Bowers Museum rips off Santa Ana taxpayers again

Terra cotta warriors at the Bowers Museum

Rob Cook, a Santa Ana neighborhood activist, posted a few eye-opening comments about the Bowers Museum yesterday over at the Santa Ana Citizens Yahoogroup. Apparently the museum is not dealing fairly with the local residents whose tax money underwrites the Bower’s operations. Here are Rob’s comments:

Bowers Museum closes early Saturday so the high brows can enjoy the clay dolls without the general riffraff abound .

Then for the high rollers the Bowers has the grand opening of the Terra Cotta Warriors Sunday 18th.

Open from 10am to 4pm, ticket prices $12/9 or $27/21. (two tier pricing).

I called the Bowers about this 2 tier price system. And after the Santa Ana residences have paid MILLIONS of our tax dollars to underwrite the Bowers Museum. The small dividend we receive for our largeness, is flushed down the toilet.

The Santa Ana free days do not included the clay pots, what the heck is with that?????

Rob
Willard area

I have been writing about the problems at the Bowers Museum for a long time. Santa Ana tax money should NOT be funding this institution. Their Board of Directors is chock full of wealthy south Orange County residents. The Museum does not give us much for our $2 million a year in underwriting. This is yet another reason not to support Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, who is a Bowers board member.

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