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
Stockton shooting: What we know about 4 victims killed
As authorities search for the gunman or gunmen who opened fire at a toddler’s birthday party in Stockton, killing four people and injuring more than a dozen others, loved ones are sharing memories of the young lives taken too soon.
AC Transit bus crashes into Oakland building, sends 11 to hospital
An AC Transit bus crashed into an Oakland auto shop Tuesday afternoon, sending 11 people to the hospital.
8-year-old killed in Stockton birthday party shooting identified
Maya Lupian, 8, and Amari Peterson, 14, were among the victims killed in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Stockton over the weekend.
Stockton shooting: Slain teen's family speaks out, father says gunman aimed for rapper
14-year-old Amari Peterson's life was cut short on Saturday. He was one of the four victims killed in the Stockton shooting at a two-year-old's birthday party over the weekend.
74-year-old Oakland woman thankful to be alive after hit & run
A 74-year-old woman who survived a hit-and-run in West Oakland is celebrating Thanksgiving surrounded by family after being released from the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve.
Memorial marks where Piedmont students killed
A year after three former Piedmont High School students were killed in an early morning crash on Thanksgiving Eve, a memorial still marks the site where friends and neighbors continue to gather in remembrance.
Oakland nonprofits and at-risk youth hold Thanksgiving food drive to feed 900 families
Oakland nonprofits team up with at-risk youth to provide a Thanksgiving meal for 900 families in need.
Alameda County DA reinstates mandatory minimum sentences for illegal gun possession
Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson's action comes after two school shootings last week at Skyline High School and Laney College.
SF Supervisor Connie Chan to run for Pelosi's congressional seat
Chan said her priorities include making sure San Francisco remains a sanctuary city and that the city will be affordable for everyone, not just the wealthy.
Fraternity called 'public nuisance' after Cal student nearly drowns
A UC Berkeley student is in critical condition at a local hospital following what is being described as a near drowning shortly on Friday night at a fraternity house off campus on Greek Row.