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 offense involves a person [...]
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Assemblywoman Ma advances bill to stop impounds when drivers lack a license
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 21st, 2012
Federal citizenship preparation grants now available
Posted by Admin on March 20th, 2012
2012 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program
By Laura Patching, Acting Chief, USCIS Office of Citizenship
Today we are pleased to announce $5 million in competitive grant funding to expand high quality citizenship preparation services for permanent residents.
Since the creation of the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program in FY 2009, USCIS has awarded a total of $18.3 million [...]
Posted in Federal Government, immigration 
Tags: citizen preparation services, grants, immigrants, uscis 
No Comments »Liberal OC blogger thinks taking cars from poor families will fight crime
Posted by Admin on November 15th, 2011
Liberal OC blogger Dan Chmielewski, who also owns Madison Alexander Public Relations, wrote a ridiculous post questioning if the City of Santa Ana revised policy regarding impounding cars driven by unlicensed drivers is somehow to blame for the death of a two-year old who was killed by an unlicensed drunk driver in Santa Ana.
As the OC Weekly’s Gustavo [...]
Posted in alcohol, Bars, Blogs, Crime, gangs, Latinos, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: car impounds, dan chmielewski, drunk drivers, dui, immigrants, matt harper, Orange County, Santa Ana 13 Comments »How will the return of immigrants to Mexico affect Santa Ana?
Posted by Admin on November 13th, 2011
“With the downturn in the economy, Mexicans residing in Santa Ana legally and illegally began to look south. In the city of about 325,000, this Mexican flight has manifested itself in a number of ways: Census data show a decline in the city’s Latino population. Schools report plummeting enrollment. Foreclosed homes abound in historically Mexican [...]
SAPD to crackdown on impaired driving – and impound more cars too
Posted by Admin on August 19th, 2011
The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) is launching an intensive crackdown on impaired driving, according to their Citizen Observer website.
While the SAPD’s DUI checkpoints really don’t work, the good news is that they will also be employing “Saturation Patrols,” which do work. But the bad news is that they have also announced their intention to conduct [...]
Posted in Crime, immigration, Latinos, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: crackdown, duis, immigrants, impaired drivers, impounds, license checks, police, Santa Ana, sapd 13 Comments »The Santa Ana City Council could stop the SAPD’s DUI checkpoints, but won’t
Posted by Admin on August 14th, 2011
Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez says that “the City Council has no authority to tell the Police Department what the policy should be,” according to the O.C. Register. That simply is not true.
Oakland is now abstaining from impounding unlicensed drivers’ cars – and from the hundreds of thousands of dollars the controversial seizures [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Crime, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: car impounds, dui checkpoints, immigrants, oakland, Santa Ana, sapd 17 Comments »Impounding of cars on Santa Ana Public Safety Committee meeting agenda
Posted by Admin on August 10th, 2011
The impounding of cars driven by immigrants, by the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD), is on the agenda for the Santa Ana City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting scheduled for today, August 10, at 6 pm.
SAPD Deputy Chief Carlos Rojas will be making a presentation about the car impounding to the Committee, which is comprised [...]
Posted in automobiles, Civic Affairs, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, immigration, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: car impounding, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, dui checkpoints, immigrants, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana, sapd 2 Comments »Public Safety meeting on May 24 will include bail bonds, pot and checkpoints
Posted by Admin on May 23rd, 2011
[ May 24, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
The City of Santa Ana’s Public Safety Committee meeting, on Tuesday, May 24, promises to be an interesting one – with activists coming to the meeting to talk about illegal bail bond solicitation at the O.C. jail, medical marijuana sales in northeast Santa Ana, and the seizure of cars driven by immigrants, at SAPD DUI [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Crime, dream act, Drugs, Entertainment, Health and Medical, immigration, Latinos, Marijuana, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: bail bonds, dui checkpoints, immigrants, medical marijuana, public safety committee, Santa Ana, sapd, solicitation 5 Comments »Find out how to stop Santa Ana’s unjust towing of immigrants’ cars, on May 12
Posted by Admin on May 9th, 2011
[ May 12, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
The Orange County May Day Coalition presents:
CHANGING YOUR CITY’S UNJUST VEHICLE CHECKPOINT & IMPOUNDMENT POLICIES
A free training for community-based organizations, conducted by Lucero Chavez, esq.
