While hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation declined last year in California, state officials recorded a 72.2% rise in anti-transgender incidents in 2020 compared to the year prior.

Carrying homemade signs with phrases like "Queers against Asian hate," hundreds of people marched in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community from the Castro Sunday in a show of solidarity .

Reported hate crimes in San Francisco rose 58% in 2018 over the previous year even as hate crimes nationwide leveled off after years of increasing, according to statistics released by the FBI Tuesday, November 12.

A South Bay task force on hate crimes became a reality after the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to establish it.

The South Bay is working on getting a handle on hate crimes on two fronts: a countywide task force and a new program in San Jose.