{"id":2223,"date":"2026-05-18T23:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/sacramento-city-council-candidates-campaign-signs-vandalized-with-racist-slur\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:32:05","slug":"sacramento-city-council-candidates-campaign-signs-vandalized-with-racist-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/sacramento-city-council-candidates-campaign-signs-vandalized-with-racist-slur\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento city council candidate\u2019s campaign signs vandalized with racist slur"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At least three campaign signs for Sacramento City Council candidate Jenn Chawla were defaced with racist slurs over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/buddha-bowls-rolls-to-replace-chandos-tacos-in-east-sacramento\/\">Buddha Bowls &amp; Rolls to replace Chando\u2019s Tacos in East Sacramento<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Chawla, running for the District 1 seat representing North Natomas, said that the hateful vandalism is a \u201cstark reminder\u201d of the hatred and racism targeting religious and ethnic minorities in the community.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was disheartening \u2014 we\u2019re in the most diverse districts in Sacramento, one of the most diverse in the country,\u201d Chawla said in an interview. \u201cI really did want to bring awareness to it because I want people to know that it\u2019s not going to stop us or slow us down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Chawla was first made aware of a defaced sign on a neighbor\u2019s private property. The campaign signs, located along Elkhorn Boulevard near Highway 99, were tagged with the same anti-Arab and anti-South Asian slur. Chawla, who is Indian, documented the vandalism on her Instagram account, choosing not to censor the term.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/peta-sends-49ers-george-kittle-unsportsmanlike-conduct-over-killing-of-spider\/\">PETA sends 49ers George Kittle \u2018unsportsmanlike conduct\u2019 over killing of spider<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not be ashamed of announcing to the world that this is unacceptable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Chawla said in an interview that the Sacramento Police Department is aware of the incident and that she will move forward with filing a report. She has opted so far not to remove the signs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The political newcomer is challenging sitting Councilmember Lisa Kaplan. She has gained the support of Mayor Kevin McCarty and Councilmember Karina Talamantes, while Kaplan retains endorsements from three fellow council members, former Mayor Darrell Steinberg and several other local elected officials.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/former-as-infielder-gio-urshela-announces-retirement-after-10-seasons\/\">Former A\u2019s infielder Gio Urshela announces retirement after 10 seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least three campaign signs for Sacramento District 1 candidate Jenn Chawla were defaced with an anti-Arab and anti-South Asian slur along Elkhorn Boulevard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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