Thursday, May 12, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
SEIU Office: 1200 North Main St. (at Washington), Ste. 900, Santa Ana
This training is designed to provide advocates with tools that have helped other communities carry [...]
SAPD targeting immigrants and drunk drivers on April 15
Posted by Admin on April 15th, 2011
[ April 15, 2011 7:30 pm to April 16, 2011 1:00 am. ]
The SAPD is going to be conducting another DUI checkpoint on Friday, April 15. They are being honest about the fact that their real goal is to take cars away from undocumented immigrants. See their press release below:
Santa Ana Police Department
CITIZEN ALERT: SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Entertainment, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: dui checkpoint, immigrants, license checkpoint, mcfadden, sapd 3 Comments »The SAPD is conducting a DUI checkpoint on March 26, on 5th St.
Posted by Admin on March 25th, 2011
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, March 26th, 2011. It will begin at 7:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 3500 W 5th Street, according to the SAPD Citizen Observer website.
My own research indicates that these [...]
Posted in immigration, Latinos, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: 5th st., car seizures, checkpoint, dui, immigrants, sapd 5 Comments »HOPE Coalition announces new scholarship for AB 540 students and immigrants
Posted by Admin on February 7th, 2011
The HOPE Coalition of Orange County announces a new Scholarship. Click here to download the application, which is due by March 15.
Rules:
1. Must be an Orange County Resident
2. Applicant must be a:
• AB540 student, Immigrant student, Graduate student
3. Front page should be most recent Personal Resume ( include 2 references)
4. Be enrolled in:
• Adult Education [...]
Posted in Education, immigration, Latinos, Santa Ana, working families, Youth Tags: ab 540, hope coalition, immigrants, Latinos, minerva s.g. stone, scholarships, students, Zeke Hernandez 2 Comments »Oakland stops impounding cars at DUI checkpoints – what about Santa Ana?
Posted by Admin on January 26th, 2011
Oakland is now abstaining from impounding unlicensed drivers’ cars – and from the hundreds of thousands of dollars the controversial seizures generate a year, according to California Watch.
An investigation by California Watch and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism last year found that sobriety checkpoints across the state were increasingly [...]
Free movie about struggles of day laborers at UCI tonight
Posted by Admin on November 4th, 2010
Free screening of the new documentary, Jornaleros en La Lucha (Part 1) tonight at UCI, at Bio Sci III, 1200, at 7 pm. FREE MOVIE AND FOOD. Absolutely free! Enjoyment is priceless.
EYE OPENING FILM presented by ASUCI, Dreams At UCI, Umbrella Council, and Orange County Dream Team
In the context of the passing of SB1070 in [...]
Posted in Entertainment, irvine, Labor, Latinos, Santa Ana Tags: day laborers, immigrants, irvine, journaleros en la lucha, uci No Comments »Minutemen take over Independence Day event at Santa Ana Public Library
Posted by Admin on July 4th, 2010
Oh my. It looks like the Independence Day event that was held today at the Santa Ana Public Library was chock full of Mexican-bashing Minutemen. Imagine that.
Lupe Moreno, a former member of the Santa Ana Public Library Board, apparently invited her fellow Minutemen to the event. Moreno is also active in the OC GOP, and [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, immigration, Independence, Latinos, Literature, Politics, Racism, republican party, Santa Ana, working families Tags: immigrants, Latinos, lucille kring, Lupe Moreno, minutemen, oc gop, racists, Santa Ana, van tran 8 Comments »
