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Supervisors hear police, DA and community partners on violence targeting AAPI seniors and other vulnerable groups
Summary
The committee convened city departments and community organizations to review recent trends in hate incidents and hate crimes, victim services, community‑based prevention programs and multilingual outreach; presenters emphasized combined law‑enforcement investigations, community outreach and expanded language‑accessible victim services.
San Francisco elected and city officials, law‑enforcement leaders and community groups told the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on Feb. 8 that reducing violence targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander seniors and other vulnerable residents requires coordinated policing, culturally competent victim services and sustained community prevention efforts.
Supervisor Connie Chan, who carried the item introduced in 2021, framed the hearing as a multi‑year response to a rise in anti‑Asian violence during the pandemic and called for a comprehensive approach that pairs enforcement with community‑level prevention. "We know that law enforcement is part of the equation… but it is only part of the equation," Chan said in opening remarks.
SFPD acting Commander Aaron Perra and Sergeant Jamie Hien (hate‑crimes coordinator) explained…
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