Violent attacks have left some residents demanding increased police presence. But others say it sends the wrong message about the actual public safety needs of the neighborhood, and that it pits the Asian community against other communities of color. Reporting from Chinatown, Cecilia Lei speaks to residents, activists and merchants to explore how it’s become ground zero for some of the most charged debates on policing. Oakland Rising’s liz suk calls for building on the Bay Area’s rich history of Black and Asian solidarity (14:37).
