While the county is continuing to publicly report hate crimes, there’s no longer any centralized tracking of hate incidents in Orange County.
Tag: Orange County Human Relations Commission
Posted inCountywide
An Incomplete Picture: Tackling Hate Crimes in Orange County
Ahead of Martin Luther King Day, county officials rolled back power from a commission that is supposed to promote tolerance and quietly released the latest OC annual hate crime report.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Surf City Cans Human Relations and Other Decades-Old Committees Amid Public Backlash
Some city leaders insisted the groups could continue their work without the use of tax dollars, while others said it was an attempt to silence groups the council majority didn’t want to hear from.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Huntington Beach Looks to Can Human Relations Commission as Hate Rises
Some city leaders are arguing the work of the commission is redundant, while others say it’s an important symbol to residents about how seriously the city council deals with discrimination.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County Struggles to Curb Increasing Hate Incidents
For seven years straight the number of combined hate crimes and incidents have been on the rise in OC.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Hate Increases in Orange County For 7th Straight Year, New Report Drops Today
A state report shows overall reported hate crimes in California are at their highest level since 2001 as a new county report shows hate activity continues to rise in Orange County.
Posted inEducation
Two Orange County Schools Grapple With Racism And Battles Over Sexual Orientation
The controversies come as the OC Human Relations Commission found an increase in hate crimes and hate incidents throughout the county last year.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Orange County’s Public Anti-Hate Group Could Soon Get A Boost, Track Racism at Greater Level
The OC Human Relations Commission could be in line for expansion of resources and funding to monitor and combat hatred in the county at a greater scale.
Posted inNEWS
Can Orange County Really Get a Handle on Hate?
Members of the public last week asked county supervisors to ramp up funding for the historically underfunded Human Relations Commission beyond what officials approved, and to address language barriers for better hate crime research data.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
‘To Know Better’ Campaign Competition Announces Its Winners
The OC Human Relations Commission organized a student competition to design a campaign that promotes cultural acceptance and rejects hateful behavior.
