About Author: Gabriel San Roman
Posts by Gabriel San Roman
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Former Santa Ana College Professor/Art Historian Shifra Goldman Passes Away
Posted on September 16, 2011 | No Comments. . . . . Shifra M. Goldman, an early scholar, author, and activist for Latin American and Chicano art, died Sunday due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease. According to... -
The Liberal Class Has Failed Santa Ana
Posted on September 2, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . . . The Liberal Class, a shell of its former self, is failing Santa Ana miserably from all angles. As there is a push to have Mayor... -
Claudia Alvarez: Where to Begin?
Posted on August 25, 2011 | 86 Comments. . . . . As everyone knows by now, Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez has dealt a blow to herself and to those opposed to ongoing gentrification... -
‘Justice for Kelly Thomas’ Protests Continue as Surveillance Tape is Kept from the Public’s Eyes
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No Comments. . . . . Community support took to the street corners of Commonwealth and Highland in Fullerton once more on Saturday to demand justice and accountability in the officer... -
[Updated] Protest in Fullerton Demands Justice in the Fatal Police Beating of Kelly Thomas
Posted on August 6, 2011 | 43 Comments. . . . . UPDATE: The Los Angeles Times Sunday write-up of the protest speaks of anonymous sources who are downplaying the significance of the surveillance tape saying it... -
Santa Ana’s Mexican Cultural Center Gets Sixty-Day Extension
Posted on July 9, 2011 | 7 Comments. . . . . El Centro Cultural de México, the community space in downtown Santa Ana that was originally to be vacated from its current location six days from... -
El Centro: Let’s Cut to the Chase!
Posted on June 25, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . . . It’s been a hectic week since the Weekly first broke the news that SanTana’s El Centro Cultural de Mexico will soon find itself without a... -
Santa Ana’s Mexican Cultural Center Faces Eviction
Posted on June 18, 2011 | 7 Comments. . . . . El Centro Cultural de Mexico, a long standing non-profit in the city of Santa Ana, faces eviction by mid-July. The award-winning organization has been housed... -
Bullet Points for the ABCs of Matricula IDs
Posted on June 13, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . . . Concerning my recent news article in the OC Weekly regarding the Mexican Matricula Consular ID and California liquor law there was extensive research and analysis... -
Arnold’s Love Child and Blockbuster Movie Spoofs
Posted on May 21, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . . . Yes, we all know of the news by now of former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s marital indiscretions leading to a secret love child. The scandal has... -
New Play on Immigration, ‘Angel of the Desert,’ Opens this Weekend at South Coast Rep
Posted on May 12, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . . . Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble Presents ‘Angel of the Desert’ (written by Janine Salinas and directed by Sara Guerrero) as part of South Coast... -
Protesters Shout Down Santora Arts Building During Artwalk
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . . . As people strolled down Sycamore Street for Saturday’s Santa Ana Artists Village Artwalk, they were greeted by the spectacle of a squared circle and Lucha... -
In Defense of Geronimo
Posted on May 4, 2011 | 36 Comments. . . . . President Barack Obama and others gathered in the situation room Sunday. “We’ve ID’d Geronimo” Navy SEALs relayed during their operation that would result in the... -
The Dalai Lama in LBC and Irvine Wednesday
Posted on May 2, 2011 | No Comments. . . . . His holiness the 14th Dalai Lama* arrived in Long Beach on Monday after illness delayed his travel from Japan. The Buddhist spiritual leader was able...
