More than 200 Oakland, California, businesses are reportedly expected to participate in Tuesday's strike against violent crime severely impacting their establishments.
More than 200 businesses are reportedly set to go on strike inin protest of rampant violent crime they say is driving customers from their establishments.
The strike involves some businesses closing for the entire day and others who cannot afford to do so instead shutting their doors between 10 a.m. and noon. Chan himself survived a violent attack last year, and the now-convicted assailant reportedly went on to brutally assaultBusiness owners told KTVU that they are suffering from repeated break-ins and robberies, and their patrons and employees alike are fearing for their safety.
The owner, Son Tran, emphasized to KPIX last week he was blaming surging crime – not the pandemic – for the closure. Organizers of the strike in Oakland say more than 200 businesses are expected to participate Tuesday, KTVU reported, but Chan declined to provide an exact list of participating businesses to the San Francisco Chronicle last week, so the exact number of participants remains to be seen Tuesday. a"dismal failure" that lead to more crime and lawlessness.
A storekeeper speaks with police and Carl Chan, president of Oakland's Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, in Oakland, California, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, amid an uptick of violent crime targeting the Asian community.
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