Orange County Supervisors took away much of the power behind its commission responsible for reporting hate crimes on Tuesday morning, blocking its members from speaking publicly on the same day they recognized Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Korean-American Day.
Supervisors didn’t spend much time talking about the new rules for the commission, but their staff report notes that one of the amendments will change the ability of the commissioners to speak publicly.
“The Commission is not authorized to make statements, press releases or reports on behalf of the Commission,” wrote county staff in the report…