California and Bay Area funding pour in to document anti-Asian sentiment, hate crime
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Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, secured $1.4 million in funding to address hate crimes directed toward Asian Americans in recent weeks. The funds were part of AB 85, which provides additional resources for California’s ongoing pandemic response. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press
California lawmakers approved $1.4 million in funding Monday that’ll pay for the study and documentation of xenophobia and hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the pandemic.
The state funds were secured by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, through the passing of AB 85, which provides additional resources for California’s ongoing pandemic response.