In the wake of California Immigrant Day at the State Capitol, California’s Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) is moving a bill through the Legislature that will allow a city or county to exempt a person from the 30 day impound period when the only [...]
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Assemblywoman Ma advances bill to stop impounds when drivers lack a license
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 21st, 2012
Correa to host a Senior Scam Stopper Seminar on April 27, in Anaheim
Posted by Admin on April 18th, 2012
[ April 27, 2012; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ]
State Seantor Lou Correa is hosting a “Senior Scam Stopper” event featuring the California State Contractors License Board on April 27, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., at the West Anaheim Senior Center, located at 2271 W. Crescent Avenue, in Anaheim.
The seminar will include:
Talk to Senator Correa about what the Legislature is doing to [...]
Solorio to host Town Hall/Luncheon with Insurance Commissioner on 4/13
Posted by Admin on April 11th, 2012
[ April 13, 2012; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ]
For Immediate Release: April 11, 2012
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – office: (916) 319-2069, mobile: (916) 804-5355
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Insurance Town Hall & Luncheon hosted by State Assemblyman Jose Solorio with special guest Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.
WHEN: Friday, April 13, 2012, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (FREE lunch provided).
WHERE: Santa Ana Senior Community Center, located [...]
Sen. Correa works to build a strong California-Mexico partnership
Posted by Admin on April 10th, 2012
Building a Strong California-Mexico Partnership
From Sen. Lou Correa’s April 2012 E-Newsletter
California and Mexico not only share strong historical and economic ties, but also a very close and cherished friendship. In March, I was privileged to introduce a delegation of four distinguished members from the Mexican National Senate to the California State Senate. Led by the [...]
Art Pedroza’s picks for the June 5, 2012 Primary Election
Posted by Art Pedroza on March 25th, 2012
The June 5 Open Primary Election is coming up quickly. As is my custom, I like to present my personal election picks – with my comments of course. We’ll start with the U.S. Congress:
U.S. Senate - I have never been a fan of Senator Dianne Feinsten, but the GOP has never been able to displace her. I suspect they [...]
Posted in Art Pedroza, california, elections, Orange County, Santa Ana 
Tags: 2012 June Primary, art pedroza, Open Primary, Orange County, Picks 
No Comments »12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Holiday celebration set for 3/31 in Santa Ana
Posted by Admin on March 19th, 2012
[ March 31, 2012; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]
12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez State Holiday Celebration
Please join Assemblyman Jose Solorio, Santa Ana Councilmember Vince Sarmiento, SOLEVAR Executive Director Seferino Garcia, and community leaders to celebrate the life and legacy of Cesar E. Chavez.
The event will kickoff with a “¡Si Se Puede! – Yes We Can!” march and rally. There will be fun family activities, work in the [...]
State audit finds that 23% of Latino students dropped out of school
Posted by Admin on March 18th, 2012
For Immediate Release: March 16, 2012
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – office: (916) 319-2069, mobile: (916) 804-5355
Comprehensive California High School Drop Out Audit Findings Now Available
Audit, Conducted at Request of Latino Legislative Caucus, Shows Nearly 95,000 Students of the Class of 2010 Dropped Out. Approximately 50,000 of Those Students Were Latinos.
SACRAMENTO – At the request of the California Latino [...]
Posted in assemblyman jose solorio, california, Education, Latinos, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: dropout rate, jose solorio, latino students, schools, state audit, testing 3 Comments »Will sex tape prod force SAUSD Trustee Nadia Lockyer out of politics?
Posted by Admin on February 28th, 2012
Good grief. Just when you thought the Nadia Lockyer affair and rehab scandal could not get any worse, a sex tape has allegedly emerged, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, which reported that Nadia’s husband, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, “believed that the man, who has a history of arrests for alleged methamphetamine use, might make [...]
CA Dept. of Education considers the SAUSD to be in financial jeopardy
Posted by Admin on February 25th, 2012
The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is one of nine Orange County school districts that “have filed preliminary spending plans indicating they might not be able to meet their financial obligations over the next two years, part of a group of 137 districts statewide that the state considers to be in “financial jeopardy,”” according to [...]
Disaster strikes as the SAUSD has apparently lost their QEIA funding
Posted by Admin on February 23rd, 2012
What will SAUSD Superintendent Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana do now?
Update: Fresno Unified is losing their QEIA funding too, due to low test scores, and San Bernardino Unified is losing 7 million in QEIA funding.
The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has apparently lost their Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) funding, which will result in a huge [...]
Update: Former SAUSD Trustee Nadia Lockyer in rehab, admits to affair
Posted by Admin on February 14th, 2012
Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer, wife of California state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, announced today that she’s in rehabilitation for a substance-abuse problem after an extramarital affair that she says culminated in a Feb. 3 beating by her ex-lover, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
We now know the identity of her ex-lover – Stephen Chikhani, [...]
Posted in california, Democratic Party, Santa Ana, sausd Tags: Affair, beating, bill lockyer, loretta sanchez, lou correa, nadia lockyer, San Jose, sausd 18 Comments »Former O.C. Democrat player, Nadia Lockyer, gets beat up by an ex-boyfriend
Posted by Admin on February 14th, 2012
“Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer, wife of state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, was “violently assaulted” by an ex-boyfriend she met up with at a Newark motel after the Lockyers fought, her husband says ” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
You might recall that Nadia Lockyer used to be a player in the Democratic Party of Orange County, back when her name [...]
Posted in california, Democratic Party, Politics, Santa Ana, sausd Tags: bill lockyer, Democratic Party, Marco Firebaugh, nadia lockyer, nadia maria davis, Santa Ana, sausd 23 Comments »Councilwoman Martinez’ Assembly campaign eclipses $100,000 in fundraising
Posted by Admin on January 31st, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2012
Contact: Lupe De La Cruz, Office: (714) 564-0130
Councilwoman Martinez Eclipses $100,000 Fundraising Mark
Santa Ana, California – Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez raised over $100,000 between announcing her campaign in September 2011 and December 31, 2011. The figure includes $15,700 in loans from Martinez.
“Michele has gained the early support of people from all [...]
Solorio tries to help as the County cuts school funding by $48 million
Posted by Admin on November 14th, 2011
For Immediate Release: November 14, 2011
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – office: (916) 319-2069, mobile: (916) 804-5355
Assemblyman Solorio Releases Statement Regarding OC’s Move to Halt Property Tax Payments to Schools Due to VLF Take
Anaheim – State Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) released a statement today regarding the announcement by Orange County officials that due to an unanticipated shortfall in [...]
Posted in assemblyman jose solorio, california, Education, Orange County, Santa Ana Tags: budget cut, jose solorio, Orange County, schools 5 Comments »Solorio finds $51.8 million in state funding for O.C. Flood Control Projects
Posted by Admin on November 9th, 2011
FILE: Assemblyman Solorio on the Assembly Floor.
For Immediate Release: November 9, 2011
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – office: (916) 319-2069, mobile: (916) 804-5355
State’s Department of Water Resources Heeds State Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s Call to Pay OC for Flood Control Projects
Already arriving reimbursement funds will total $51.8 million by end of January
Anaheim – State Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s (D-Anaheim) pursuit to [...]
Posted in anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, california, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana, water, Weather Tags: california, flood control projects, funding, jose solorio 4 Comments »
