City leaders hold safety symposium to combat hate crimes against AAPI community City leaders pledge to combat AAPI hate crimes in San Diego and last updated 2021-04-09 02:17:51-04 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- San Diego city leaders came together Thursday afternoon for a public safety symposium to address the national increase in violent incidents toward the Asian-American Pacific Islander community. They announced that they are taking a proactive approach to combat hate crimes and incidents. "There is no room for hate in the City Of San Diego," Mayor Todd Gloria said. "Our Asian Pacific Islander community is hurting. Whether we like it or not, it is happening, and what we recognize is that too much of it goes unreported."