Residents of Chinatown say the fatal stabbing of Christina Yuna Lee was just the sort of violence they feared in a community many see as under-resourced and ill-equipped to take on additional homeless shelters.
Flowers are set outside of the building in Chinatown where Christina Yuna Lee was murdered in the early hours of Feb. 13.Flowers are set outside of the building in Chinatown where Christina Yuna Lee was murdered in the early hours of Feb. 13.For Chinatown residents who have been fighting plans for new homeless shelters in their community, the last place they wanted to be on a frigid Monday was a sidewalk vigil.
The fatal attack, the local residents note, also comes as the community grapples with what has been described as an epidemic of anti-Asian violence. , and was out on supervised release following January arrests for criminal mischief and escape, adding to an ongoing debate about whether bail reforms enacted by the Legislature pose a threat to public safety.
“People are hyper aware of violence, of everything connected to violence and why the policies are failing,” Lee said. “They’re understanding the connection between homeless shelters and jails and violent crime and why they’re occurring, and what leads to the root cause of these things, and how structures, gigantic structures are not the solution to having safer streets. People are very aware of that connection now.
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