Exclusive: Chases among those invited to Santa Ana Latino Jewish Forum

Irv and Ryan Chase

A few out of town bloggers appear to be having a fit because they weren’t invited to Thursday’s Santa Ana Latino Jewish Forum.  It is sad that some folks have to attack everything – even something positive, like this community event.

I was able to get a hold of a partial list of those who were invited to this event, which is also being broadcast live online for those who could not attend.  Irv and Ryan Chase were invited.  I hope they attend.  Others who were invited include a Who’s Who of Santa Ana’s community leaders, including:

  • Sean Mill – Santa Ana Planning Commissioner
  • Art Pedroza – New Santa Ana
  • George Collins – Santa Ana Insight blog
  • Vicky Baxter – Downtown Inc.
  • Irv Chase – Landlord
  • Ryan Chase – Landlord
  • Albert Castillo – Chicanos Unidos
  • Rob Richardson – SAUSD Trustee
  • Roman Reyna – SAUSD Trustee
  • Mark McLoughlin – RSCCD Trustee
  • Amin David – Los Amigos
  • Sen. Lou Correa
  • Lucy Dunn – OC Business Council
  • Armando de la Libertad – Delhi Center
  • Ruben Smith – Lawyer
  • Connie Hamilton – Connect to Council
  • Zeke Hernadez – LULAC
  • Ruben Martinez – Bookstore owner
  • Raul Luna – Loretta Sanchez office
  • Teresa Saldivar – Teresa’s Jewlers
  • Bobby McDonald – OC Black Chamber of Commerce
  • Erwin Chemirinsky – UCI Law School Dean
  • The Sikh Center of Orange County
  • Erlinda Martinez – President, Santa Ana College
  • Rabbi Arnold Rachlis – University Synagogue Irvine
  • Fred Armendariz – Businessman
  • The Merage Foundation – a Jewish philanthropic organization
  • America Bracho – Latino Health Access
  • Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi – Islamic Center of OC
For the record, my invitation was sent to my old email address.  I now have it but won’t be able to attend due to a calendar conflict.  My friend Sean Mill however will be there and I will be asking him to give me an update about the event, after the fact.
As you can see, those invited reflect the diversity of Santa Ana and Orange County.  Of course the out of town Irvine and Long Beach bloggers were NOT invited.  Why would Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez want them at this event?
Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • "Well, Art, I’m Jewish. My question is: how many other people there could say that?"

    Mr. Diamond,

    You can rest easy as the Jewish community had a large presence at the event today. I don't have an exact number but there was a number of local Rabbi's, leaders of a number of Jewish advocacy groups and Jewish residents from the community.

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