Bay Briefing: To get young people vaccinated, the Bay Area is turning to their peers
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Santa Clara County youth ambassador Erica Huynh at Berger Drive vaccine center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, May 6, 2021.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Friday, May 7, and a historic Bay Area lighthouse inn is worried about closing forever after a power crisis. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Coronavirus Updates
Teenagers and young adults statewide and in many parts of the Bay Area are getting coronavirus vaccinations at significantly lower rates than older residents, prompting health officials to step up efforts to persuade young people to be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Austin 360
On May 13, Tones, the monthly music series from the Austin Asian American Resource Center, will honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a free streaming show featuring a diverse selection of standout Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) artists from Austin.
The show will includes artist talks and performances. Abstract R&B artist Mars Wright will appear with his adorable 7-year-old daughter, Olivia Sweet. Wright, aka Honey Son, played for several years with the artsy surf rock sextet Borrisokane. Last year, he put in a standout track on A Home Unfamiliar, the brilliant visual album compiled by Mobley.
The show also will feature performances from Adobo, the new project from Nay Wilkins, lead singer of the expressive math rock band Hikes, and Nagavalli, a singer-songwriter who combines traditional Indian sounds with rustic American folk styles.
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Since being shared to Twitter this week, the video has been viewed more than 270,000 times.
Since the start of the pandemic, Asian hate crimes have only continued to rise. According to a report by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, anti-Asian hate crimes surged by 164% between the first quarter of 2020 and 2021 across 16 major cities. New York City saw the largest percentage change, with an increase of 223%.
The surveillance footage shows a man approach the two women from behind. Mrs. Fong, 85, carries a lime green bag on one arm, hand holding a red trolley in the other. The man strikes the 65-year-old woman next to her, who runs away, leaving her bag on the ground. He then stabs Fong twice, who falls down as a bystander approaches to help. The man walks away calmly.
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