I’m going to answer my own question right away and say “not now,” but last week the 50-year old Boston Phoenix ceased publication after a long history of alt-weekly excellence. The Phoenix’s death is attributable more to changing readers habits…
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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.
Battle for the Heart of DPOC Underway
by Dan Chmielewski • • 10 Comments
As the crowd gathered for State Senator Lou Correa’s annual holiday reception in Santa Ana, a different kind of event was taking place. Quiet lobbying for support to lead the Democratic Party of Orange County between Jeff LeTourneau and Henry…
Julio Perez Gets VADPAC Endorsement
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
Labor activist Julio Perez has secured the endorsement of the Orange County Vietnamese American Democratic Political Action Committee (VADPAC) on his bid for the AD-69 assembly seat. VADPAC members are Democratic Political leaders in OC’s Little Saigon with a goal…
Little Saigon’s Trung Ta is Going to the White House
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Trung Ta, a prominent Democrat in Little Saigon and co-founder and co-chair for the National Committee for Vietnamese Americans for Obama, will participate in a White House briefing and reception to celebrate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) month on Wednesday May 9, 2012.
What Made Michele Martinez Team Up with Van Tran?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
Santa Ana City Council member and AD-69 candidate Michele Martinez made waves this weekend with a taped TV appearance on a Little Saigon TV program hosted by staunch Vietnamese conservative Van Tran. Sporting a new black dye job, Martinez, sat across…
A Trokia of Democratic Fundraisers
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
In no particular order, this post has details for three fundraiser for three Democratic candidates running for three different offices. In no particular order, a fundraising announcement for Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva who is a candidate for AD-65, a fundraiser…
