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L.A. County responds to claims of discrimination in Antelope Valley

From the LA Times on January 25, 2012: Hoping to avoid a potentially costly civil rights lawsuit, Los Angeles County will stop providing funds for additional housing investigators to the desert communities of Palmdale and Lancaster, where officials have been … Continue reading

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Update: Deputies shot Palmdale man 11 times, mostly in the back, autopsy shows

January 9, 2012 By M. Dilworth PALMDALE – A Palmdale man who was killed in his garage three months ago by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies was shot 11 times, and all but one of the bullets entered the back … Continue reading

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DOJ meets with AV community leaders

This article is reprinted from the Antelope Valley Times. September 29, 2011 By M. Dilworth PALMDALE – Three attorneys and three investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice met with several community leaders Tuesday evening at the Greenhouse Café in … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Antelope Valley Human Relations Commission!

We were formerly known as the Antelope Valley Hate Crimes Task Force, and we still do run a Hate Crimes Hotline at 1-877-7AT-PEACE.  We are a grass roots community based volunteer organization and have been for the past 10+ years. … Continue reading

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