On Monday the Santa Ana City Council named Kevin O’Rourke as it’s Interim City Manager, replacing Paul Walters until a national search for a replacement is completed. O’Rourke has extensive city management experience as the former manager of the cities of Buena Park and Stanton in the 80’s and 90’s.
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State of the Union Watch Party Tonight
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Tonight President Barack Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union address to Congress. His address will begin at 6:00 pm Pacific Time. The Democratic Party of Orange County will be hosting a State of the Union watch party at the IBEW Local 441 Union hall in Orange. If yo want to watch the President’s address with other like minded individuals, then this is the place to be.
Santa Ana to Hold Special Meeting to Select and Announce Interim City Manager
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The Santa Ana City Council will meet in closed session on Monday afternoon, February 11th, for a Special meeting to select and announce their choice for Interim City Manager.
Rain did fall on Tet Parade but Political Courage Ruled the Day
by Chris Prevatt • • 49 Comments
On Sunday morning thousands of people celebrated the Lunar New Year by witnessing the procession of politicians, community leaders, organizations, and businesses participating in the 2013 Tet Parade. There were some notable elected officials absent from the parade this year, many specifically because of the decision to exclude the LGBT group…
Judge Denies Injunction Request to Allow Participation of LGBT Group in Tet Parade
by Chris Prevatt • • 8 Comments
Yesterday afternoon, a judge ruled against the Viet LGBT Coalition’ s request for an injunction to to allow their participation as a group in this year’s Tet parade. Ladies and Gentlemen if as an elected or appointed official or community leader, you join in this parade, you support the bigotry of a few zealots
Garden Grove School District Takes Strong Stand Against LGBT Discrimination
by Chris Prevatt • • 5 Comments
On Tuesday Night, the Garden Grove Unified School District, upon the urging of member Bao Nguyen, decided to withdraw their participation if the 2013 Tet parade if organizers don’t reverse their decision by noon on Friday.
It’s Time for Elected Officials to Stand Against Tet Parade Bigotry
by Chris Prevatt • • 11 Comments
It’s not often that I throw down a challenge to elected officials asking them to take a strong stand against the bigotry of some of their constituents. Today brings one of those exceptions. If the LGBT contingent isn’t allowed to participate in the Tet Parade, they should withdraw their participation in the event.
