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Trumper finally arrested for assaulting a Santa Ana resident at a Stop the Steal rally

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A Trumper named Kim Sorgente has been arrested for “assault with a deadly weapon” at the Santa Ana “Stop the Steal” rally last Dec. 6, according to Vern Nelson, the Editor of the Orange Juice Blog.

Sorgente allegedly bashed a Santa Ana resident over the head with his megaphone when the guy was trying to escape to safety.

Trump rally turns into a melee, near Santa Ana College

Apparently Sorgente was found when he was protesting outside the O.C. Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

Sorgento is in custody at Theo Lacy (booking #3193242, case #21CF0788). Arraignment set for today in CJ1, C59. His bail has been increased to $125K. The OCDA prosecutor told the Judge that Sorgente is probably wanted by the FBI for assault on a federal officer on Jan. 6. The Judge declared him a danger to the public and raised his bail!

The FBI needs your help to identify the Trumpers who rioted in the U.S. Capitol

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The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who made unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol building and committed various other alleged criminal violations, such as destruction of property, assaulting law enforcement personnel, targeting members of the media for assault, and other unlawful conduct, on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

If you have witnessed any related unlawful violent actions—or have any information about the cases on the FBI Capitol Violence Page—please contact the FBI.

You can call ‪1-800-CALL-FBI (1-‪800-225-5324) to verbally report tips and/or information related to this investigation, or submit at tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

View the Department of Justice’s list of defendants charged in federal court in connection with crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol.

A reward of up to $100,000 is available for information leading to the location, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the placement of pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on January 5, 2021. Details

Congressman Correa has come down with COVID-19 after the Trumper invasion of the U.S. Capitol

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Congressman Lou Correa, who represents a district that includes most of the cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana, has posted on Facebook that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Correa did not elaborate as to how he caught the disease but he was at the U.S. Capitol when a horde of Trumpers invaded, most without masks on. Since their assault several members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19.

Correa was also accosted by more Trumpers, including some not wearing masks, at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the day after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

At least six members of Congress have tested positive since House members were forced to shelter together while hundreds of Trump supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. They include Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-NJ, Jake LaTurner, R-KS, Pramila Jayapal, D-WA, Rep. Adriano Espaillat D-NY and Brad Schneider, D-IL, according to Web-MD.

Capitol Police are also investigating allegations by Democratic members of Congress that Republican lawmakers gave tours of the Capitol to supporters of President Donald Trump a day before a pro-Trump mob rioted there, according to CNBC. There are allegations that the tours were intended to give a sneak peek to the eventual rioters of the Capitol’s layout.

Correa said he will shelter away from his family and miss the inauguration of incoming President Joe Biden.

Incidentally Correa had received the first dose of the Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 vaccine before contracting COVID-19. That vaccine is about 52% effective after the first dose and that increases to about 95% after the second dose.

The Santa Ana City Council will vote today on a resolution condemning the Trumper insurrection

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The Special Meeting agenda for the January 12, 2021, City Council meeting is available here.

The City Council will consider two resolutions:

  • RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE INSURRECTION AND VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021 AND CALLING FOR A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER

Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution condemning the insurrection and violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and calling for a peaceful transition of power.

  • Discuss and consider directing City Manager to direct staff to prepare an ordinance or resolution requiring large grocers and pharmacies to provide hazard pay to their employees for a defined period of time during pandemic – Councilmember Phan and Mayor Sarmiento

During the state of emergency in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in compliance with state and local stay at home orders, no physical location will be provided for city meetings. The meetings will instead be live-streamed from remote locations.

Speaking during the meeting will be done through Zoom. You must sign up to speak, and then be present in the Zoom conference during the item that you would like to speak on.

Comments will be held during the beginning of the meeting for ALL comments on agenda items. Members of the public may only address the City Council on items on the Special Meeting Agenda.

