A Santa Ana councilmember on Tuesday will propose classifying assaults against street vendors in the city as hate crimes.
A young barber's video is going viral after he surprised a Santa Ana street vendor in his community with a haircut and a $100 gift.
"I was so moved and just empowered by Damian's actions," Hernandez said. "The video touched everybody, seeing Bartolo, because we all know Bartolo's story in this community. He's been selling for so long that if you grew up here, you grew up with him." "I saw a rise in attacks this year. Street vendors that I know, and grew up with, shared with me that they were recently robbed," Hernandez said.
"This is an issue of discrimination, racism and more importantly it's a public safety issue," Hernandez said.
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