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Commission releases second annual report with 19 interim recommendations to measure and prevent hate
Summary
The commission published a second annual report that recommends ongoing funding for better data collection, expanded protections and security for public officials, and investments in school-based and public messaging prevention programs. A public commenter criticized the report's late release.
The California Commission on the State of Hate released its second annual report on Feb. 26, presenting interim recommendations designed to improve data, prevention and response to hate across the state.
Outgoing Chair Russell Roybal told commissioners the report includes "interim recommendations for 19 policies and 3 sets of tools to combat hate," organized into four areas: patterns and trends, hate targeting public officials and public meetings, prevention and reduction, and resources and support. The report is published on the Civil Rights Department website.
Key interim recommendations Roybal highlighted included establishing ongoing funding to develop a comprehensive accounting of hate, increasing data sharing between public entities and community-based organizations, enhancing training and security for public officials and public meetings, and creating a statewide rapid response support team for large hate events. On prevention, the report recommends investing in evidence-based school interventions and public messaging campaigns and preparing toolkits for designing such programs.
During public comment, Greg Desheer of the Arc of California praised the quality of the report but said it failed to address disability-targeted hate with sufficient depth and criticized the timing. "This report is 8 months late," Desheer said, citing the government code's July 1 reporting requirement and arguing that a delayed release reduced the commission's ability to influence ongoing legislative efforts.
Chair Roybal said the report had been released after addressing nonsubstantive comments from the governor's office and encouraged commissioners and staff to share the report with legislators and stakeholders to advance adoption of recommendations.
Next steps discussed include additional commissioner deliberations on specific recommendations and legislative outreach should Assembly Bill 822 proceed to extend the commission's sunset date.
