Time to strike a new tone and retire the phrase “Usual Suspects”
As we close out this year, I would like to set a better tone going forward. We think our readers value our political coverage, but we also feel that we…
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Dream Act press conference in Anaheim on Nov. 30
Orange County DREAM Team's Banner Holding for the DREAM Act in Santa Ana, CA. 11/28/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 24, 2010 Contact: Aura Vasquez, 714-931-6045, aura@occcopico.org or Vanessa Martinez,…
State Senator Lou Correa to host a citizen application workshop
(November 20, 2010) State Senator Lou Correa is partnering with the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) to host a free Citizenship Application Workshop at his District Office, located at…
Free screening of film about U.S. military mapping of Mexican indigenous communities
Santa Ana Film Screening... The Demarest Factor: US Military Mapping of Indigenous Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico Hosted By Hec One & Illoheem This film and workshop presentation discusses a recent…
Dream Act Rally in Santa Ana on Friday, Nov. 12
The Dream Act is going to be put up for a vote during the lame duck session, sometime in th next two months. Dreamers around the nation are organizing events…
Ward 6 candidate Helen Martinez refuses to talk about immigration and the Dream Act, while addressing Godinez High students
Helen Martinez, a candidate for Ward 6 on the Santa Ana City Council, showed up today at Godinez Fundamental High School, where she spoke to a combined group of students…
Why is Tom Tancredo coming to Santa Ana on Oct. 1?
Why in the world is uber-conservative Tom Tancredo coming to Santa Ana tomorrow? Tancredo used to be a Congressman out of Colorado. He lost his seat, quit the GOP and…
Video of protest at Meg Whitman’s Santa Ana office
I finally found some video of the protest at Meg Whitman's Santa Ana office. Kudos to the Dream Teamers for showing up and letting Whitman know what we think of…
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Carlos Bustamante and Lupe Moreno visit the Meg Whitman office in Santa Ana
Protesters showed up today in Santa Ana, at the new Meg Whitman campaign office. And guess who showed up to visit with the Whitman staff? None other than Santa Ana…
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Protest at Meg Whitman’s Santa Ana office today at 4 pm!
Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has opened a campaign office in Santa Ana, at 4th and Broadway. This is such an insult to our Latino residents. Whitman's campaign chairman is…
Full Moon Open Mic, hosted by Tonantzin Colectivo, on Sep. 23-24
Tonantzin Colectivo is hosting a Full Moon Open Mic from September 23 at 8:30pm - September 24 at 1:30am, at El Centro Cultural de Mexico, located at 310 W 5th Street, in Santa Ana.…
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Exclusive video of this year’s Santa Ana’s Fiestas Patrias Parade
Yesterday's Fiestas Patrias parade, in Santa Ana, was perhaps the best one yet. A huge crowd lined Main St., many in folding chairs. Kids blew on horns and waved Mexican…
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Will George Collins help Mayor Miguel Pulido get reelected in November?
Santa Ana Councilman Sal Tinajero won in 2006, because of George Collins. Mayor Miguel Pulido threw his entire political machine behind Jennifer Villasenor, but then Collins jumped into the race…
2010 Mexican Bicentennial Events in Santa Ana on Sep. 18 and 19
2010 Mexican Bicentennial Events in Santa Ana September 16, 2010 will mark the 200th anniversary of Father Hidalgo’s call (El Grito) for Mexico’s independence from Spain. The Fourth Street Mexican…
Aye Dios! Meg Whitman is opening an office in Santa Ana
Campaign spokeswoman Sarah Pompei confirmed that Meg Whitman is opening an office in Santa Ana and said that it will "help our get-out-the-vote efforts for Meg and the entire Republican…
