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
Valuable coins placed throughout San Francisco by shop owner for scavenger hunt
A San Francisco coin collector and shop owner in the Marina District plans to give away $10,000 worth of rare coins in a scavenger hunt. The hunt begins Friday.
Jazmin Pelligrini, missing teen, found dead in San Francisco
A teen missing from the East Bay was found dead in San Francisco and her family is desperate to find out what happened.
Activist Angela Davis speaks to East Bay high school students on decades of advocacy
Students from two high schools invited well-known Bay Area political activist Angela Davis to speak about her decades of experience fighting against racism and other causes.
Major changes to SF's West Portal neighborhood after crash that killed family of 4
Major changes are coming to the area around San Francisco's West Portal Muni station. City leaders say safety improvements are much needed now following the crash that killed a family of four.
Oakland police kill Sacramento homicide suspect, barrage of gunfire captured on camera
Oakland police shot and killed a Sacramento murder suspect in West Oakland after authorities say he emerged from a home with a gun.
SF police conduct sting in West Portal where family of 4 was killed
San Francisco police held a sting operation in the West Portal neighborhood late Wednesday afternoon, at the scene of where a driver struck and killed a family of four just over a month ago.
Oakland's First Fridays returns after hiatus
Oakland's First Fridays are back, but organizers say the monthly event needs financial support.
Port of Oakland approves name change for airport
The Port of Oakland's Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday to rename Oakland International Airport.
Teen national anthem singer loses father days after performance
An Oakland teen who performed the national anthem at a pro soccer game is reeling from the death of her father days later.
Man killed on 1st day of new job in SF Mission District shooting
Witnesses say the victim was shot outside the barber shop and that he stumbled back inside, collapsed and died. Neighbors described the victim as being in his 20s, and that he was from Venezuela. They say it was the victim's first day at work in the barbershop.