In a blog post, titled: ‘These Are the 7 Biggest Fears That You Need To Avoid Having In Your Twenties’ on the website Elite Daily, Kim Pham called on people her age to stop being fearful, according to the Daily Mail, a newspaper in London.
But that was written before she was beaten into a coma while the 23-year old graduate of Chapman University was waiting to enter the hipster bar/restaurant called The Crosby, last Friday night.
Santa Ana landlord Irv Chase and his pals gathered up $5K from under their sofa cushions as a reward for tips about who murdered Pham, but the reality is that Chase and company will now have to spend $5 million to restore the reputation of Downtown Santa Ana. The murder of Pham has gone worldwide.
Don’t believe me? Just do a Google search of Pham’s name. You will see that the story has been run all over the United States, Europe and Asia. Now do a Google search of “Downtown Santa Ana.” No mention of the artists village or the alleged clean-up of the Downtown by Chase and his merry hipsters. Instead the search result is a slew of articles about Pham’s murder. Try searching for “The Crosby, Santa Ana” and the results are the same.
There is no putting this mess back in Pandora’s box. Downtown Santa Ana’s image has been permanently wrecked, in one fell swoop, by five murderous bar patrons.
I don’t see how The Crosby will be able to reopen. They may have to change their name. Their brand will now forever be associated with the brutal murder of a beautiful young woman from Westminster.
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez represents Downtown Santa Ana. She is up for re-election this November. Good luck with that. And what about Councilman David Benavides? Just a few months ago that guy was pushing to keep bars open until 4 am! Santa Ana Planning Commissioner Phil Bacerra is still pushing for that and he is running around town, allegedly, telling everyone that everything is going to be OK. No it’s not Phil! Not for Chase and the other gentrifiers.
It is time for the people of Santa Ana to take back this city and this Downtown. The bar culture has been exposed for what it is – a hot mess. And if you think folks are just going to return to how things were before Pham’s murder, think again. That ship has sailed.
yes, they will literally have to shut down all of downtown.
oy vey
Never
You are smoking crack. You should really stop.
Wednesday January 22, 2014, 12:17 PM
City of Santa Ana
Downtown Orange County
Community: Mayor and City Council Pledge $5,000 Reward and Increased Police Presence Downtown Announced
SANTA ANA, CA (January 22, 2014) – At last night’s city council meeting, the Mayor and City Council approved a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the outstanding suspects in the violent assault at The Crosby on Saturday morning. This action matches Downtown Inc.’s $5,000 reward, bringing the total to $10,000. Members of the community who wish to provide information regarding this incident can call SAPD detectives at 714-245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
Chief Carlos Rojas also outlined his plan to ensure that visitors continue to feel safe as they enjoy the many entertainment options in Downtown Santa Ana. The Chief announced that effective today, the police department will utilize a variety of strategies to increase police presence in the Downtown district. The police department will also expand the use of technology throughout the area to increase awareness and to expand the Santa Ana Police Department’s ability to patrol the area.
Information related to Saturday morning’s violent assault can be
reported to the Santa Ana Police Department at 714-245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
This national enquirer blog is PATHETIC. Still butt-hurt that downtown Santa Ana is full steam ahead.
You wish.
…and all our wishes for an awesome downtown are coming true! Don’t like it, get the hell out. Can’t wait for the new changes in the Santora! It’s going to be so much better.
Gotta love those mystery changes. so much suspense.
You know it. Hey, do you know if the white paint on the Santora’s basement walls is called, ‘off white’ or ‘eggshell?’
I heard they are going to EXECISE Claudia Alvarez, burn her and mold her ashes into a gigantic c*ck. Then Ryan Chase is going to deep throat it and swap the load with the new owner. NOW THAT’S ART!
Sorry, I know this is a family blog, but, I felt I owed Mateo something!
Anonymous, Why does anything remotely critical mean the demise of DTSA to you guys? Be truthful, there are REAL challenges, that were missed in the scheme. Fix em and be honest, instead you sound like assholes, hell bent on putting in another Applebee’s, which is all Chapter One is really.
Goes global. Right. You know that people living in Montana, Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Utah, South Dakota, etc. haven’t heard anything and don’t care. Gone global? You really are reaching and not just inside your zipper as you write these stupid Weekly World News phony posts.
You must have missed my first paragraph where I quoted from a major newspaper in England.
Nobody in this country has heard about it this. Most of my Los Angelians don’t know about it. You can blame mainstream national news for this. I don’t understand why this violence is never reported by CNN, ever. This story has received more global attention than it has in our own country. It really speaks to that state of things here.
And sadly, theres a good chance the perpetrators of this crime have a safe haven with family in Mexico and are already there.
Well, I don’t know about GLOBAL, but, the politico’s are scrambling for cover/attention.
Did you see that asshole Correa try and grandstand last night ” We pray for a speedy recovery”………..”Uh wait. she’s dead???” What a tool.Then to hear Benavides more concerned with the “track record” then the murder, was brilliant.
But, my favorite CLOWNCIL member is becoming Vince, the Millionare lawyer, who owns more real estate than the entire council COMBINED. This is a guy who went to FOOTHILL HS in Tustin because his mother didn’t want him mixing with Santa Ana kids. This guy needs to grow a set and stand for something,
F*ck that! Down town SA is still poppin!! Jst cuzz 5 people are f*cking idiots doesn’t mean everybody in SA is!! 1 incident shouldn’t outweigh all the good DTSA has to offer.. #ripkimpham
Including yourself, that makes 6 f*cking idiots.
Really Someone dies and it’s only been a few days and you guys are talking about the city’s reputation very insensitive , It’s almost disgusting
Nice try but no cigar. Why don’t you ask Google to stop returning those search results and let me know how that works out for you.
