usually able to reconcile opposing viewpoints by minimizing the differences between them.

hate crimes have been trending upward with a 143% increase since 2013.Rafu Wire Service and Staff ReportsThe Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission released its 2022 Report on Hate Crime in Los Angeles County on Nov.

Koreatown: A Latino male ran into a Korean males car whose door was open.and a single crime targeting a Vietnamese victim.”Black residents again were targeted at a higher rate than other racial groups.

followed by intimidation (18%).Reported hate crimes in the county rose to their highest level in 21 years in 2022.

a 25% decline from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

and those showed the highest rate of violence among all racial/ethnic groups.Times in 2019 and has served as editorial page editor since 2022.

highlighting her recent work with the Times Opinion team.where she worked as an editorial writer and columnist at The Seattle Times and a reporter at The Seattle Weekly.

Times voice plays — to our city.and Deputy Op-Ed Editor Susan Brenneman.