Surprise! It turns out that Angelica Amezcua, the mystery candidate who somehow got elected to Ward 3 on the Santa Ana City Council this Tuesday, doesn’t go by that name. She probably did years ago but she has been living in the Morrison Park neighborhood since 2011, as Angie Oliver, the wife of attorney Rob Oliver.
I am surmising that the Olivers are friends of Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, particularly as Rob is a shareholder at Alvarez ally Ruben Smith’s law office.
So Angelica dropped her married name and went from calling herself Angie to filing to vote as “Angelica.” Brilliant! This is what U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez did when she dropped her original married name of “Brixey” and started using her maiden name – back when she first beat Bob Dornan.
According to an old Morrison Park Neighborhood Association newsletter, the Olivers have two kids, ages 4 and 7, and Angelica works as a 1st grade schoolteacher at Carver Elementary.
I doubt that Angelica thought she was going to win. The whole thing was a prank orchestrated to get back at the Team Benavides candidate, Eric Alderete. Well, mission accomplished I guess. But now Angelica has to serve on the City Council for the next few years.
The good news is that she is going to be a major upgrade as compared to the disgraced outgoing Council Member, Carlos Bustamante.
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Why are people picking on Mrs. Oliver/Alvarez oops freudian slip there. I mean Oliver/Amescua for not speaking up on this blog. None of the other council members do. And nobody really expects them to.
They might hire or encourage their buds to speak for them or use coded names, but they never do with their real name. It is too much of a professional liability.
There is nothing wrong with Mr. Oliver laying some truth down for all of the busybodies. I think he did a fine job.
You have a point but she ought to at least introduce herself in a press conference.
Now you're being silly. Amezcua needs to address the public. The best way to do that would be either a press conference or some sort of community meeting. Whether or not she pops up here is immaterial.
She can hold a press conference in my gallery, or upstairs in the Santora! That would be awesome. Loretta Sanchez was there just last night for a fundraiser for local veterans. The Heart of Santa Ana. Alderete was there too and having dinner with ????? at Memphis afterwards. I can almost guarantee if I talked to the United Artists of Santa Ana people they would be happy to promote a meet and greet with the newly elected councilmember!
Now you're talking... Make it happen!
Our people (JFJ) will be there too and you can bet that loud sucking sound you hear are the puckering lips of the Police Union who want a pay raise.
I'd attend that! It might be fun to guess who I am?
Maybe Matt can commission a piece that we can bid on!
"Carpetbagger", I think you are going to have to commission a piece from Mateo. People like pretentious Spanish names for their Art pieces.
And Just remember, the police will charge you overtime for their attendance. The artists will attend for FREEEEE!
"And Just remember, the police will charge you overtime for their attendance"
Don't worry Mateo, there will be lots of cops there to put the squeeze on Ms. Oliver/Amezcua. They have 4 Councilmembers in their pocket and Angie/Angelicas 5th vote is insurance. Contract talks are just around the corner and our officers are looking for more pay and retirement goodies. Prices at Yum Yums Doughnet Star have gone up to you know!
As long as SEIU gets their fair share, I don't care what happens to the police who ALL make between $150-over $200,000 per year! SEIU took cuts, Fire took major cuts and outsourced, so when are the Police going to feel the budget cuts? Do we really need to pay them so much?
Santa Ana-heim Police State 2012?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HslAbpck3c