A CROWD OF OLDER Chinatown residents, local leaders, and medical professionals gathered in San Francisco’s Portsmouth Square on Tuesday to denounce Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to cut spending on acupuncture services.

“Cutting this benefit will not save money,” said Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, during a speech at Tuesday’s rally. “It will shift the burden to emergency rooms, overloaded clinics and struggling patients. Protecting Medi-Cal acupuncture is a smart fiscal policy.”

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.