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Will Alfredo Amezcua turn out to be another Miguel Pulido?

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Banking, Civic Affairs, Democratic Party, Elections, Latinos, Miguel Pulido, Santa Ana, Taxes 13 Comments

I met with Alfredo Amezcua before he announced his campaign for Mayor of Santa Ana. I was really hoping he would be the answer to defeating the incumbent Mayor, Miguel Pulido.

In the next few months, Mayor Miguel Pulido’s allies will tear into Amezcua and leave him destroyed. That is what they did to Pulido’s last mayoral opponent, Michele Martinez, in 2008.

However, Amezcua isn’t really a bad guy. Is he the solution to our city’s vast problems? After further review, I don’t think so. My fear is that he is going to turn out to be a lot like Pulido.

Pulido isn’t a bad guy either. Like Amezcua, he grew up wanting more. Amezcua became wealthy as a lawyer, while Pulido took a different road. He capitalized on his dad’s muffler shop, then began to work the system, first as a Councilman and now as our Mayor. Continue reading→

Santa Ana is the fourth most expensive city in the O.C. to do business in

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Business, Civic Affairs, Miguel Pulido, Santa Ana 1 Comment

In 2008, Santa Ana was found to be the third most expensive Orange County cities to do business in, “according to the 14th annual Cost of Doing Business Survey from the Rose Institute of State & Local Government at Claremont McKenna College and Kosmont Companies in Los Angeles,” as published in the O.C. Register.

In 2009, the same study found that Santa Ana was the fourth most expensive city in Orange County, to do business in. Click here to read that article in the O.C. Register.

Santa Ana also has some of the highest property taxes in the O.C. due to the passage of numerous SAUSD and Rancho Santiago Community College District bond measures. A large chunk of the college bond was used to build a training academy for O.C. Sheriffs that we just didn’t need – our County is ringed by similar academies that are easily within thirty minutes of Orange County.

Isn’t it interesting that some of the BEST cities in Orange County charge the LEAST for business licenses? Irvine, Tustin, Yorba Linda and Costa Mesa all rank amongst the cities with the LOWEST business costs. Even Newport Beach has a much lower cost than Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Tribute to RSCCD Chancellor Eddie Hernandez set for April 29

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Education, Latinos, Orange County, Tustin 1 Comment

Tribute to Eddie Hernandez

Celebration of Leadership: A Tribute to Dr. Edward Hernandez, Jr., the Chancellor of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.

Join us! Save the date Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., at the Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy, located at 15991 Armstrong Ave., in Tustin. $150.00 per person. Sponsorships, program, and advertising available.

Join the Rancho Santiago Community College District in saluting the career achievements of Dr. Eddie Hernandez, Jr., RSCCD Chancellor, who retires in June. Continue reading→

Why is the Rancho Santiago College District spending $57K to find a new Chancellor?

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Art Pedroza Posted in Education, Latinos, Santa Ana, Youth Activities 12 Comments

Rancho Santiago Community College Board

The Rancho Santiago Community College Trustees want to spend $57K to find their next Chancellor

(From left to right): Clerk Brian E. Conley, M.A.; John R. Hanna; Mark McLoughlin; Lisa Woolery, APR, M.A.; President R. David Chapel, Ed.D.; Phillip E. Yarbrough; Vice President Lawrence R. “Larry” Labrado and Student Trustee Gloria Holguin.

The Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Board of Trustees is selecting an executive search firm to assist in the recruitment and selection process of a new chancellor.

The outrageous part is that they are planning to spend over $57,000 to find a new chancellor and it seems that the district has forgotten their own budget crisis. Continue reading→

Senator Lou Correa to host the O.C. Mobile Home Conference on Friday

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Art Pedroza Posted in Housing, Lou Correa, Orange County, Real Estate, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Orange County Mobile Home Conference

Attention Mobilehome Residents:

Senator Lou Correa, Chair, Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Homes and Communities, invites all mobilehome owners and renters to attend the Orange County Mobilehome Conference

Friday, November 6, 2009, from 9 am to 12 pm, at:

Rancho Santiago Community College District Building, located at 2323 N. Broadway, Boardroom in Santa Ana

Our panel of consultants and state officials will discuss and answer questions including but not limited to: Continue reading→