Pham’s Vietnamese friends are afraid to talk to SAPD investigators
As Santa Ana police detectives try to make sense of the melee that led to Kim Pham's death, the investigation is running into a wall of silence. Pham's friends have…
Asians
Democratic Party
Jose Solorio
LGBTQ
Little Saigon
Lou Correa
Politics
Santa Ana
Travis Allen
Vietnamese
Democrat electeds shot themselves in the foot by boycotting the Tet Parade
Did the gay activists who insisted that their supporters who are elected officials boycott the Tet Parade, in Little Saigon, this past Sunday actually hurt their political allies? Rest assured…
2012 Elections
David Benavides
Elections
George Collins
Gerardo Mouet
Jeff Dickman
Jose Solorio
Julio Perez
Ken Nguyen
Lou Correa
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Rob Richardson
Robert Hammond
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Sean Mill
Thomas Gordon
Poll: Who is Santa Ana’s 2012 Man of the Year?
As has been our tradition, it is time to vote for the Santa Ana Man and Woman of the Year, for 2012. And we have quite a few great choices…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Development
Jobs
Jose Solorio
Miguel Pulido
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vietnamese
Vince Sarmiento
Pulido stands up for Vietnamese Americans and the Council backs him up
As this year's mayoral campaign drew to a close, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, in one fell swoop, was able to secure the vote of most Vietnamese Americans in his…
Education
Ken Nguyen
Myriam Tinajero
Nelida Mendoza
Orange County
Politics
Republican Party
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Thomas Gordon
Tony Tapia
UPDATE: Tony Tapia to run for Rancho Board’s Area 3
[caption id="attachment_28329" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Tony Tapia and State Senator Lou Correa[/caption] UPDATE: Santa Ana Council Member Sal Tinajero's sister, Myriam Tinajero, has pulled out of the race for the Rancho…
2012 Elections
Dave Chapel
Democratic Party
Education
Ken Nguyen
Mark McLoughlin
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Santa Ana
Floral Park neighbors battle over RSCCD’s Area 5
[caption id="attachment_27584" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pictured: Rob Richardson, Mark McLoughlin, Carlos Bustamante and David Benavides[/caption] Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustees Mark McLoughlin and Dave Chapel both live in Santa Ana's…
2008 Elections
2010 Elections
2012 Elections
Democratic Party
Garden Grove
Janet Nguyen
Joe Dovinh
Ken Nguyen
Little Saigon
Orange County
Republican Party
Santa Ana
Vietnamese
Westminster
Democratic Vietnamese candidates just can’t win in Orange County
Orange County First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen easily beat her unfunded opponent, Steve Rocco, in this week's Primary Election, but she refused to endorse any of the other Vietnamese American…
2012 Elections
Democratic Party
Education
Eleazar Elizondo
Elections
Julio Perez
Labor
Michele Martinez
Orange County
Politics
Santa Ana
Orange County liberals crashed and burned in primary election
It was not a good night for Orange County's liberals, who crashed and burned in California's first Open Primary. Labor spent hundreds of thousands on Julio Perez' campaign for the…
The June 5 primary might be a disaster for O.C.’s Vietnamese candidates
The best candidate that Orange County's Vietnamese community had going into the June 5 Open Primary, Westminster Mayor Pro Tem Tyler Diep, dropped out of the race for the 72nd…
2012 Elections
Charities
Churches and Religion
Democratic Party
Education
Elections
Politics
Santa Ana
Taxes
Vietnamese
Santa Ana Church caught promoting Nguyen’s O.C. Board of Education campaign
St. Barbara's Catholic Church, in Santa Ana, has been caught promoting the political campaign of Ken Nguyen, a Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commissioner, who is running for the Orange County…
Hammond enters the race for the O.C. Board of Education’s First Area
As reported in an earlier post today, Republican Robert Hammond has withdrawn from the race for the 69th Assembly District, according to the OC Political Blog. He is running instead for the Orange County…
2012 Elections
Democratic Party
Education
Elections
Fountain Valley
Garden Grove
Orange County
Politics
Santa Ana
Tustin
Vietnamese
Santa Ana Parks Commissioner Nguyen running for the OC Board of Education
I wrote a post recently bemoaning the lack of Latino candidates for the Orange County's Board of Education, in the Latino-dominated First District, which is currently represented by Republican Long Pham. Now…
2012 Elections
Carlos Bustamante
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Jose Solorio
Little Saigon
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Republican Party
Santa Ana
Sean Mill
Vietnamese
Vince Sarmiento
Westminster
69th A.D. candidate Martinez gets bipartisan & Vietnamese support at event
I expected a good turnout at Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez' fundraising event tonight, which was hosted at the home of Council Member Vince Sarmiento and his wife Eva.…