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SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Police have arrested a man suspected in more than three dozen purse snatch robberies throughout the Bay Area, in which all of the victims were Asian American women. The San Jose Police Department announced that they arrested Hassani Burleson-Ramsey in Oakland on Wednesday. Police said Burleson-Ramsey is one of two suspects responsible for nine purse snatchings in San Jose, and up to 30 additional robberies in other parts of the Bay Area. READ MORE: 69-Year-Old Man Punched, Knocked Out In El Cerrito Hate Crime Attack; Suspect Arrested Hassani Burleson-Ramsey. (San Jose Police Department) According to investigators, the suspects would track the victims in parking lots at shopping centers. The suspects would then block victims’ vehicles, smash their windows and leave the scene with purses and other personal property. Surveillance video showed the suspects would leave the scene in a dark colored sedan. READ MORE: Asian American Attacks: … [Read more...] about San Jose Police Arrest Man Suspected In Purse Snatchings Involving Asian American Women

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan, who has spearheaded calls for increased police presence in the Oakland neighborhood during a rise in violence targeting Asia Americans, was the victim of a brazen daylight assault, authorities said. Oakland police said the assault took place in the 400 block of 8th St. in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood at about 4 p.m. Thursday. READ MORE: 69-Year-Old Man Punched, Knocked Out In El Cerrito Hate Crime Attack; Suspect Arrested Chan, who lives in nearby Alameda, was in Oakland to run an errand and then planned to visit a prior assault victim at their home. He told the San Francisco Chronicle that he was near a Starbucks coffee shop when someone came up from behind and struck him in the head while yelling a derogatory word. READ MORE: Car Plows Into House In San Jose; Driver Flees Scene Chan fell to the pavement, suffering scrapes and bruises and blacked out momentarily. He told KPIX 5 that he managed … [Read more...] about Asian American Attacks: Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan Assaulted In Oakland

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan, who has spearheaded calls for increased police presence in the Oakland neighborhood during a rise in violence targeting Asian Americans, was the victim of a brazen daylight assault, authorities said. Oakland police said the assault took place in the 400 block of 8th St. in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood at about 4 p.m. Thursday. READ MORE: May Day March and Rally in San Francisco Spotlights Essential Workers and Social Justice Demands Chan, who lives in nearby Alameda, was in Oakland to run an errand and then planned to visit a prior assault victim at their home. “I was making a turn and then the attack came so sudden. It was a cowardly attack, from behind,” Chan told KPIX 5. Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan, Chan’s skinned knee. (CBS/Carl Chan) Chan fell to the pavement, suffering scrapes and bruises and blacked out momentarily. “It hurts more than it looks,” Chan … [Read more...] about Asian American Attacks: Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan Assaulted

( CBS San Francisco ) — Last week President Biden announced the American Families Plan. The $1.8 trillion package focuses on reforming childcare, education and paid family leave. A fact sheet on the plan calls it “an investment in our children and our families—helping families cover the basic expenses that so many struggle with now, lowering health insurance premiums, and continuing the American Rescue Plan’s historic reductions in child poverty.” This is the administration’s next step in its bid to rebuild and remake the economy in what are hopefully the waning days of the COVID pandemic and into the future. The first step was the American Rescue Plan, which included $1,400 stimulus checks, extended federal unemployment benefits and an upgraded Child Tax Credit. It was signed into law in mid-March, and implementation is ongoing. READ MORE: Stimulus Check Update: Is A Fourth Relief Payment Coming Your Way? The American Jobs Plan was announced a few weeks later. The … [Read more...] about American Families Plan: What’s In It, And How Could It Put Money In Your Pocket?

Washington (CNN) Republican members of Congress , Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying to force Americans to eat far less red meat. "Joe Biden's climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from our diets by 2030. They want to limit us to about four pounds a year. Why doesn't Joe stay out of my kitchen?" Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert wrote on Twitter on Saturday. No fewer than five Fox News or Fox Business personalities told versions of the scare story on the air starting Friday morning. For example, Fox News host Jesse Watters said Saturday that "Americans are going to have to cut their red meat consumption by 90% in order to reduce emissions to hit Biden's target. That means you're only allowed to eat four pounds of red meat a year. That adds up to a burger a month. That's it." In a particularly odd moment on Twitter on Sunday, two Republican governors, Greg … [Read more...] about Fact check: No, Biden is not trying to force Americans to eat less red meat