So, David Penaloza cried like a baby that Jessie Lopez was listing our Club’s endorsement, went crying to mommy Florice…
I'm trying to remember, I didn't tape Wednesday's meeting, I just remember him comparing David unfavorably with Jessie. Okay... after…
So what did Vince have to say about Penaloza?
He can’t be down with Armenians and Farrah Khan. Here he is with Farrah and Zahra. https://www.facebook.com/alisajjad.taj/photos/president-biden-hosted-eid-al-fitr-reception-at-the-whitehouse-i-had-the-honor-a/3381684632055049/ Before that he…
Well okay. If he wasn't doing his job, a good job, as Artesia Mayor, that might be a problem. But…
There is no significant Armenian American population in Artesia. But, wait Taj gives ANCA a genocide proclamation this past April.…
"Bad Day" Mark? Take a “Chill Pill.” !!!!
Be sure to quote what Vicente Sarmiento had to say about Penaloza at the meeting!
I should have been more explicit about what I mean by a “successful” campaign: one in which a candidate not…
Santa Ana Archive
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Claudia Alvarez: Where to Begin?
Posted on August 25, 2011 | 87 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 […] -
Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California […] -
Santa Ana USD Thread – 2011-12 edition!
Posted on August 15, 2011 | 202 Comments. . . One of the great traditions of the Orange Juice Blog, since 2006, has been the ongoing “Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Corruption Thread,” which has blown […] -
I was wrong – it’s Michele! (for the 69th Assembly District)
Posted on August 8, 2011 | 20 Comments. . . When I heard from Art that SOMEONE on the Santa Ana City Council would be running for José Solorio’s old Assembly seat, and that Vince Sarmiento’s wife […] -
Orange County’s Brand New Assembly Districts!
Posted on July 30, 2011 | 22 Comments. . . We’ve got seven Assembly Districts now instead of nine – partly due to the slight loss of population in the OC relative to the state, but mostly […] -
Jailed outside the Jail: OC’s Checkpoint Charlie
Posted on July 25, 2011 | 10 Comments. . . Last week my wife had the unpleasant task of visiting someone in jail. A cousin has been in trouble with drugs and related matters for some time. […] -
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 […] -
DeColores Aims to Empower and Transform
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . . . . Resistance. Oppression. Acceptance. Intersecting identities. Undocumented, queer and unafraid. These were all commonly overheard phrases at a DeColores Queer Orange County event in Santa […] -
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 […] -
Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . “Like musical chairs, etc.” – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s […] -
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 […] -
On tenterhooks: What will redistricting do to our 47th Congressional District today?
Posted on June 10, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Couple of days ago, everybody’s hair was on fire – the Democratic Party of Orange County, Latino groups like LULAC, the office of Loretta – because of this […] -
Overview of O.C. city employee pensions
Posted on June 2, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . Sac Bee Columnist Dan Walters article in today’s Register is a red flag that we all acknowledge. “Big spending cities facing music.” He cites Vallejo, which filed for […]
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![DeColores Aims to Empower and Transform . . . . . . Resistance. Oppression. Acceptance. Intersecting identities. Undocumented, queer and unafraid. These were all commonly overheard phrases at a DeColores Queer Orange County event in Santa […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lunapic_130941925330395_4-115x115.jpg)
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![Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt . . . “Like musical chairs, etc.” – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/stabbed-in-back-115x115.jpg)
![Bullet Points for the ABCs of Matricula IDs . . . . . 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 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lp_pff29c_jpg_1_400-115x115.jpg)
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The COPD trying to stymie free speech. Not shocking.