So, in January 2008, store officials met with Rio Hondo College Dean of Arts and Culture Joanna Downey and professor Ron Reeder how to implement the project. “We were thrilled,” Downey said ...

Rio Hondo College student Gee Gonzalez at the grand opening for the college’s first Pride Center on Thursday, Feb. 15. (Photo by Christina Merino, Whittier Daily News/SCNG) ...