Antisemitic incidents in California have skyrocketed, Jewish leaders say
As protests continue to erupt across the country, Jewish leaders in Northern California say the rate of antisemitic incidents has now broken records.
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As protests continue to erupt across the country, Jewish leaders in Northern California say the rate of antisemitic incidents has now broken records.
The Davis Police Department opened a hate crime investigation as they search for a suspect believed to have vandalized two Israeli flags at homes in east Davis.
The number of hate-motivated crimes in California has risen 20% in just one year. Now, there's a new effort to stop people from distributing flyers that contain hateful speech.
A homeless man was arrested this week for felony battery and a hate crime after Folsom police said he beat up a black woman in Historic Folsom.
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Authorities say a 71-year-old Illinois man has been charged with a hate crime, accused of fatally stabbing a young boy and seriously wounding a woman because of their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war.
A glass door was smashed at a synagogue and two windows were broken at a Jewish-owned business.
Robert Avery, 33, was arrested on suspicion of hurling racist remarks and threats at people at Heron Landing Park on Sunday night.
Reported hate crimes increased in California in 2022, including instances of violence motivated by bias.
The first-of-its-kind report included incidents of harassment and vandalism as well as physical attacks.
More than 500 antisemitic acts targeting Jewish people, including assault, vandalism and harassment, were committed in California last year, an increase of more than 40% from 2021, underscoring a proliferation of hate crimes and extremism in the state, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League.
Andrew Lester, who is White, is charged with first-degree assault. Prosecutors say that carries a tougher possible sentence — life in prison — than a hate crime would.
S.F. police are investigating a shooting inside a Richmond District synagogue Wednesday night during which the unidentified suspect may have fired blanks rather than live rounds.
Folsom police are investigating an incident of racist flyers found in a neighborhood.
Jordan Douglas Krah, 40, was arrested on hate crimes charges after verbally accosting two college students on Christmas Eve.
The district attorney noted that murder charges would carry the harshest penalty — likely life in prison.
A man is being charged with a hate crime after he allegedly vandalized a catholic church in Colusa. Sixty-seven-year-old James Stoltenberg allegedly caused over $10,000 worth of damage to the inside of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church.
UC Davis officials say swastika drawings have been found in a freshman residence hall on campus.
It's the latest in a series of hate incidents at the university.
A man was arrested after police said he threw a cup of gasoline on another man and tried to light him on fire in Southern California, authorities said.
Vandals recently dug offensive words and a swastika into the ground at a Sacramento County golf course.
UC Davis police are looking for a group of people who hung banners with hateful messages near campus.
A man punched a father and his 5-year-old daughter riding bikes on Portland's Eastbank Esplanade near the Hawthorne Bridge in an alleged anti-Asian bias crime Saturday, police said.
The Marysville Police Department has arrested a suspect for allegedly making criminal threats that involved hate speech.
A man suspected of leaving hateful flyers on the grounds of a Carmichael synagogue, as well as on the doorsteps of several homes and an elementary school, has been arrested.
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A Sacramento man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a passenger on an Amtrak train late Sunday night, authorities say.
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Firefighters are battling a wildfire in Lake County that has quickly consumed 76 acres and has burned multiple structures in the town of Clearlake Sunday afternoon.
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Firefighters were making some progress Monday morning as they battled the Boyles Fire in Lake County that burned upwards of 30 structures in the town of Clearlake.
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Two people are accused of leading an online group of white supremacists that maintained a list of high-profile targets to assassinate and urging group members to commit hate crimes.
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Several areas were repopulated in Sierra County days after a wildfire erupted in Northern California's Tahoe National Forest.
The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California's fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson, prosecutors said Thursday.
A flash flood warning will be in effect this weekend for the Park Fire burn scar area as wet weather is expected to roll through Northern California.
A wildfire in the hills near the Solano County community of Green Valley prompted evacuation warnings and orders on Wednesday.
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Several people other than the suspect were believed to be inside the home.