After concerns were raised by residents opposed to the location of a county-proposed homeless shelter, the City Council voted, 3-2, against forging an agreement with the county to run the facility.
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When Kelly Thomas died on the streets of Fullerton, we all shared some responsibility. We looked to blame others, and certainly there was blame to be meted out, but we all could have been part of preventing Thomas’ death.
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In late 2012 and early 2013 the OC Human Relations Commission held a series of ”Listening Sessions” across the county, inviting African-American community members to share their stories, challenges, and celebrations of living in Orange County.
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Overall, 61 crimes were reported in 2012, a drop of about 21 percent when compared with the previous year. By SALVADOR HERNANDEZ / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Published: May 23, 2013 Updated: May 24, 2013 10:11 a.m. African Americans and gays were the most frequent targets of reported hate crimes in Orange County last year, according to a report released by the
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Ben Bergman | May 23rd, 2013, 6:37am Hate crimes targeting gays and lesbians have jumped in Orange County, according to a new report released Thursday. Read the full document here. For over two decades, the non-profit group, OC Human Relations, has released its annual study of hate crimes. According to the latest report, there were 13 hate crimes against gays
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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
Read more →In the summer of 2012 OC Human Relations engaged a multi-generational group of Latino residents in a community-based project called “El Bajio to San Clemente: An Inter-Generational Exploration of a Cultural Journey.” Residents spent the summer telling the collective story of how almost an entire village migrated from El Bajio, Mexico to San Clemente, including the challenges and struggles of
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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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