San Francisco Supervisor Who Criticized Rose Pak Now Proposes Naming Subway Station After Her

Posters in Chinatown supporting using "Chinatown" as the name of the subway station. Courtesy of CANARP

SAN FRANCISCO—Controversy is escalating over a proposal to name the new San Francisco Chinatown subway station after the late Rose Pak, a political power broker.

Aaron Peskin, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors member who proposed the name, has previously criticized Pak, identifying her as an agent of China.