportation
Nonprofits and faith groups held a community vigil on Tuesday night to support immigrants facing possible deportation after the Trump administration made changes to immigration policy that allows federal agents to arrest undocumented people in churches, schools and hospitals.
Bay Area fundraisers: Concert, car wash and small businesses helping L.A. fire victims
Bay Area residents are holding fundraisers to help the Southern California fire victims this weekend. There will be a car wash in Oakland on Saturday, Jan. 11 and a concert in San Francisco on Sunday, Jan. 12.
Frustration over ongoing garbage, encampment fires along Wood Street
Residents and workers around West Oakland's Wood Street are urging city leaders to take more action against illegal dumping and garbage fires, which they say pose a public safety threat.
Stage is set for Daniel Lurie to be sworn in as San Francisco's newest mayor
A new mayor will take office in San Francisco on Wednesday. Daniel Lurie will be inaugurated in a ceremony in front of city hall starting at 11:30 a.m.
Antioch names 3rd police chief amidst turmoil, federal oversight
Antioch has yet another acting police chief. Capt. Joe Vigil will be the third acting chief in less than a year and a half. Vigil has had this role before, from August 2023 to February 2024.
Excitement, expectations as SF prepares to inaugurate Mayor-elect Lurie
Preparations are underway for the inauguration of San Francisco's Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie. There is excitement and expectations that Lurie will bring change. Festivities including a night market and a banquet with Asian leaders and community members will be held in Chinatown.
Iowa boy battling cancer gets wish to see Warriors play at Chase Center
It was a night to remember for one young boy and his family visiting San Francisco from Iowa.