Once again, the SAUSD seeks to sugar coat the problem, claiming they have begun to implement some of the changes demanded by state and federal mandates. Here are some of the options they have in order to get some stimulus money to fix these schools: replace the principal, rehire no more than 50 percent...
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Tags: API Scores, Audry Noji, Century High School, Claudio Gallegos, failing schools, John Palacio, Jose Hernandez, Rob Richardson, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana Business Alliance, Santa Ana Unified School District
Posted in Orange County - Local | 10 Comments »
Our friend Art Pedroza had a post on Orange Joke late last night and early this morning, which he yanked before I could actually see it. From the snipets we were able to find, Art had a phone call with his friend Richard Zavala and claimed Zavala was planning to sue me for libel. ...
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Tags: Anaheim, Anaheim Police, Art Pedroza, California Program on Access to Care, Ceci Inglesias, Claudio Gallegos, CPAC, Eli Home, Fourth District Supervisor, Janet Nguyen, LAUSD, Lorri Galloway, NAMBLA, Orange Joke Blog, Orange Juice Blog, Richard Zavala, Sean Mill, Senator Lou Correa, UC Berkeley, University of California
Posted in California, Orange County - Local | 11 Comments »
STORY UPDATED - I previously posted on the smear by Alex Vega and Frank Ibarra on Alfredo Amezcua in Rumores. A little over a week ago, I decided to do a little research into their attack, and what I uncovered is much more sinister than some vicious political attack, but an organized effort...
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Tags: Alex Vega, Alfredo Amezcua, California Bar Association, Claudio Gallegos, Councilman Vincent Sarmiento, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Rumores
Posted in Orange County - Local | 19 Comments »
One week after the story broke on the smear campaign in Rumores newspaper, the common citizens of Los Amigos, a Latino advocacy group who meets at the Jaugerhaus every Wednesday morning, are seeking a Grand Jury investigation of longtime Santa ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. The want the Grand Jury to focus on the confilict...
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Tags: Alfredo Amezcua, Claudio Gallegos, Los Amigos, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Orange County Grand Jury, Rumores, Vending Trucks
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So Lucille Kring has decided to forego either a second consecutive term on the Anaheim City Council or a run for Anaheim Mayor in order to pursue a quixotic run against Lou Correa for State Senate. My question to Lucille is are you feeling lucky, because the odds are against you in so...
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Tags: Anaheim, California State Senate, Claudio Gallegos, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Kenny Rogers, Latino voters, Lucille Kring, Matt Cunningham, Santa Ana, Senator Lou Correa, Stanton, Teabaggers, Tom Tait
Posted in California, Orange County - Local | 5 Comments »
The OC Register is reporting that Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and his allies have fired the opening shot in the 2010 race for Santa Ana Mayor. When Alfredo Amezcua first announced his intentions to challenge the longtime Mayor, most pundits agreed he was the most credible challenger since Mayor Pulido won in 1994....
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Tags: Alex Vega, Alfredo Amezcua, California State Bar, Claudio Gallegos, El Tapatio Grill, Good Government of Orange County Committee, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Rumores, Santa Ana City Council, Victor Ibarra
Posted in Orange County - Local | 8 Comments »
Last Thursday at Angel's Stadium, I ran into our esteemed Assemblyman Jose Solorio. I noticed he was collecting signatures to run for his third and final term in the Assembly. Has it been that long already that he is at his final term? WOW, time does fly. So I thought to myself, what happens...
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Tags: 69th Assembly District, Assemblyman Jose Solorio, California State Assembly, Claudia Alvarez, Claudio Gallegos, David Benavides, Santa Ana City Council, Tom Umberg, Vincent Sarmiento
Posted in Orange County - Local | 5 Comments »