Email: Please email your comments by 4:00 p.m. for this Special meeting to eComment@santa-ana.org. Comments received after the cut-off time will be published soon after the meeting as part of the record as early as possible.

OR PARTICIPATE DURING THE MEETING BY SELECTING ZOOM (Camera icon) NEXT TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT TITLE FOUND AT https://santa-ana.primegov.com/public/portal.

OR Call 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 981 9375 6784.

The public can begin joining the speaker queue at 6:00 p.m. for this Special meeting. Once a caller has entered the meeting, they will be placed in a holding queue. Callers will be prompted to speak in the order received. After the Clerk confirms the last three digits of the caller’s phone number or Zoom ID and unmutes them, the caller must press *6 or microphone icon to speak. Callers are encouraged, but not required, to identify themselves by name. Each caller will be provided three (3) minutes to speak.

If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, you can go to Zoom Video Tutorials page at https://bit.ly/38CsJp5.

The City of Santa Ana thanks residents for their ongoing patience and flexibility as we continue to balance safety and public participation.

Mayor Sarmiento confirms that the SAPD is ready to arrest unruly Trumpers

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“The situation at the U.S. Capitol today with armed assailants taking over the interior of the halls of our most sacred government institutions has been an absolute disgrace and embarrassment to our country.

“As the Santa Ana Police Department follows and monitors intelligence sources for any local safety threats related to the violence that occurred in Washington, D.C., and in Los Angeles, our local law enforcement will be prepared to handle any incidents of concern and to protect the community.”

– Mayor Vicente Sarmiento

The SAPD responds to the aftermath of the Santa Ana Trump melee on Dec. 6

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The SAPD Police Chief, David Valentin, as posted a response on Facebook to the aftermath of the Trump rally that turned into a melee, on Dec. 6, across from Santa Ana College.

Valentin wrote that his department is currently investigating what they are terming the “assault incident.” He also said that no one in the incident requested prosecution.

Valentin noted that no SAPD police officers were involved in the fracas, noting that the officers responded to a chaotic, evolving mutual combat incident. He also said that a complete. thorough and objective investigation will be conducted.

Valentine also asserted that his department supports peaceful demonstrations but will not tolerate any violence against any person or any damage to any property.

It is evident in videos posted regarding the rally that the Trumpers showed up to insult our local residents and did so in such a horrible way that they incited a violent response. We don’t appreciate these outsiders coming to our city to stir up trouble. They have a right to free speech but that should not include racist diatribes and insults that one might expect would not be well received.

Trump rally turns into a melee, near Santa Ana College

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A group of Trump backers had a protest across from Santa Ana College a few days ago and they got into a fracas with counter-protesters. As you can see in the video above the Trumpers were saying some awful things to the locals.

Eventually the anti Trumpers rushed the protest and grabbed the flags and started to assail the Trumpers.

At one point, as seen in the video, the Trumpers are beating up and kicking one of the counter protesters who gets bloodied in the attack.

Then the SAPD showed up and of course they arrested the guys who got beat up by the Trumpers.

Seems like a bad idea for the Trumpers to rally in Santa Ana. How did they expect that would work out?

Trump picked a 19-year old realtor to decide who gets drafted in Orange County

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Mark Vladimir Prizmic, a 19-year-old Realtor from Anaheim, California, was recently appointed by president Trump to serve as the new board member of the Orange County Selective Service System (SSS) Board.

