Commission Condemns Anti-Semitic, Anti-Gay Attacks on Anaheim Councilmember

Commission Condemns Anti-Semitic, Anti-Gay Attacks on Anaheim Councilmember

Carol Turpen, Chair of the Orange County Human Relations Commission condemns the anti-Semitic and anti-Gay remarks of William Fitzgerald at the Public Comments section of the Anaheim City Council meeting on September 30, 2013. While the Commission affirms the first amendment right of Mr. Fitzgerald to make these odious comments, we also have a right to object to the message he chooses to share.

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Introducing the 2013/14 BRIDGES Team!

The BRIDGES Team is working in the following schools during the 2013-14 School Year: Anaheim Community Day Fountain Valley High Huntington Beach High School Loara High School Magnolia High School Mission Viejo High School Newport Harbor High School Ocean View High School Santa Ana Valley High School Savanna High School Servite High School Spring View Middle School Sycamore Jr. High

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Tracing Their Roots

Tracing Their Roots

About 1,300 miles southeast of San Clemente lies El Bajio de Bonillas, a Mexican town on the outskirts of Silao where a U.S. government Bracero Program office used to recruit Mexican laborers. Today, El Bajio has a reported population of 2,732 people. But the tiny town has spawned a large footprint, helping to weave the social fabric of modern-day San Clemente.

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