Irv Chase’s promoter blames the “dirty Mexicans” in Downtown Santa Ana


Irv Chase’s promoter, Archer Altstaetter, told NBC yesterday that the Chase family is “upgrading and investing in their buildings, without any malice toward anyone.”  ”It’s no different than the Irvine Company or any other retailer in a mall saying hey, if your stores are not clean, you’re out,” said Altstaetter.

Excuse me?  Did Archer just blame the “dirty Mexicans?”  You can see his commenting about this in the video provided above.

The reality is that it is Archer who is running a less than pristine business.  He recently opened a store called Outrageous Costumes and Couture.  I wrote about it here.  The store featured a paper sign, in the window, and embarrassing merchandising.

In stunning contrast, a new Latina-owned business, called Elegante Formals, looked great when it opened up, on the same weekend that Archer’s store celebrated its grand opening.

To make matters worse, Archer got busted by the City of Santa Ana for opening a business without a business license.

Archer isn’t the only PBID beneficiary who has been mouthing off about Latino-owned businesses in the Downtown Santa Ana area.

Tim O’Connor, one of the owners of Downtown Santa Ana’s Chapter One: the Modern Local restaurant, recently opined at a Santa Ana City Council meeting that there are too many quinciniera shops in the area. Here is how he was quoted in the pages of the OC Weekly:

“This is specifically for most of the stuff on Fourth Street,” O’Conner remarked, even though he was addressing the City Council and not a Chamber of Commerce meeting. “You can’t have the same shop, the same stores, the same exact same quinceanera shop across from the exact same quinceañera shop…exact same thing over and over again and expect to be successful. Times have changed. Fourth Street should change with those times.”

It is bad enough that these guys are ripping off Latino business owners in the Downtown area, with a PBID that was only passed because former Santa Ana City Manager gamed the vote.  But to have them rip Latino business owners incessantly is simply insulting.  It borders on hate speech.  Why are they allowed to get away with these comments?

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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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  • Yep, Archer's comment was just as ignorant and insensitive as Alvarez's Hitler comment. He is a community leader and a politico. Just like many of us. This whole thing is a smoke screen to cover economic warfare! Jews, Catholics, Mormons are not the issue. Economic practices that are manipulated by failed closed government systems on global and local levels are the issue.

  • Archer is a bigot, plain and simple. If you criticize him he will scream "homophobia". I have no problems with an increased gay presence downtown, but I do have a problem with an increased bigot presence downtown. He is clearly a Latino bashing bigot no matter who he sleeps with.

  • We have standards at this establishment! The Irvine resident has been banned from our property. Chris better meet him at the Frat House.

  • Call me what ever you want, I am gentile, but historically you can't have Zionists as you good neighbor.

    This problem goes back 5000 years and virtually in every country Jews did or may face a pogrom because the refuse to assimilate and work for the community.

    As for Alvarez's crapola -- I told you so in my prior post.

    • How so? She is Jewish isn't she? Is it now defamation to point that out?

      So you're okay with Chase's promoter insinuating that Mexicans are dirty?

  • I should add that in their ever ending psychopathic and paranoid search for anti-Semitists and Jew haters the Zionists have a mole with every blog.

    So be vigilant Admin!

  • Excuse me? Did Archer just blame the “dirty Mexicans?” You can see his commenting about this in the video provided above.

    Exactly where this “dirty Mexicans?” said?

  • "Are you part of the CABAL?"....... Hmmmm

    Based on his statement above he is obviously Zionist provocateur to steer up conversation about Jews in the blog-sphere so he can shut down New Santa Ana and Orange Juice Blog.

    Nelson is to immature to recognize that.
    In about 2 weeks Esq. Encino is in total control of Orange Juice Blog.

    And Nelson is doing "gaga".

    I think that his provocations contribute to a hateful atmosphere and should be banned in the New Santa Ana.

  • "Adult Aspergers are impairments"....... Hmmmm

    Not for me Admin.

    I like McDonald Asperger and fries!

  • Read between the lines. (and being unable to read between the lines)

    Read between the lines for me and tell me what the Mexican cultural community is asking for the 4th street area that was called Fiesta Marketplace?

    Segregation? Mexican only

    Racism? Blacks, white, Asians not wanted.

    Clean and safe? What, should clean and safe manner.

    • Archer has previously lied about Latino businessmen not wanting to do business with him. That is BS. Latino ships will sell to anyone. That is the reason we open businesses, to make money.

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