According to the official site of the United States Government: Selective Service System, the mission statement of the SSS is “to furnish manpower to the Defense Department during a national emergency, to manage alternative service for men classified as conscientious objectors, and to register, with only a few exceptions, all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants residing in the United States who are ages 18 through 25…”. Continue reading→

The anti-immigrant Trumper event set for July 9 in DTSA has been cancelled

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The ESports Arena has decided to cancel the “Summer of Conservatism” event planned for DTSA. Apparently the ESports Arena was not affiliated with the event, instead the event was booked using an online form and they were not aware that their venue was being used by anti-Latino Trumpers until we posted about it. Here is the full notice from the ESports Arena: Continue reading→

The Trumpers are coming to DTSA on July 9 to complain about immigration

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It is hard to believe this but apparently a bunch of very right-wing conservatives are hosting a “Make Cali Great” event called the “Summer of Conservatism” at the eSports Arena, in Downtown Santa Ana on July 9, 2017, right across from Mariscos Hector, to talk about subjects including Sanctuary State Policies, Over Taxation, Voter Fraud, 2nd Amendment Rights, Illegal Immigration, and Conservative Activism.

Do these people realize that the Santa Ana City Council recently declared Santa Ana to be a Sanctuary City? And that the Santa Ana City Council cost our city several million dollars a year by canceling a contract with ICE to hold their detainees at our City Jail? Continue reading→

Pres.Trump and Congress are committing $50M to help build the OC Streetcar

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FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2017

OC Streetcar Continues Rolling with Federal Funding

$50 million included in Congressional funding package for O.C.’s first modern streetcar

ORANGE – Plans to build Orange County’s first modern streetcar took another step forward Monday with the announcement that the project will receive $50 million from the federal government, according to a deal struck by Congressional leaders.

The inclusion of the OC Streetcar in the Congressional funding package, expected to be signed by the President, is another strong indicator of federal support for the streetcar project, which will run through the heart of Orange County in Santa Ana and Garden Grove. Continue reading→

Pres. Trump cancels Santa Ana’s ICE jail contract, costing the City $340K a month

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There is a saying that the Santa Ana City Council should have kept in mind when they decided to antagonize President Donald Trump – mess with the bull, you get the horns. And that is exactly what just happened today as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that they will be terminating their Santa Ana jail contract in 90 days, according to a City of Santa Ana press release.

The Santa Ana City Council had announced last year their plan to terminate the ICE contract by 2020. And this year they voted to become a Sanctuary City – despite warnings that they would lose federal funding. Now that has happened and it is a total disaster. Continue reading→

Why is the Santa Ana City Council wasting time opposing Trump while gangs run amok in our city?

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Crime in Santa Ana from 2.5 to 2.7.17, courtesy of CrimeMapping.com

The Santa Ana City Council voted 4-2 last night to prepare a resolution condemning President Trump’s executive orders withholding funds from sanctuary cities and barring immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S., according to the O.C. Register.

The only Council Members who opposed this pointless measure were Mayor Miguel Pulido and Councilman Juan Villegas. Councilmember Michele Martinez left before the matter was voted upon. Continue reading→

The Sanctuary City of Santa Ana admits to putting $123M in Federal grants at risk

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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community: Response to President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration

SANTA ANA – The Santa Ana City Council, who recently adopted an ordinance solidifying into law a resolution declaring the City of Santa Ana a sanctuary for all its residents, has been confronted by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order that targets what he refers to as “sanctuary cities.” The City of Santa Ana respects the Office of the President of the United States, but respectfully disagrees with President Trump’s Executive Order that would take federal funds away from “sanctuary cities.”

“The safety and well-being of our community is our number-one priority. Santa Ana is committed to equality, and will continue to treat all its residents with respect and dignity,” said Mayor Miguel A. Pulido. Continue reading→

Councilman Tinajero is willing to blow Santa Ana’s $40M rainy day fund in order to remain a Sanctuary City

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today that will cut some federal money to so-called “sanctuary cities” without defining which funding will be cut or what communities the administration will define as sanctuaries, according to the O.C. Register.

Santa Ana gets about $123 million in federal funds every year – although I heard a report on a radio news station today that the funding is closer to $30 million a year. Santa Ana Councilman Sal Tinajero told that news station that the City of Santa Ana can afford to lose that $30 million a year as we have a rainy day fund with $40 million in it. His comments were also reported by Fox News. Continue reading→