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· Michelle De Pacina
California man attacks Thai restaurant owner’s nephew after being denied free food
A customer was captured on surveillance footage physically attacking the nephew of a Thai restaurant’s owner in Berkeley, California, after he was reportedly denied free food. When the customer ran toward the exit, witnesses in the restaurant acted swiftly to stop him. The…
· Michelle De Pacina
99 Ranch Market employee arrested for attacking co-worker with meat cleaver in California
Marlon Uy, a 57-year-old employee of 99 Ranch Market in Chino Hills, California, was arrested on Oct. 9 for attacking his co-worker with a meat cleaver. According to authorities, Uy and his co-worker had a long-standing feud. Uy struck his co-worker multiple times in the upper…
· Carl Samson
No charges for driver who fatally struck California county official
No charges will be filed against the motorist who fatally struck Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan on Nov. 3, 2021, District Attorney Nancy O’Malley’s office announced on Thursday. Chan, 72, was walking her dog and crossing the street on the corner of Grand Street and…
· Carl Samson
California soft-launches hate crimes resource line
California soft-launched a resource line on Tuesday that facilitates the reporting of hate incidents. The program, known as CA vs. Hate, aims to provide hate victims with culturally competent resources, including options and advice on steps to take after an incident. A dedicated…
· Ryan General
Professors sue California State University system over caste anti-discrimination policy
California State University (CSU) became the first U.S. university system to name “caste” as a protected status under its non-discrimination policy on Jan. 1. Professors Sunil Kumar of Cal State San Diego and Praveen Sinha of Cal State Long Beach both consider the move…
· Carl Samson
California man arrested for killing Asian nail salon owner in hit-and-run
Arck Marquez Ramirez Jr., 29, of Brentwood, California, has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident that killed 44-year-old Chungthuy “Tammy” Le on Oct. 1. Le, who owned Lavender Dreams Nail Spa in Walnut Creek, was crossing the street at N. California Boulevard…
· Michelle De Pacina
Family of bullied California boy presses charges and files restraining order against two teens
Police have identified the two teens in California who followed a 13-year-old boy home and punched him multiple times. The boy’s family has pressed assault and battery charges and have filed restraining orders against the teens. His older sister has set up a GoFundMe page to…
· Carl Samson
California boy chased home, punched by alleged bullies despite offering $50 for his safety
An Asian American boy was allegedly followed and punched by a pair of minors just outside his home in Santa Clara, California, on Saturday afternoon. Footage of the alleged incident, which was captured by a home security camera, was posted by the victim’s sister on Instagram on…
· Carl Samson
Elderly woman mauled to death by Dogo Argentino dogs while on morning walk in California
Soon Han, an 80-year-old woman, died after being mauled by two Dogo Argentinos in San Bernardino County, California, on Friday. Han was out for a morning walk when the pair of canines attacked her near the intersection of Vinton Street and Mesa Road in Baldy Mesa. Han suffered…
· Michelle De Pacina
Family of 4 kidnapped and found dead in rural farmland in Northern California
A South Asian family of four, including an infant, were kidnapped at gunpoint from their trucking business in Merced County, California, on Monday. On Wednesday, officers were called to a rural farm area at around 5:30 p.m. by a farmworker who discovered the victims’ bodies.…
· Ryan General
Marijuana farmer, sister sentenced for attempted $1 million bribery of Northern California sheriff
Siblings Chi Meng Yang, 36, of Montague, Siskiyou County, and Gaosheng Laitinen, 41, of St. Paul, Minnesota, were sentenced for their bribery attempt aimed at protecting family marijuana grows in Siskiyou County, California, from local authorities. Yang, who was convicted of…
· Carl Samson
California man charged with hate crimes for targeting South Asian women in necklace robbery spree
Lathan Johnson, 37, is facing robbery and hate crime charges after allegedly targeting South Asian women in a two-month robbery spree in the San Francisco Bay Area. Beginning in June, Johnson snatched approximately $35,000 worth of necklaces off of at least 14 women in San Jose,…
· Khier Casino
Elderly Asian woman attacked and robbed of life savings by men posing as construction workers in California
A 70-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed of her life savings by three men pretending to be utility workers in Daly City, California, according to her granddaughter. Surveillance footage at the elderly woman’s home showed what appeared to be a man wearing a construction…
· Ryan General
Lunar New Year is now a state holiday in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2596 on Friday, officially making Lunar New Year a state holiday. The new state law, authored by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell), authorizes any state employee to receive eight hours of holiday credit rather than…
· Bryan Ke
California parole board denies early release of El Sobrante Sikh temple shooter
Joga Singh Sandher, the 58-year-old man who murdered Ajmer Singh Malhi inside a Sikh temple in 2000, was denied early parole by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Board on Thursday. The panel found that if Sandher were to be released, the "danger…
· Khier Casino
Residents demand change after girl nearly struck by SUV while crossing street in San Mateo, California
An investigation is underway after a little girl was almost hit by a moving vehicle last week in San Mateo, California, according to police. Jison Hong was at a traffic stop on Sept. 14 when the camera on her dashboard caught a girl on a scooter nearly being struck by a dark SUV…
· Michelle De Pacina
California man shot dead in road rage incident while on Facetime with wife
Rienhart Asuncion, 30, was shot and killed in a road rage incident in San Lorenzo, California, while he was on a FaceTime video call with his wife on Sept. 18. According to his wife, Princess, a car had cut into her husband’s lane, which reportedly led to a chase that ended at…
· Carl Samson
California woman ordered to apologize, pay $9,000 for telling daughter to hit opponent at youth basketball game
Latira Shonty Hunt, 44, was charged with two misdemeanors after allegedly telling her teenage daughter to hit another player during a basketball game on Nov. 7, 2021. A video of the incident shows 15-year-old Lauryn Ham being struck in the head by Hunt’s daughter, who was also a…
· Michelle De Pacina
Report: Alarming rise of physical and sexual violence in pandemic-era California
According to the latest California Study on Violence Experiences across the Lifespan (CalVEX) report, the rates of both physical and sexual violence in California have increased at alarming rates since the beginning of the pandemic. More than one in six Californians (18%) have…
· Michelle De Pacina
Gov. Newsom signs No Place for Hate Bills to combat hate and harassment in California
The No Place for Hate Bills — SB 1161 and AB 2448 — were signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in California on Tuesday. The Increase Safety for Public Transit Riders bill (SB 1161), authored by State Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine), will require the Mineta Transportation Institute…