SAUSD response to 2010 STAR test results is pure spin
Success is the Standard, except when it isn't... As I expected, SAUSD Superintendent Jane Russo is spinning the results of the latest STAR test results like a top. As I…
My son James has joined the new Navy Junior ROTC program at Godinez High School!
My son James, who is 14 years old, just joined the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) at Godinez High School today! I am so proud of him! Click here…
Amezcua gets punked as State Attorney General exonerates the Santa Ana City Council
Censorship? The State Attorney General doesn't think so! Santa Ana Mayoral wannabe Alfredo Amezcua announced on Facebook this week that he had just appointed his photographer and mime, Ruben Alvarez…
Will the taxpayers have to pay SAUSD Trustee Audrey Yamagata-Noji over $200K per year in retirement?
I have helped, over the past few years, to get rid of two "double-dippers" on the Coast Community College District's Board of Education, Armando Ruiz and Walt Howald. These guys…
Another fundraiser for Al Amezcua, this time in swanky Orange Park Acres
Al Amezcua speaking at Art Lomeli's home in Orange Park Acres, in 2008 Santa Ana voters can check out how the other side lives on Sunday, August 29, when Art…
Governor signs new bill extending free speech rights to charter school students
Advocates for free speech notched another victory this week when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will give students at charter schools the same free speech protection that their…
SAUSD 2010 STAR Test Results show improvement but are weak compared to nearby districts
The California Standard Tests are a major component of the STAR program. The CSTs are developed by California educators and test developers specifically for California. They measure students' progress toward achieving…
New report reveals that the SAUSD spent $2.3 million on lawsuits in 2009
CALA Releases Report on Litigation Costs to Schools Wednesday, 18 August 2010 ‘Lessons in Lawsuits: The Impact of Litigation on California’s Schools’ finds nearly $100 million spent by 12 districts in…
Great Park weekend dance and music featuring DJs and Korean break-dancing acrobats
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2010 CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574 Find Your Groove at the Great Park Weekend dance and music featuring Celebrity DJs and Korean Break-Dancing Acrobats IRVINE – Hollywood’s hottest…
Olive Crest launches its first K-12 independent study program for homeschool students
OLIVE CREST LAUNCHES ITS FIRST K-12 INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM FOR HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS IN ORANGE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES Interested Students and Parents Can Attend a Family Information Night on Monday, August 23 at…
The City of Santa Ana strikes back at Glen Stroud and his fraudulent Grand Jury report
Ousted Santa Ana City Commissioners Glen Stroud and Tish Leon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David N. Ream May 24, 2010 City of Santa Ana (714) 647-5200 Santa Ana, CA –…
Santa Ana Fire Department certified by California’s Emergency Management Agency
SANTA ANA - A specially trained Santa Ana Fire Department team recently became the first in Orange County to be certified by California Emergency Management Agency to respond to countywide…
Santa Ana resident accosted for speaking in Spanish at Council meeting
What language did Ben use when he approached these very young ladies, at a No Doubt concert? The Amezcua campaign was out in full force at last night's Santa Ana…
Santa Ana City Council tosses Tish Leon
The Santa Ana City Council voted 6-1 to remove Tish Leon from the city's Recreation and Parks Board. Only Ward 4 Councilmember David Benavides voted against the motion brought forth…
Santa Ana firefighters surprise Councilwoman Michele Martinez with a birthday cake
Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez had to work on her birthday today, but she had a surprise coming. As the City Council proceeded through their meeting tonight, at the…
