“Rush Hour 4” is officially in the works at Trump’s request

“Rush Hour 4” is now in active development at Paramount Pictures after Donald Trump personally urged the studio to move forward with the long-discussed sequel, according to multiple industry reports.

The Rebel Yellow - Issue #151

A San Francisco man found guilty of killing an 88-year-old Asian American grandmother in 2019 is expected to receive a life sentence, prosecutors said this week. Other developments across the country included Rep. Young Kim speaking out against socialism ahead of a primary in her new district, Alabama swearing in its first Asian American mayor, a Filipino American woman being released from ICE custody after eight months, and UT Austin’s former Asian American police chief filing a discrimination lawsuit. There were also updates in tech and entertainment, including new warnings from AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton and confirmation that “Rush Hour 4” is moving forward.

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SF man faces life in prison for fatal beating of Asian American grandmother

A 25-year-old man convicted of killing an elderly woman as part of an anti-Asian crime spree in 2019 will likely receive a life sentence without parole, prosecutors announced this week.

Catch up: On Nov. 4, a jury found Keonte Gathron guilty of first-degree murder and 24 other felonies related to a series of violent crimes committed over 13 days in January 2019. The murder victim, 88-year-old Yik Oi Huang, was a Chinese immigrant who had lived in Visitacion Valley for three decades. Huang was attacked on Jan. 8 while doing her morning qigong exercises at a neighborhood playground, sustaining severe injuries including a broken skull and fractures to her arms and neck. She died from her injuries nearly a year later.

Gathron committed seven robberies during his two-week crime spree, selecting victims he perceived as vulnerable. Six were of Asian descent with limited English proficiency, three were elderly and three were minors walking to or from school. Gathron represented himself and denied responsibility during his trial, claiming authorities had used artificial intelligence to alter surveillance footage and DNA evidence, though he provided no proof.

Latest development: Superior Court Judge Eric Fleming is reportedly set to sentence Gathron to two life terms, including one without parole eligibility, plus 31 additional years in state prison. The information came from District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who said justice has been achieved. “Mr. Gathron is now being held accountable for his heinous crimes that targeted vulnerable victims and will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole,” Jenkins said Tuesday, adding the sentence hopefully gives families “a sense that justice was done.” Gathron is scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 3.

Charles Jung, a community organizer who spoke with Huang’s family after the verdict, had called the conviction a “painful affirmation” that anti-Asian violence existed long before pandemic-era hate crimes.

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Rep. Young Kim condemns socialism as she prepares for GOP primary

Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.) recently condemned socialism with a personal take, echoing President Donald Trump’s “communist” branding of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as she gears up for next year’s primary in a new district.