Silence is complicity : Sacramento City Council condemns anti-Asian hate, discrimination Share Updated: 4:47 PM PST Mar 9, 2021 Daniel Macht Share Updated: 4:47 PM PST Mar 9, 2021
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Show Transcript TOP STORIES WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON. EDIE: SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION THAT CONDEMNS ACT OF ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF RACISM. THE CITY SAYS THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO REPEATED INCIDENTS OF ATTACKS ON ASIAN AMERICANS.
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 4:47 PM PST Mar 9, 2021 Daniel Macht The Sacramento City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to condemn hate and discrimination against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, following a rise in reported hate incidents across the country and in California. Sacramento City Councilwoman Mai Vang, who introduced the resolution, called it just the first step in the work that we have ahead. She
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Mad Butcher Meat Company in South Sacramento.
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Kelly Shum, owner of the Mad Butcher Meat Company in South Sacramento, remembers the incident clearly: A white man wearing a “Stand With The Flag” shirt came into her shop, made a purchase, and then, upon exiting, threw a dead cat into the parking lot right outside the store.
Shum said she’s seen the man before, as a customer. The sentiment behind his actions that day weren’t new for their shop, she says, but it was a tipping point for her family.
Elected officials and church leaders rallied around Mad Butcher Meat Company owner, Kelly Shum, after a person reportedly dumped a dead cat on their property last week.
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