Last June, a San Mateo City Council member of Asian and Jewish heritage had a rock thrown through her window at home. The incident, which is still under investigation by police, came after the coronavirus pandemic sparked a slew of anti-Asian signs and slogans, some reading “F China,” “Chinese Disease” and “Thanks China.”
Eight months later, violence and racism directed against the Asian American community in the Bay Area has spread, reaching new levels, particularly involving the elderly. Incidents include a string of attacks in Oakland’s Chinatown, as well as the killing of an 84-year-old Thai immigrant in San Francisco.
O Malley hopes effort will expand into model for criminal justice reform
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The Alameda County District Attorney s Office is partnering with several city police departments to institute a pilot program to redirect qualified individuals accused of low-level criminal conduct away from the criminal justice system and into behavioral or mental health support systems instead, DA Nancy O Malley announced last week.
The program, new to Alameda County but commonly referred to as the 3-D Program, is launching with the Oakland, Fremont, San Leandro and Hayward police departments, but O Malley said she expects it will eventually expand to all law enforcement agencies in the county.
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Oakland Chinatown merchants turn to private security patrols
Oakland Chinatown merchants turn to private security patrols
Merchants in Oakland s Chinatown are turning to private security firms in response to the recent spike in robberies and assaults.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Private security guards are being deployed in Oakland Chinatown after a rash of robberies and assaults.
He was arrested for taking matters into his own hands.
Many merchants say the shop owner who fired a gun should not have been arrested.
They say he was trying to protect a victim and that more needs to be done to stop criminals from hurting people.