Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has finally buckled down to the pressure we have been exerting on him over the last year. Monday’s Santa Ana City Council meeting agenda includes the appointment of a Michael Nguyen to replace Minuteman Lupe Moreno on the Public Library Board. It’s about time Pulido! What took you so long?
It is ironic that Moreno is being replaced by a minority, but I don’t know this Michael Nguyen character. If he is associated with Assemblyman Van Tran, chances are he has the same views towards Mexicans as Moreno does. This certainly bears further scrutiny.
But that’s not all. Also on the agenda is a move that might mark the beginning of the end for Councilwoman Michele Martinez. An unintended consequence of the passage of Measure D was the fact that former Council members can now run for a third term. On Monday one of them, Lisa Bist, is going to be appointed to the Housing and Redevelopment Commission. Don’t be surprised if Bist, who is an ally of Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, runs against Martinez in two years.
Martinez has recently given up the revolution and is now siding with Pulido and Alvarez on just about everything. This move to put Bist on an important commission will only drive her further in that direction. However, Martinez stands to lose community support if she keeps that up. It will be interesting to see how she votes on the Bist appointment and what she does thereafter to keep her profile up.
Pulido is buckling down to pressure you’ve exerted? Please…I doubt very much that Mayor Pulido is concerned about “pressure” from this blog.
What influence, exactly, does this blog have? Give us the litany of sweeping reform and change this blog has effected over the years. Tell us about all the great things your “revolution” has done. And spare us the “the OC Register picked up our story” line…getting mentioned in a newspaper doesn’t mean you’re influential.
While it’s been entertaining to watch Martinez since she was elected, I’ll be glad to see Bist back on the council. She is very well versed in enviromental issues and we need someone who will help make Santa Ana moves in a “green” direction.
It’s interesting that Alvarez was very much opposed to past councilmembers serving on boards when Tom Lutz was nominated for Planning but now that her partner Lisa is the one…it’s cool. I do agree that Martinez’s days on the council are numbered. She is a one termer. Also, Lisa will need to hope for an all Latino field when she runs (she has to keep Evangeline Garansky off the ballot). If she’s the only Gringa on the ballot than she will win.
If Lupe is going, it’s because she’s done, not because of some loudmouthed bullyboy blogger.
Those familiar with her good work on this commission will miss her.
City of 375,000 and the one they chose to fill a board seat is a Council Re-tred? Nice.
Since measure D passed. Does that mean everyone is eligable for 3 terms starting with November election.
I look at the online code, but it is not yet updated.
You admittedly don’t know who Michael Nguyen is, yet you somehow found reason to suggest that he might be tied to Assemblyman Tran — and that such affiliation would somehow equate to having anti-Latino views.
How incredibly (and ironically) ignorant.
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Not at all. During the Measure D campaign hundreds of Vietnamese voters showed up to west side polls in Santa Ana with little cards telling them to vote for Measure D and for John McCain. Who is McCain’s campaign chair in California? Van Tran. So yes, the Trannies have established a foothold in my city, and it would not surprise me if this Michael Nguyen fellow was a Trannie.
As for whether or not the Trannies hate Mexicans, consider Van Tran’s recent helicopter ride to the border. He was accompanied by a large posse of Trannies, including Andy Quach and Dina Nguyen. And they all proceeded to blast Mexicans, as they always do.
Van Tran also was allied with Tan Nguyen, the ill-fated GOP congressional candidate who in 2006 sent letters to Mexican American voters warning them not to vote.
And Tran also supported Trung Nguyen against Janet Nguyen. Trung also visited the border in 2006 and he sent out mailers that included pictures of him at the border “stopping the Mexicans.”
So yes, the Trannies have a very long history of hating Mexicans. If this Michael Nguyen character is an ally of Van Tran, I would not be surprised to find out that he is just as much a Mexican hater as Lupe Moreno is.
But, we don’t know that now. If any of my readers can fill us in on who Michael Nguyen is and whether or not he is a Trannie, that would be great.
Artie, it’s Janet who had close relationship with Mexican hater Tan guy.
I also remember receiving Mexican hate mail from Janet.
Art, you need to be fair.
“Martinez has recently given up the revolution and is now siding with Pulido and Alvarez on just about everything.”
Mr. Pedroza,
Have you ever raised any money for Martinez?
Have you expanded her voter base?
NO!
As matter of fact you have never moved a finger for her except to embarrass her by your stupid childish blogging.
From day one, I was advising her to dump you. After one year she finally did.
Now it may be to late for her to resurrect her political strength which she once possessed.
Claudia:
Do you really so know so few people that you have to use a re-tread like Bist? You really can’t find someone in this City to serve?
Lisa:
Do you really want to be known as the person that just can’t let go of Santa Ana government? I guess we should know call you Lisa McGuigan…..get a life.
Bist may very well be a retread, however, let us hope she’ll add some leadership to a commission that has been a joke for some time. Vasquez is nothing more than a wannabe, Verino, same thing. Stroud, nuff said. Pedroza, oops, quitter!
Bist showed on council the ability to take on tough issues and in my opinion should be the next mayor! Given the politics in this town that will never happen but one can only hope for some sanity. I for one am getting tired of watching Alvarez have to babysit the present council.
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Yep, Bist took on the tough issues.
She rolled over for Mike Harrah and his One Broadway Plaza project.
Bist on the council ensures a greenlight for all Bisno projects.