69% OF CALIFORNIA RELIGIOUS HATE CRIMES ARE AGAINST JEWS

California Jewish Leaders Discuss Safety - Louis Sahagun
Concerned for the safety of their congregants during the coming High Holy Days, more than 60 Jewish security chiefs gathered at the ADL headquarters in Los Angeles Wednesday to learn how to, as one of them put it, "harden our targets." Jews continue to be the most frequently targeted religious group in the state, said California Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer, accounting for nearly 69 percent of all religiously motivated hate crimes. (Los Angeles Times)