The Orange County Human Relations Commission reported 61 hate crimes, a drop of 21% from the year before. But crimes involving sexual orientation nearly doubled. By Mike Anton, Los Angeles TimesMay 23, 2013, 12:05 a.m. The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according
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Posted: Friday, May 24, 2013 12:52 pm | Updated: 9:05 pm, Fri May 24, 2013. By ADAM ELMAHREK | While the overall number of reported hate crimes in Orange County has dropped since last year, hate crimes committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents has been rising, according to the Orange County Human Relations Commission’s annual hate crime report
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Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:39 am | Updated: 10:45 am, Thu May 16, 2013. By RUSTY KENNEDY When Kelly Thomas lay dying in the street, it was a wake-up call that we need to set aside some of our animosities, let go of some of our suspicions and come together to do a better job of protecting this vulnerable
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Ben Bergman | May 2nd, 2013, 12:04pm We hear a lot how the Internet has made the problem of bullying worse. But not for one Lake Forest teenager. Jonah Mowry used YouTube to not only stop the constant bullying he faced, but also to become a national advocate. He’ll be honored tonight by the non-profit group, OC Human Relations. Mowry
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Voice of OC: Orange County made national headlines last year with the news that an African-American couple, both police officers, moved their family out of its Yorba Linda home after repeatedly being targeted in attacks that had all the earmarks of racially motivated crimes.
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March 12, 2013: By LOU PONSI / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Many Fullerton residents worried that an influx of the homeless could lead to more crime or endanger children.
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OC Human Relations on Thursday will hold a public forum on a draft report written in the wake of “listening sessions” with the African American community. By RON GONZALES / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER SANTA ANA – OC Human Relations will hold a public forum on Thursday focusing on the results of three “listening sessions” held to hear the concerns of
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Although African Americans constitute 2% of the county’s population, they have been one of the most targeted for hate crimes, human relations panel says.
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27.01.13: The Commission held a listening session to hear more of the experiences of African-American’s living in Orange County.
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The Vietnamese language newspaper, Người Việt, recently wrote an article about long-time BRIDGES member and current OC Human Relations Council Director Kathy Tran. Kathy became involved with OC Human Relations while at middle school and has become a true community-leader. The Người Việt article is reproduced below. Kathy Trần: “Học gấp đôi để mẹ không phải làm 12 tiếng mỗi
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