https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-bay-area-officials-advocates-look-to-get-in-front-of-covid-19-hate-crimes/ > With reports of incidents increasing across the country, Bay Area officials and advocacy groups are encouraging people who have suffered harassment because of prejudice fueled by COVID-19 fears to report these incidents to authorities, and are warning those responsible will face criminal consequences. > There has been no shortage of stories. A San Jose woman of Chinese descent told police that she was waiting in line to enter the Whole Foods on The Alameda near downtown Saturday when she was accosted by a man who began yelling obscenities at her.