Category: Task Force

Orange County Human Trafficking Town Hall Highlights Growing Threat

October 1, 2021
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Orange County officials were joined by over 100 residents Sept. 30 during a Human Trafficking Town Hall to discuss the county’s human trafficking crisis. Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Todd Spitzer said that the county is taking a stronger stance against handling human trafficking crimes than the state. “We are not going to allow…

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California’s Reparations Task Force Holds Inaugural Meeting

June 16, 2021
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California’s reparations task force has met for the first time to begin the two-year process of drafting an apology to the descendants of African American slaves and exploring ways the state might compensate them. The Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans elected international civil rights attorney Kamilah Moore to chair…

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Anaheim’s Homelessness Strategy Helps Hundreds off the Streets

May 13, 2021
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More than 400 homeless people have exited the streets of Anaheim, Calif. since the city changed its approach to homelessness, officials say. The city’s new strategy focuses around a community response team made up of trained professionals, who are called upon to help addicted or mentally-ill homeless people. “Before, the police department had trained police…

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Orange County Tackles Its Human Trafficking Hotbed 

April 7, 2021
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Visitors flock to Southern California for its beaches and sunshine, but there’s a darker side to Orange County’s tourism industry that law officials are working to combat: human trafficking. Orange County has become a destination location for human trafficking victims, officials from the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force said during an April 6 press conference in…

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