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The Orange County Register, May 13, 2005 Hate crimes and incidents rose “significantly” in 2004 Orange County Human Relations officials said – but remained below levels seen a decade ago, when recession gripped the county and its population was smaller and less diverse… click here to read more

The Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2005 Last Thursday, Dottie Mulkey was honored by Orange County Human Relations with a Community Leadership Award.  Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director, said he counts Mulkie as one of the “unsung heroes” of Orange County and an “icon of fair housing.” …click here to read more  

The OC Register, March 5, 2005 12 year old Esther Kim studied the picture of “Bill” a young man with long scraggly hair, mustache and beard and ventured a guess at who he was.  “A dropout,” ventured Kim, a student a Mesa View Middle School, “I don’t know”… click here to read more

The Orange County Register, October 28, 2004 A study last week revealed that more than 40% of law-enforcement agencies in the state don’t have a policy to guide how they respond to hate crimes in their communities.  However, in Orange County, more than 75% of agencies have such policies, according to the OC Human Relations Commission… click here to read

The OC Register, May 26, 2004 A math teacher at Fountain Valley High School uses pizza to connect with one another.  A middle school physical ed teacher in Placentia got competing student groups together to talk…. click here to read more

The Orange County Register, April 29, 2004 Orange High School ninth grader Jessica Gutierrez was among the five youths who met the Dalai Lama during his visit to UCI.  Gutierrez represented Orange County Human Relations, which she is involved with through its BRIDGES program… click here to read more