SAN FRANCISCO:: San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced new endeavors to advance public safety in the city and provide targeted support to members of San Francisco's Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community.

This effort will be accomplished through an expansion of the Street Violence Intervention Program and partnership with community organisations rooted in San Francisco's API communities.

The first effort is an expanded community safety teams program that will provide outreach, support, and engagement in key neighbourhood corridors throughout the city. The second is the extension of a program to accompany seniors to medical and personal appointments, the announcement said on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.

The collaboration between Street Violence Intervention Program and Asian and Pacific Islander community-based organisations will ensure these teams are culturally-competent and can collectively advance the work of building racial solidarity while also increasing public safety.

"San Francisco, like many areas around California and the country, has seen unacceptable violence targeting out Asian and Pacific Islander residents," said Breed.

"In an effort to create a meaningful and sustainable response to protect our residents we're providing a proactive, culturally competent, community-based response. Our goal with these two programs is to build trust among our diverse communities and increase public safety for everyone in San Francisco," she added.

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