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Hate on the Rise: Ex-Globetrotter’s SUV Defaced in Petaluma, San Jose Teens Form Human Swastika

As the federal government continues to attack DEI efforts — emboldening racists to come out of the woodwork, two high-profile hate incidents came to light this week. In Petaluma, a youth mentor and ex-Globetrotter was targeted, and in San Jose, high school students formed a human swastika.

Porta-Potty Catches Fire Outside Alamo Square Home of Dog Walker Targeted in Racist Threats

While the Alamo Square home of dog walker Terry Williams undergoes renovations after burning down in the spring of 2024, a porta-potty at the site was set on fire around 1 am Saturday. Additionally, the suspect in the case of the racist threats has been missing since the fall of 2024.

SFPD Has ‘Possible Suspect’ In Case of Dog Walker Whose Home Burned After Racist Threats

Police say they’ve executed two search warrants and have a “possible suspect” in connection to an Alamo Square dog walker who’d received racist threats prior to his house burning, though it’s unclear whether these leads are concerning the threats, the house fire, or both.

SF Man Charged With Hate Crime Over Attack on Three Chinese-American Nonprofit Workers

A racist provocation in Russian Hill was caught on video that showed three Chinese-American nonprofit workers being harassed by a passerby, and the passerby now faces assault and hate crime charges.

Lower Nob Hill Mosque Vandalized, Congregants Harassed At Least Twice During Ramadan

An individual was caught on security camera smashing the windows of the Masjid Al-Tawheed mosque on Sutter Street last week, and reportedly returned again Tuesday to harass the assembled congregants.

Lyft Driver Loses Job, Charged With Federal Hate Crime for Punching SFO Rider Who He Thought Was Jewish

A 39-year-old Daly City man is no longer a Lyft driver after he allegedly punched a rider who he perceived to be Jewish at SF International Airport, and now he’s facing a possible 10-year prison sentence on federal hate crime charges.

Hayward Man Charged With Hate Crime for Burning Israeli Flag at Israel-Hamas Protest

36-year-old Christopher Khamis Victor Husary is in jail for allegedly stealing two counterprotesters’ Israeli flags and setting one of them on fire at a January El Cerrito protest, and now faces arson, grand theft, robbery, and hate crime charges.

Lake Merritt’s Menorah Vandalized, Thrown Into Lake In Act Being Investigated as Hate Crime

Vandals destroyed the Lake Merritt Hanukkah menorah early Wednesday morning, tossing its pieces into the lake and scrawling vulgar graffiti on its remains. But the rabbi whose Jewish center put the menorah up says “For every menorah they take down, we are going to put up ten.”

One of the Palestinian Students Shot In Vermont Was Born In SF

We’re learning that 20-year-old Hisham Awartani, one of the three Palestinian students shot in Vermont on Thanksgiving weekend in an apparent hate crime, was born in San Francisco. But we’re also learning he’s now paralyzed from the chest down.

Santa Clara County Authorities Release Suspect and Vehicle Description in Stanford Hit-and-Run of Muslim Student

After a Muslim student was injured in a hit-and-run on the Stanford campus last Friday, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has released a suspect sketch and a vehicle description in the incident they’re calling a hate crime.

Arab-Muslim Stanford Student Injured in Apparent Targeted Hit-and-Run, Prompting Hate Crime Investigation

An Arab-Muslim student said that a driver screamed “fuck you people" after hitting them with a car on campus.

Jewish-Owned SF Ice Cream Shop Smitten Vandalized, Tagged With Pro-Palestine Messages

A 3 a.m. vandalism job on the Valencia Street ice cream shop Smitten left windows broken and “Free Palestine” graffiti on the storefront, and it may not be a coincidence that the store is Jewish-owned.

Seemingly Racist Muni Egg Attack Prompts SFPD, SFMTA Investigations

A Thursday egg-throwing attack on the 38-Geary was caught on video, with some hate speech reportedly in the mix, and it turns out this suspect may have a checkered past of targeting Asian women in food-throwing attacks.

Alleged Synagogue Shooter Pleads Not Guilty, But Gets Denied Release From Jail

51-year-old Dmitri Mishin had his first court appearance Friday over firing a round of blanks inside a Richmond District synagogue, and while he pleaded not guilty to firearm and hate crime charges, the judge denied his release saying he may still pose a threat to the community.

Rabbis Call For Hate Crime Charges In Last Week’s SF Synagogue Shooting

51-year-old Dmitri Mishin is accused of firing shots in an Outer Richmond synagogue last week — and while the shots were blanks, his disturbing social media posts have synagogue leaders calling for hate crime charges.

66-Year-Old San Jose Man Allegedly Shoots Unarmed Black Man Renting Airbnb In His Neighborhood

A white San Jose resident has been charged in the unprovoked shooting of an unarmed Black man in October who was leaving an Airbnb he was renting to head to a grocery store.

Alleged Club Q Mass Shooter Reportedly the Grandson of a Sitting GOP California Assemblymember

We’re learning more today about the shooter in Saturday night’s massacre at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, including the fact that his grandfather is reportedly a sitting Republican California state Assemblyperson representing San Diego County.

Hate Crime Charges for Homeless Mountain View Woman Who Allegedly Attacked Teen Wearing Headscarf

A July 1 incident where an unsheltered woman allegedly strangled a teen in a hijab and called her a “terrorist” will be heard as a hate crime in a Santa Clara County courthouse today.

A Violent Weekend at People's Park In Berkeley With a Hate-Crime Assault, Arson and More

As Berkeley's People's Park continues to be occupied by homeless individuals and others, while the UC Regents pause a planned construction project at the site, there was a weekend of multiple violent incidents there.

Millbrae City Councilmember Hit on Head by Brick at Lands End, Says It Was Racially Motivated

Millbrae’s first Hong Kongese-American city councilperson Anders Fung had a brick dropped on his head Saturday in a visit to Lands End, and while he’s expected to fully recover from serious head and neck injuries, he believes he was targeted because of his ethnicity.

Group of Alleged Proud Boys Spew Vitriol at Bay Area Library's Drag Queen Story Hour; Hate Crime Investigation Is Underway

On Saturday afternoon, SF drag queen Panda Dulce was reading during Drag Queen Story Hour at the San Lorenzo Library when about ten alleged Proud Boys stormed the room, yelling slurs — forcing all in attendance to hide in a back office before being escorted away by security.

SF Police Investigating Attack on Young Woman in North Beach Friday

An Asian woman was assaulted (in broad daylight) this past Friday by a man near the new location of The Stinking Rose on Columbus Avenue. The suspect of the assault was found a block from where the attack happened — and was taken away on a stretcher.

Public Defender Says Attack on Elderly Asian Woman Not Hate Crime, Suspect Himself Was Beaten Up

A new wrinkle has arisen in the case that’s raised $1 million on GoFundMe, as surveillance video indicates the attacker himself had just been beaten pretty senseless.

Martinez Couple Who Painted Over 'Black Lives Matter' Mural Plead Not Guilty to Hate Crime

The MAGA couple who took black paint to a Black Lives Matter street mural in the East Bay has pleaded not guilty, blaming George Soros for their legal predicament because of course they did.

Muni Baseball Bat Attack May be Investigated as a Hate Crime

New allegations emerge in last week’s attack of a Muni driver, with claims that the deplorable teens punched and spit on the driver, and accused him of having COVID-19 because he’s Asian.