Articles About OC Human Relations

The Register, July 16, 1984 She is one of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of unattached women who make their homes on the streets of Orange County – so-called “bag ladies”.  Estimates of their numbers range from 450 to 3,000… click here to read more

The Register, July 14, 1984 Deputy Police Chief Gene Hanson told Hispanic leaders that the two officers involved in the fatal beating of a 25-year old man have been reassigned to another area of the city… click here to read more

LA Times, June 27, 1984 Reacting to Santa Ana City Council’s decision not to approve a $100,000 emergency loan fund for families displaced by the city’s crackdown on substandard housing, activists Tuesday condemned the council action as insensitive and senseless… click here to read more  

The Register, Orange City News, June 27, 1984 The recent passage of the controversial Simpson-Mazzoli immigration bill in the House, combined with reports that officials are planning to relocate the large gathering of Latinos in Orange, has sparked renewed interest and controversy… click here to read more

The Register, June 21, 1984 Once it becomes law, the bill is expected to result in the firing of most workers among the 80,000 – 120,000 illegal aliens hiding from immigration officials in Orange County… click here to read more

The Register, June 19, 1984 As many as 100 men and teen-age boys gather daily in Orange to await job offers.   In recent weeks local officials and community group members have met to discuss complaints from local business owners and consider other sites for the men to gather… click here to read more

LA Times, May 5, 1984 Crackdown victims face eviction with no place to go.  The ramshackle, one-bedroom apartment where the Martinez family lives is one of three units in what was originally a single-family house in central Santa Ana…click here to read more.

The Register, April 18, 1984 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court, in a dual victory for law-enforcement officials, Tuesday upheld broad government powers to search factories for illegal aliens… click here to read more

LA Times, May 11, 1984 Santa Ana City Manger, Robert Bobb, said Thursday he will be seeking funds from City Council to hire five additional housing investigators to accelerate the city’s six-week-old crackdown on substandard housing… click here to read more

LA Times, April 10, 1984 The Irvine Presbyterian Church is going to turn its sanctuary into dormitory during the 1984 Summer Olympics to allow some of the homeless a place to sleep during that time period…click here to read more