Santa Ana northeast neighbors meeting regarding medical pot, on May 19

It looks like some residents of northeast Santa Ana are riled up about medical marijuana, which was legalized by California voters awhile ago.

Here is an email that was circulated today about a meeting regarding medical marijuana dispensaries in northeast Santa Ana:

Good afternoon everyone,

I would like to call your attention to a meeting on the proliferation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in the City of Santa Ana. I live in North / East Santa Ana and there are currently 16 active dispensaries on 17th St. between the 5 Freeway and the 55 Freeway. The problems that these dispensaries are causing is a City wide concern impacting the quality of life for both the residents as well as the business community.

This meeting will be quite educational and I encourage everyone to attend. It’s being sponsored by the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Police Dept.

The speakers are as follows:

1. Commander Ken Gominsky – SAPD Field Operations

2. Detective Michael Gibbons – SAPD District Investigations

3. Alvaro Nunez – Community Preservation Coordinator – City of Santa Ana Code Enforcement

4. Mike McCoy – SAPD Community Services Specialist

There wil also be some discussion on Unsightly Vacant Commercial Buildings and Vehicle / Property Crimes.

Date – 05/19/11

Location – Church of the Nazarene – 1500 E. 17th St., Santa Ana ( Fellowship Hall )

Time – 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m – Information tables and Safety Displays

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Informational Meeting

This is an issue that affects all of our neighborhoods City wide so I encourage you to attend and please spread the word.

Thank you,

Winston R. Covington
Co-Chairman
Meredith / Parkwood and Portola Park Neighborhood Associations
714 832 0020 Ext. # 118

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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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  • okay mr. kenlay (actually mr. CL)- I have your handle now - & I see your vile buddy on the SA PC has trained you well.

  • You assume correctly. I have one of those ID cards. Which reminds me, my renewal is up in two months. Know of any doctors in your area that have cheap renewal rates?

    I vaporize (much better than smoking) for a host of medical reasons that I really don't feel the need to justify to the likes of you or anyone here. My prescribed medication should be up to me and my doctor, not the government or a bunch of disgruntled citizens who have nothing better to do than stick their noses in the business of other people. Let's put it this way. I can lead a fairly productive and active life without writhing in pain constantly. And I don't get any nasty side effects unlike what things like Oxy and Vicodin have to offer. Taking medical MJ for the last few years has made my life a lot more tolerable and pleasurable than the crap that the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry deems as safe and legal. But I guess in your eyes that makes me a scumbag loser, right? Taking pleasure in a form of pain relief that brings me some much needed comfort. Yes, I do take pleasure in it.

    If it were up to the likes of you, I'd be sitting in jail cell with rapists and thieves. Should I follow the advice of many of your fundamentalist socialist conservative colleagues like Spanky Wagner and "pray" the pain away? You tell me. Better yet, why don't you step away from the comforts of your keyboard and split screen monitors that you comment and secretly watch mature midget porn on and tell me face to face. I guarantee you wouldn't have the courage or the guts to do that.

    Stan...where does junior fit in the spiral of life?

  • Guy Fawkes Posted:
    "Junior, the omniscient."

    Actually Guy, junior is not omniscient - he just thinks he is.

  • "I assume that you carry a medical marijuana permission card."......... Hmmmm

    I am sure that Dr. Amalgam would call the prescription directly into the dispensary providing that you can show a toothache.

  • Guy said: "My prescribed medication should be up to me and my doctor .."

    Perhaps you have a true medical need, but for many that is code for - I can pay some lame doc who sells permission cards for major medical (like whatever I can make up out of thin air) & I can toke to my hearts content & laugh at you suckers.

    I have a feeling that a lot of that is going to change Guy - people see through the charade of potheads hiding behind the sickly nice little old grandma.

  • Someone ripped you a new one over on the Navel Gazing Blog. It is on the Catholic Church/Crystal Cathedral Post.

  • "I have a feeling that a lot of that is going to change Guy – people see through the charade of potheads hiding behind the sickly nice little old grandma."......... Hmmmm

    And why do you care?

    What is your "F"ing problem, Tardif ?

    Soon or the later the ganja will be legal.

    It is better to be potheads than dumbhead like you.

  • Im trying to open a rc track here in santa ana and it seems like they bow to these medical shops that illegaly operating with no city permit...and yes its true

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