What I find disgusting is the gentrifiers who are blaming Pham for what happened. And the bar patrons who took pictures while Pham was beat to death.
Renee,
The trouble is YOUR insensitive post. Some commenters here have been concerned about the growing violence and inundation of bars and adult establishments downtown.
How dare you NOW try and defend the councils practice of establishing a WAR ZONE. Booze, Booze and more Booze, testosterone provoking thumping music and twenty year old men and HUNDREDS of single moms on “their” night out.
It’s no surprise that the assailant is a single mom, who’s FIVE year old son was at home while she was KICKING to death a bright young scholar.
This is the Downtown Pablo David Benavides promotes, with other young, single moms. These folks (like the “Mother” from Payan-Mex, who leaves here kid alone each morning so she can “work it” with Pablo) need to get some priorities, visit reality and understand you DON’T BEAT PEOPLE TO DEATH because they are different.
Very insensitive is the council NOT providing leadership. Insensitive is Senator Lou Correa SHAMELESSLY exploiting Phams death for a few Asian votes.
Time for REAL district elections in Santa Ana.
This article is a complete one sided joke. This murder was a terrible incident, yes, but it’s not like it’s permanently etched in the architecture of DTSA. WWII happened, and everytime one thinks of Europe or Russia, one is not automatically like, “OMG the Axis of Evil, OMG the Allies, OMG War.” Shit happens, and yes, this was tragic, but as is the human condition, we try to learn from the terrible experiences we undergo and attempt to create better environments and rouse more awareness so that incidents like these can stop happening.
The point is that when you search for terms like Downtown Santa Ana all you get now is links to articles about the murder of Pham by bar patrons in front of the Crosby. Image wrecked.
Things will go back to normal in a couple weeks. Everyone will get over the news media and rumors and move on. Things happen all the time and the businesses will not shut down for something that happened in a public street. This didn’t happen inside the Crosby so people need to stop finding people to blame. Why hasn’t anyone said anything about the friends why did they not interfere when they saw their so called (FRIEND) getting beat. Now the first thing the family does is get an attorney… that didn’t take long…
I agree.
As soon as people forget a woman was KICKED TO DEATH, HER HEAD STOMPED ON, until she died, things will be cool.
In fact, the Crosby will offer some drink specials, a FIREBALL shot for a buck extra, more loud obnoxious window rattling DJ music ( do these guys have day jobs?) and moreover, fat, unfit eight dollar an hour security guards who for an extra $20 or the right “bud”.
There is a wide spread problem in Downtown Santa Ana with young people high, drunk and out of control. Who is going to address this?
I searched and u get the news links that are always on top. Other than that everything looks good. We will be ok DTSA. One incident is not gonna destroy all the positive that has came out of it. And this has most definitely not gone global not by a long shot. This is local news orange county, some LA, and some riverside. Not even All SoCal.. People in Nor Cal haven’t even heard of this. Whoever wrote this article should get fired.
So we made up that article in the UK Daily Mail?
That site picks up news from all over the internet. That doesn’t mean its gone global it will have gone global when CNN and BBC are reporting it. Like i said in my previous post not even the northern part of our beautiful state of California has heard of this. Its because of writers like you that people are always misguided. Step up your game son.
So this article in the New York Daily News never happened? http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/photobomb-sparked-deadly-beating-nightclub-article-1.1587713
What about this one, from an Australian newspaper? http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/was-kim-pham-killed-outside-the-crosby-nightclub-for-photobombing/story-fnh81jut-1226808422692
Or this one from a national news service? http://www.newsmax.com/thewire/kim-pham-beaten-life-support-organ/2014/01/21/id/548210
This story has gone global but you can keep burying your head in the sand if that makes you happy.
How about you gather up all your useless resources and prove to everyone here how many foreign news papers printed the story or how many foreign news stations reported this incident on their broadcast. Stop relying on internet sites that gather information about whats trending to call this a global incident.
No. If you want to waste your time go ahead. Obviously nothing we say or do is going to change your closed mind.
That was awesome!
You’re retarted. You don’t know shit.
ghetto ass town=ghetto as people.
Who the ‘F’ lives in a TOWN? Your an idiot. It’s called a CITY! Ghetto must recognize ghetto.
to begin fights are never one sided. also why haven’t witness statement been reported countless times. her life and job keeps coming up on everything what she did and what not. but what about the witness statements that the media keeps ignoring like that Kim was with at least a dozen of her friends in line and when the fighting started its was about 12 vs 5. you mean to tell me the 5 people over powered 12 individuals plus the 1 or 2 security guards that were there! what were her friends doing video taping the incident instead of helping their friend? with friends like that she wouldn’t need enemies. Yes at the end of the day Kim died for being in an altercation were eye witnesses say she threw punches first. so once again this is never a one sided story like the media is trying to claim. but the day in court will come were the truth will come out.
P.S
there has been more than a few incidents were Latino’s have been killed by asian people so that race card kims followers keep playing is getting old.
This Bitch is still talking…Are you on Crack?
Loooools this made me laugh!
So you’re saying “yeah no more popular bars in dtsa to bring a shiet ton of people, patrons, food, money, and jobs to dtsa.”
Great plan
We would prefer a downtown designed for Santa Ana’s families – not the hipster mess we have now.
Keep on dreaming Editor – they are gone & they are not coming back – and you know it.
It is sad. We could have had a fun downtown like the one in Brea.
There are VERY clearly this incident proved that underpaid, poorly trained “doorman” dressed in a windbreaker marked SECURITY is not up to the $8.25 per hour the Crosby paid him.
I say NO MORE bars, leave the people at home. Most of these people should be at home caring for their bastard kids, instead of searching for new Papi’s.
That is the reality anon.