Zhu

I. Factual and Procedural Background1 In 2021, Rancho Cucamonga—the community in which Jia Jia, Ruby, and Meng resided—had a large and growing Asian population and a property crime rate that exceeded the national average. In this same timeframe, “California had the highest percentage in the country of Asian hate crimes, including, but not limited to, . . . physical assault,” and law enforcement authorities, a think tank, and media outlets were reporting a substantial rise

Because this appeal arises in the context of a demurrer, we proceed as though all allegations of material fact pleaded in the complaint have been admitted by the defendants. (See Blank v. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318; Dudek v. Dudek (2019) 34 Cal.App.5th 154, 160, fn. 4; see also Del E. Webb Corp. v. Structural Materials Co. (1981) 123 Cal.App.3d 593, 604 [in considering merits of a demurrer, “the facts alleged in the pleading are deemed to be true, however improbable they may be”].) Thus our descriptions of events preceding Zhu’s filing of the complaint should be understood as having been drawn from the complaint. We make no findings as to such descriptions’ truth or falsity.

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