AAPI community and allies rally to stop anti-Asian hate

• Zoom out: Between March 2020 and March 2022, Stop AAPI Hate counted nearly 11,500 hate crimes against Asian Americans nationwide.

Driving the news: This month, two members of the AAPI community were attacked within a week of each other.

• Gregory Chew, a 70-year-old former San Francisco arts commissioner, was punched and knocked to the ground last week. Police arrested and charged a suspect on Sunday.
• Just days before that incident, a 70-year-old woman was attacked and robbed outside her home.

What they're saying: "We must all do more to stop these attacks, and one way to deter violence like this is to send a strong message to would-be attackers that they'll be brought to justice in San Francisco," District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey said in a statement.

Context: Former SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin received much criticism for the way he responded to anti-Asian violence in the city, where attacks rarely led to hate crime charges.

• Last month, recently appointed DA Brooke Jenkins vowed to "bring all the bandits who attacked Asians and our community to justice."

What's next: The Asian Justice Movement, which organized Sunday's rally, demands that San Francisco Police Department chief Bill Scott schedule a town hall in Chinatown in the next 10 days to address the latest string of attacks.

• SFPD has acknowledged the group's demands and tells Axios the department, along with the DA's office, is working to set up an event.