jose solorio Archive
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Hey you idiots who voted for Allan Mansoor (you know who you are!)
Posted on June 4, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . Yeah, maybe you voted for Allan Mansoor over Phu Nguyen because you really believe the OC’s biggest problem is the huge wave of dark-skinned, Spanish-speaking immigrants pouring... -
Further misadventures of Costa Mesa’s inebriated leprechaun Mayor. (and Fairgrounds news)
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . What a wild ride it’s been for poor Gary “Skosh” Monahan – Costa Mesa councilman for 16 of the last 18 years, and mayor more times than... -
Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 75 Comments. . . . Given the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time... -
Fairgrounds Victory: A Lady has sung, but is she the Fat One?
Posted on December 22, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . So, given that yesterday’s hearing on the Great Fairgrounds Swindle went exactly as we hoped, given that the Fourth District Appellate Court agreed to hear the case... -
Fairgrounds Update: The Forces of Goodness win Six More Precious Days…
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 16 Comments. . . Long story short, the forces fighting against the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds – in Norberto’s phrase the “activists and vendors” – have been given six... -
Derail the Sale hauls out the big guns as Correa, Solorio and Foley join the Fairgrounds Swindle Lawsuit.
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 12 Comments. . . “After following this issue for over a year and continually fighting to keep the Orange County Fairgrounds under public ownership, I could not sit by and watch... -
Solorio hits the ground running with a Fairgrounds-saving bill, first day of session.
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 4 Comments. . . Beautiful. I knew this bill was coming but I didn’t realize it would be ready so quick. And Jose introduced two other bills as well, but this... -
Eat ice cream this weekend to help Save Our Fairgrounds. No, seriously, read this.
Posted on November 27, 2010 | 8 Comments. . . (Not to scale.) Number one, you ARE going to want to go to the OC Marketplace (or “swap meet”) down on the Fairgrounds, today or tomorrow –... -
OC Voters: Republicans stole your Fairgrounds. Remember that Tuesday.
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 15 Comments. . . . . L.A. Live, which Facilities Management West has mentioned as a model for their envisioned “O.C. Fame.” Very, very few Orange County residents are happy to... -
Alfredo Amezcua was allied with Miguel Pulido for twenty years
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 7 CommentsWe often forget our history – and you know what that means – we are doomed to repeat it. That cycle is happening right now, here in Santa Ana. It... -
County Democrats fired up for Sanchez and Krom as campaigns draw to a close
Posted on October 22, 2010 | 12 CommentsOrange County Democrats are fired up as the campaign season draws to a close. Their main goal is making sure that Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez hangs on to her seat, against... -
Solorio vows to fight Arnold’s latest attempt to sell the Fairgrounds, legislatively.
Posted on October 22, 2010 | 3 CommentsYou probably saw in the news that the Fairgrounds are finally really getting sold. To the same pricks – Facilities Management West – who have been trying to get their... -
Are you waiting for Superman in Santa Ana?
Posted on October 10, 2010 | 18 CommentsHave you seen the documentary “Waiting for Superman?” It chronicles the heartbreak that five children and their families face as they try to get into the best schools available to... -
Loretta Sanchez runs for her political life at the Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias Parade
Posted on September 20, 2010 | 26 CommentsIt was interesting watching the politicians at yesterday’s Fiestas Patrias parade in Santa Ana. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez literally was running down the street, as you can see in the video...
