By City News Service
Mar 3, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Several Los Angeles City Council members today introduced two motions and a resolution in an attempt to address a rise in hate crimes and harassment against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
One motion -- which was introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez and Councilmen John Lee, Mitch O'Farrell and Joe Buscaino -- calls for the Los Angeles Police Department to report on data of the increased crimes against Asian Americans and on the department's response to the trend. It also instructs the police department to report on potential resources it could use to reduce instances of hate crimes against Asian Americans and cultural sites and to identify and prosecute suspects responsible for the crimes.