Free kidney screening in Santa Ana on Sep. 28
Do you or a family member have diabetes or high blood pressure? or Does an immediate family member have kidney disease? If you answered yes, you are at risk for…
2010 Showcase of Community Resources coming to Costa Mesa on Sep. 23
The Orange County Substance Abuse Prevention Network is hosting its 21st Annual Showcase of Community Resources from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on September 23rd, 2010. Please click here to…
SAPD catches robbery suspect who was targeting homes in North Eastern Santa Ana
SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE Date: 8/19/10 Contact: Santa Ana Burglary Unit, (714) 245-8400 Since March, 2010, the Santa Ana Police Burglary Unit noticed an increase in residential burglaries around the…
Come out and walk for Senator Correa this Saturday!
Come out and support State Senator Lou Correa, this Saturday, August 28, 8:30-1:00pm, at a precinct walk in Anaheim. Meeting Location: Pearson Park, located at 401 N. Lemon Street, in Anaheim. Team Correa…
Solorio’s bill to curtail the high price of college textbooks goes to Governor
FILE: Students show Assemblyman Solorio their college bookstore receipts as proof that textbooks are too expensive. For Immediate Release: August 20, 2010 For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain - Office:…
Santa Ana Planning Commission to consider changes to the Yost Theater’s C.U. permit
Dennis Lluy, the hardworking manager of the revived Yost Theater, is going to appear before the Santa Ana Planning Commission tomorrow, Monday, August 23, at 6:30 pm, to ask for…
Migration, indigenous and immigration panel in Costa Mesa, on Aug. 25
A migration, indigenous and immigration panel will be held in Costa Mesa, on Aug. 25, from 5 pm to 10 pm, at the Neighborhood Community Center located at 1845 Park. 5…
SAUSD response to 2010 STAR test results is pure spin
Success is the Standard, except when it isn't... As I expected, SAUSD Superintendent Jane Russo is spinning the results of the latest STAR test results like a top. As I…
My son James has joined the new Navy Junior ROTC program at Godinez High School!
My son James, who is 14 years old, just joined the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) at Godinez High School today! I am so proud of him! Click here…
Amezcua gets punked as State Attorney General exonerates the Santa Ana City Council
Censorship? The State Attorney General doesn't think so! Santa Ana Mayoral wannabe Alfredo Amezcua announced on Facebook this week that he had just appointed his photographer and mime, Ruben Alvarez…
Will the taxpayers have to pay SAUSD Trustee Audrey Yamagata-Noji over $200K per year in retirement?
I have helped, over the past few years, to get rid of two "double-dippers" on the Coast Community College District's Board of Education, Armando Ruiz and Walt Howald. These guys…
Another fundraiser for Al Amezcua, this time in swanky Orange Park Acres
Al Amezcua speaking at Art Lomeli's home in Orange Park Acres, in 2008 Santa Ana voters can check out how the other side lives on Sunday, August 29, when Art…
Governor signs new bill extending free speech rights to charter school students
Advocates for free speech notched another victory this week when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will give students at charter schools the same free speech protection that their…
SAUSD 2010 STAR Test Results show improvement but are weak compared to nearby districts
The California Standard Tests are a major component of the STAR program. The CSTs are developed by California educators and test developers specifically for California. They measure students' progress toward achieving…
New report reveals that the SAUSD spent $2.3 million on lawsuits in 2009
CALA Releases Report on Litigation Costs to Schools Wednesday, 18 August 2010 ‘Lessons in Lawsuits: The Impact of Litigation on California’s Schools’ finds nearly $100 million spent by 12 districts in…