Here’s the official press release from the City of Santa Ana announcing the Community Forum on Cultural Diversity that the community isn’t allowed to come to. I’m having falshbacks to the 1970s TV show “Welcome Back Kotter,” with the…
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County-wide “Town Hall” on Race and Diversity Leaves Out Community; Santa Ana Restricts Access
by Dan Chmielewski • • 12 Comments
An Update: Councilman Vince Sarmiento, who came up with the idea for the Town Hall, called this afternoon to say the event isn’t taking the direction he hoped it would take. He said he was disappointed that City Staff is…
Bigotry or Free Speech in San Juan Capistrano?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
The case of San Juan Capistrano council member Derek Reeve who named one of his dogs “Muhammad” (the other was named “America”) has earned him scorn and, oddly praise. OC Register columnist Frank Mickadeit’s column raises the question if this case…
Time for Brotherhood Week in OC?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
With all of the rantings and ravings of whether or not Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez’s statements were or weren’t bigoted or anti-semitic, I’m reminded of a song done by humorist Tom Lehrer years ago entitled “National Brotherhood…
Alleged Racism versus Real Bigotry
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
The Van Tran PR machine is really pushing a story that comments made by Rep. Loretta Sanchez were racist in some way against Vietnamese supporters of Van Tran. It’s clearly time for candidates like Phu Nguyen and Bao Nguyen to…
Is it possible to be against illegal immigration but for immigration reform?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
  It’s a befuddling question. And one sure to have strong opinions, but I pose this question to our readers. Is it possible to be against illegal immigration and for comprehensive immigration reform. And by being anti-illegal immigration, does that…
OC Tet participants embrace diversity, in spite of Andy Quach and his religious police
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
In a desperate effort to repair his tattered drunken-bad-boy image, Westminster City Councilman Andy Quach whipped up outrage on the part of a small band of bigoted religious leaders to threaten boycotts of the parade he chaired. All this because “The Commies Gays are Coming, The Commies Gays are Coming to march in a parade.”
