Amezcua complains about business license fees but offers no solutions
I visited Alfredo Amezcua's mayoral campaign website again yesterday- and as usual found nothing of substance. However, he did post a new statement on his Facebook page hinting at a…
350 Santa Ana residents attended the Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival
Safe Bike Helmets for Santa Ana Residents by Sophin Zoe Pruong-McCreery “Does that fit okay?” Margaret Macias of St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group asked a young Santa Ana resident. “We…
Santa Ana City Commissioners terrorized a student so badly that he resigned
Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission Chair Tish Leon Another scandal is erupting - and like the Benavides Hatergate fiasco it involves Councilman David Benavides. I found out this week…
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Does mayoral candidate Charles Hart miss the days when there were less Mexicans in Santa Ana?
Gustavo Arellano wrote a great post over at the O.C. Weekly's Navel Gazing blog wondering what Republican Santa Ana mayoral candidate Charles Hart meant when he stated in his press…
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Who are Santa Ana’s Usual Suspects?
The Usual Suspects One of my readers, named Cook, asked me yesterday to explain who Santa Ana's Usual Suspects are. He wondered if the term was meant to be racist.…
Is Supervisor Janet Nguyen planning to get rid of Latinos in her district?
Is Supervisor Janet Nguyen trying to get rid of Latinos in her district - before Solorio challengers her in 2012? Supervisor Janet Nguyen's imperious ways have finally done her in.…
Can Councilman David Benavides survive the Hatergate scandal?
Councilman David Benavides has been desperately trying to quell the firestorm that erupted when we broke the story that he honored a group of Minutemen and extremist Republicans who were recruited by…
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Lupe Moreno declares jihad on Mexican civil rights activist
The Benavides Hatergate scandal blew up again today as Minuteman Lupe Moreno began a libelous jihad against Mexican civil rights activist Naui Huitzilopochtli. Moreno forwarded a letter asking her hater…
Local schools get $1.7 million in federal stimulus funds
"Orange County public schools will receive $1.7 million in federal stimulus funds, via the Enhancing Education Through Technology grant, this month to improve technology in the classroom, the latest round of…
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VADPAC Luncheon Honoring Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Phu Nguyen
The IBEW is hosting a Vietnamese American Democratic PAC (VADPAC) luncheon honoring Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and 68th Assembly District candidate Phu Nguyen on August 27, from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm.…
Benavides Hatergate: The missing Independence Day video emerges
I met last night with Naui Huitzilopochtli and he graciously allowed me to borrow his video clips of the footage he shot at the Santa Ana Independence Day event on…
Meet and greet event this Sunday with Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, in Santa Ana
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is having a Meet and Greet event on July 25, at 3:00 pm, at the home of the Lynette Pedroza Verino and her husband, in Washington Square,…
Santa Ana Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival on Saturday, July 24
The City of Santa Ana is hosting the Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival, on Saturday, July 24, from 10 am -2 pm, with two bike rides starting at Thornton Park…
Santa Ana Kiwanis Foundation hosting gala benefit on August 14
Please join us in supporting the Santa Ana Kiwanis Foundation’s 12th annual fundraising live and silent auction that helps make a difference in the lives of children in our community,…
Republican Charles Hart announces his campaign for Mayor of Santa Ana
Have Santa Ana's "Usual Suspects" found their candidate for Mayor of Santa Ana? Charles Hart, a resident of the same Riverview Neighborhood where Julie and Glen Stroud live, has announced…