When Mexican kindergarten students punked the Minutemen, in Santa Ana
Naui Huitzilopochtli is famous today for his video showing Lupe Moreno and her Minutemen taking over this year's Independence Day event. But my favorite Naui video is the one above.…
What happened in the City of Bell really isn’t relevant to Santa Ana
"City Council members in Bell unanimously agreed Monday to give up their controversial $96,000-a-year salaries and instead draw $673 a month — a 90% decrease," according to the L.A. Times. Well, that…
Were bully Commissioners carrying water for Council candidate Thomas Gordon?
When I spoke today with the honor student who was chased off the Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission by his fellow Commissioners, Julie Stroud and Tish Leon, he reminded…
Alfredo Amezcua to offer free breakfast and dinner to supporters this Saturday
I will say this for Alfredo Amezcua, he still isn't being specific about what it is he intends to do as Mayor of Santa Ana, but he sure does hold…
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Senator Correa hosting a Children’s Summer Festival this Saturday
State Senator Lou Correa and the Community Action Partnership of Orange County are hosting a Children’s Summer Festival at the Anaheim Independencia Family Resource Center this Saturday, July 31, from 10:00 am to…
Van Tran says Loretta Sanchez hasn’t pandered enough to the Viet voters
Does Tran seriously think Sanchez hasn't pandered enough to the Vietnamese voters? Republican Assemblyman Van Tran has fired off his first shot at Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, who he is running…
Watch 1968 film Oliver for free tonight at the O.C. Performing Arts Center
Join KCRW’s Matt Holzman for a free outdoor screening of the classic 1968 musical film Oliver! as part of the Orange County Performing arts Center’s Free for All Movie Mondays…
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…