Hate crimes overall are down from last year, but hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents are up 160 percent.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Posted inUncategorized
Voice of Our Commentators
Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Neighbors Confront Police
Volatile crowds in the West Guinida Lane neighborhood are increasingly confronting police officers who enter the poor Latino community.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Board of Supervisors Chairman Honors Harvey Milk Day
After more than three years of activist demands, the Board of Supervisors have recognized Harvey Milk Day, and Chairman Shawn Nelson will issue the proclamation himself.
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Fullerton City Council Tables Decision on Homeless Shelter
After hearing from dozens of residents who packed the council chambers, council members decide they need more specifics.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Prisoner Realignment Spurs Campaign to Rehabilitate Convicts
With an influx of thousands of state prisoners, sheriff’s officials are ramping up programs to prevent nonviolent offenders from returning.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Supervisors Restore Funding to Latino Health Access
The board approved more than $2.7 million in funding to several nonprofits for health outreach in communities of color and mended fences with the Santa Ana-based organization.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
CalOptima Names New Finance Chief
Patti McFarland, who comes from the Central California Alliance for Health, will earn $274,000.
Posted inAnaheim
Tensions With Police Simmering Again in Anaheim
The latest dust-up happened Saturday when the mother of a gang member, shot and killed by police last year, claimed she was harassed.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
On the Agenda
Orange County grapples with a potential budget loss of $73 million per year, and Santa Ana plans to oppose a ban on beach bonfires.
