Bradley Appoints Director of Human Relations Panel
In a bid to improve relations among the city’s diverse racial and ethnic groups, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley Thursday announced the appointment of an executive director for the Human Relations Commission--the first in 16 years.
Ron Wakabayashi, 46, a United Way vice president who will assume the post May 29, has been asked to establish programs to deal with racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia and religious intolerance, Bradley said.
The nine-member commission was established in February, 1966, in response to the Watts riots. In 1988 Bradley asked the panel to reevaluate its mission, and one of its recommendations was to appoint an executive director.
The council approved funds of up to $50,000 to fill the post in the 1989-90 budget.
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