Rogue bully commissioners amongst Benavides supporters
First Councilman David Benavides chose to go through with honoring a member of a recognized hate group and her supporters from the council dais and now it appears that the…
OutSpirit LGBT Discussion Group & Potluck in Santa Ana
OutSpirit LGBT Discussion Group & Potluck Santa Ana, California (August 2, 2010) - The Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual- Transgender (LGBT) social group of Church of the Foothills is very pleased to announce the next gatherings…
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Benavides goes after Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez while defending Moreno and the Minutemen again
Tonight's Santa Ana City Council meeting blew up again as a few of the haters that Councilman David Benavides honored at the last meeting showed up to cry about the…
Santa Ana’s Church of the Foothills welcomes Southern Poverty Law Center speaker
The Southern Poverty Law Center exposes those who advocate hate, such as Lupe Moreno FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Church of the Foothills Welcomes an Attorney from the Southern Poverty Law Center Santa Ana,…
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Santa Ana Parks and Rec Commission to honor Minuteman Lupe Moreno again on Wednesday
Time to let Santa Ana Parks and Rec Chair Tish Leon know how we feel about her bullying If you are as upset as I am at the bullying behavior…
When Mexican kindergarten students punked the Minutemen, in Santa Ana
Naui Huitzilopochtli is famous today for his video showing Lupe Moreno and her Minutemen taking over this year's Independence Day event. But my favorite Naui video is the one above.…
Santa Ana City Commissioners terrorized a student so badly that he resigned
Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission Chair Tish Leon Another scandal is erupting - and like the Benavides Hatergate fiasco it involves Councilman David Benavides. I found out this week…
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Does mayoral candidate Charles Hart miss the days when there were less Mexicans in Santa Ana?
Gustavo Arellano wrote a great post over at the O.C. Weekly's Navel Gazing blog wondering what Republican Santa Ana mayoral candidate Charles Hart meant when he stated in his press…
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Who are Santa Ana’s Usual Suspects?
The Usual Suspects One of my readers, named Cook, asked me yesterday to explain who Santa Ana's Usual Suspects are. He wondered if the term was meant to be racist.…
Can Councilman David Benavides survive the Hatergate scandal?
Councilman David Benavides has been desperately trying to quell the firestorm that erupted when we broke the story that he honored a group of Minutemen and extremist Republicans who were recruited by…
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Lupe Moreno declares jihad on Mexican civil rights activist
The Benavides Hatergate scandal blew up again today as Minuteman Lupe Moreno began a libelous jihad against Mexican civil rights activist Naui Huitzilopochtli. Moreno forwarded a letter asking her hater…
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The O.C. Register piles on the Benavides Hatergate scandal
It has become the scandal that won't go away. This time the Orange County Register piled on the David Benavides Hatergate scandal with a new article that is very illuminating.…
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The OC Weekly jumps on the Benavides hatergate story
R. Scott Moxley, of the OC Weekly, attended last night's Santa Ana City Council meeting. Now the OC Weekly has piled on Councilman David Benavides too. Here are a few…
Progressive Interfaith Alliance OC to host Fairness for all Families day in Santa Ana
The Progressive Interfaith Alliance OC has tentatively scheduled an event called "Fairness for all Families" on July 31, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Sasscer Park, located at 502 W. Santa Ana…
Benavides Hatergate: Santa Ana Councilman publicly rebuked by colleagues for honoring Moreno & co.
Lupe Moreno supporter Anne Menaldo(center) and David Benavides(right) Councilman David Benavides chose to ignore common sense and the advice of his fellow elected officials and honored a group of folks…