native, and i support the renaming of the sonora lane to the vicha ratanapakdee. i echo a lot of what the previous callers have said, that grandpa vicha has been a catalyst for the community and the stop asian hate movement, and i am in support of this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. next caller. >> hi. i'm [indiscernible] i am also an anza vista resident, and i think that we as a community can heal from all of the aapi hate that's plagued our country. it's been so scary, knowing that that's what's going on. this happened across the street from my house, so please, i support this wholeheartedly. thank you very much. bye. >> clerk: thank you. madam chair, d.t. has confirmed that was the last caller in queue. >> chair melgar: thanks very much, madam clerk. thank you, supervisor stefani, for bringing this to the committee. i hope that if this goes up with a positive recommendation, that there can be a small step of healing for the family of vicha ratanapakdee and remembering. colleagues, can we have -- >> supervisor stefani: chair melgar, can i say

native, and i support the renaming of the sonora lane to the vicha ratanapakdee. i echo a lot of what the previous callers have said, that grandpa vicha has been a catalyst for the community and the stop asian hate movement, and i am in support of this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. next caller. >> hi. i'm [indiscernible] i am also an anza vista resident, and i think that we as a community can heal from all of the aapi hate that's plagued our country. it's been so scary, knowing that that's what's going on. this happened across the street from my house, so please, i support this wholeheartedly. thank you very much. bye. >> clerk: thank you. madam chair, d.t. has confirmed that was the last caller in queue. >> chair melgar: thanks very much, madam clerk. thank you, supervisor stefani, for bringing this to the committee. i hope that if this goes up with a positive recommendation, that there can be a small step of healing for the family of vicha ratanapakdee and remembering. colleagues, can we have -- >> supervisor stefani: chair melgar, can i say

native, and i support the renaming of the sonora lane to the vicha ratanapakdee. i echo a lot of what the previous callers have said, that grandpa vicha has been a catalyst for the community and the stop asian hate movement, and i am in support of this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. next caller. >> hi. i'm [indiscernible] i am also an anza vista resident, and i think that we as a community can heal from all of the aapi hate that's plagued our country. it's been so scary, knowing that that's what's going on. this happened across the street from my house, so please, i support this wholeheartedly. thank you very much. bye. >> clerk: thank you. madam chair, d.t. has confirmed that was the last caller in queue. >> chair melgar: thanks very much, madam clerk. thank you, supervisor stefani, for bringing this to the committee. i hope that if this goes up with a positive recommendation, that there can be a small step of healing for the family of vicha ratanapakdee and remembering. colleagues, can we have -- >> supervisor stefani: chair melgar, can i say

native, and i support the renaming of the sonora lane to the vicha ratanapakdee. said, that grandpa vicha has been a catalyst for the community and the stop asian hate movement, and i am in support of this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. next caller. >> hi. i'm [indiscernible] i am also an anza vista resident, and i think that we as a community can heal from all of the aapi hate that's plagued our country. it's been so scary, knowing that that's what's going on. this happened across the street from my house, so please, i support this wholeheartedly. thank you very much. bye. >> clerk: thank you. madam chair, d.t. has confirmed that was the last caller in queue. >> chair melgar: thanks very much, madam clerk. thank you, supervisor stefani, for bringing this to the committee. i hope that if this goes up with a positive recommendation, that there can be a small step of healing for the family of vicha ratanapakdee and remembering. colleagues, can we have -- >> supervisor stefani: chair melgar, can i say one more thing? >> chair melgar: yes. >> superv

native, and i support the renaming of the sonora lane to the vicha ratanapakdee. i echo a lot of what the previous callers have said, that grandpa vicha has been a catalyst for the community and the stop asian hate movement, and i am in support of this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. next caller. >> hi. i'm [indiscernible] i am also an anza vista resident, and i think that we as a community can heal from all of the aapi hate that's plagued our country. it's been so scary, knowing that that's what's going on. this happened across the street from my house, so please, i support this wholeheartedly. thank you very much. bye. >> clerk: thank you. madam chair, d.t. has confirmed that was the last caller in queue. >> chair melgar: thanks very much, madam clerk. thank you, supervisor stefani, for bringing this to the committee. i hope that if this goes up with a positive recommendation, that there can be a small step of healing for the family of vicha ratanapakdee and remembering. colleagues, can we have -- >> supervisor stefani: chair melgar, can i say

joseph's avenues to vicha ratanpakdee way. >> chair melgar: thank you, mr. carroll. joining us is supervisor stefani. supervisor stefani, the floor is yours. >> supervisor stefani: thank you. vicha was well known in his community for his hour long walks every morning, who kept him healthy and moving this year. earlier this year, he was violently shoved to the ground, causing him to hit his head. the video went viral and was very shocking and hard to see. the crime was just one of many committed against the asian and pacific islander community. when i introduced this back in july at our last meeting, the resolution actually says 7,000 on page 1, on-line 20, so perhaps we can amendment that at committee, that it's actually 9,000 hate incidents. and just over 13% of these reported incidents involve a physical assault. since his passing, his daughter has worked tirelessly to amplify the voices of those not only in the thai community but those in the pacific islander community and asians to ensure what happened to her father will not happen to anyone else. it's so tragic

native, and i support the renaming of the sonora lane to the vicha ratanapakdee.lers have said, that grandpa vicha has been a catalyst for the community and the stop asian hate movement, and i am in support of this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. next caller. >> hi. i'm [indiscernible] i am also an anza vista resident, and i think that we as a community can heal from all of the aapi hate that's plagued our country. it's been so scary, knowing that that's what's going on. this happened across the street from my house, so please, i support this wholeheartedly. thank you very much. bye. >> clerk: thank you. madam chair, d.t. has confirmed that was the last caller in queue. >> chair melgar: thanks very much, madam clerk. thank you, supervisor stefani, for bringing this to the committee. i hope that if this goes up with a positive recommendation, that there can be a small step of healing for the family of vicha ratanapakdee and remembering. colleagues, can we have -- >> supervisor stefani: chair melgar, can i say one more thing? >> chair melgar: yes.

native, and i support the renaming of the sonora lane to the vicha ratanapakdee. i echo a lot of what the previous callers have said, that grandpa vicha has been a catalyst for the community and the stop asian hate movement, and i am in support of this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. next caller. >> hi. i'm [indiscernible] i am also an anza vista resident, and i think that we as a community can heal from all of the aapi hate that's plagued our country. it's been so scary, knowing that that's what's going on. this happened across the street from my house, so please, i support this wholeheartedly. thank you very much. bye. >> clerk: thank you. madam chair, d.t. has confirmed that was the last caller in queue. >> chair melgar: thanks very much, madam clerk. thank you, supervisor stefani, for bringing this to the committee. i hope that if this goes up with a positive recommendation, that there can be a small step of healing for the family of vicha ratanapakdee and remembering. colleagues, can we have -- >> supervisor stefani: chair melgar, can i say