Hate Related

The Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2007 Reported hate crimes were up slightly last year, with African-Americans the most targeted group, according to an annual tally.  The Orange County Human Relations Commission reported 101 such incidents or crimes in 2006, compared to 97 in 2005… click here to read more

The Orange County Register, August 2, 2006 The Orange County Human Relations Commission just released its 2005 report of hate crimes and incidents in the county.  The executive summary of the report said it hopes to inspire the public to “join those who endorse hate-crime legislation”… click here to read more

The Orange County Register, May 19, 2006 Reports of hate crimes and incidents remained steady for the past couple of years according to a report released Thursday by the Orange County Human Relations Commission.  Law-enforcement agencies, human-rights groups and higher-education entities tallied allegations of 152 hate crimes and incidents in 2005… click here to read more

The Orange County Register, April 17, 2004 Quentin Lee had been openly gay for 14 years and on occasion had heard derogatory words but had never been beaten up for his sexual orientation.  That changed Jan 24 when he ventured from his Los Angeles home to a party in La Palma packed with mostly gay asians from Orange County…. click

The Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2004 Huntington Beach police opened an investigation after a sports car was set afire, three weeks after it was painted with a racial slur. The vehicle is owned by a 29 year old African American man.  “The two hate crimes that targeted an African American are atrocious” said Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director of Orange County

The Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2003 Coming together in the wake of two recent hate crimes in northern Orange County, more than 70 residents gathered at a town hall meeting in Anaheim to reject the motives behind the incidents and affirm their unity… click here to read more.

The Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2002 The tough thing for those of us who are most privileged is taking responsibility for acts that we benefited from but did not commit.  These are acts that systematically hurt and cheated others but that ultimately formed the cornerstones of our affluence… click here to read more

The Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2002 Arie Gaddvang returned to work Monday at a 99 Cents Only store to expressions of concern from customers and co-workers over the alleged hate-crime attack two days ago that left him afraid and bruised… click here to read more

OC Register, November 9, 1997 Rusty Kennedy, executive director of the Orange County Human Relations Commission, will be among the participants at a hate-crime conference Monday at the White House… click here to read more

The Los Angeles Times, October 24, 1996 In his desk drawer, Orange County Human Relations Commission worker, Eli Reyna, keeps a note of thanks from a victim of a hate crime who lay in the hospital after being stabbed 27 times… click here to read more