Tonight at 6:00pm in the Santa Ana Police Department Community Room, City Council and staff will review a proposed new ordinance designed to address the problem of graffiti in the city. The proposed ordinance would require restitution for property damage, assess a fine of up to $1,000 and require community service penalties, specifically cleaning up...
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Tags: community, Gangs, Graffiti, Ordinance, Santa Ana, Santa Ana City Council, tagging
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Santa Ana- I want to make it clear that I will not tolerate gang violence regardless of who is involved. The city has been complacent and lethargic in responding to gang activity. I am driven to break this counterproductive culture. I have advocated significant investment in community policing to help curtail gang violence. By...
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Tags: Gangs, Mayor, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana, Santa Ana City Council
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Total Buzz is reporting that a vote on the appointment of Orange County’s next Sheriff will come up at this Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting. OCBlog is reporting that Hunt supporters are backing Hutchens, because they think she would be easier for Hunt to beat in 2010.
While each candidate had the support of four...
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Tags: Blogs and Bloggers, Board of Supervisors, Gangs, Mike Carona, Moorlach, Norby, Orange County, Orange County News, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Pedroza, Red County, Santa Ana, The Orange Juice Blog
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Orange Juice Blog and Red County/OCBlog are reporting that Hoa Van Tran campaign manager Edgardo Reynoso has filed suit against two former staffers and “10″ Does for Defamation in an unlimited civil lawsuit.
Well, he hasn’t actually filed shit as of (9:00 am today). The papers are unsigned by the attorney of record and have...
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Tags: 1st District Supervisor, Blogs and Bloggers, Election 2008, ethics, Gangs, Harassment, Hoa Van Tran, Orange County News, Orange County Register, Red County, Terrorism, The Liberal OC, The Orange Juice Blog, TheLiberalOC.com
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Last night’s DPOC meeting was not a death knell for the party and nor was it a shining moment of leadership. The party’s decision to allow Hoa Van Tran to retain the party’s endorsement is not quite a victory for the campaign, but more of a stay of execution when the voters have...
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Tags: 1st District Supervisor, 48th Congressional, Board of Supervisors, Election 2008, ethics, fiasco, Gangs, Hoa Van Tran, Hypocrisy, Integrity, Orange County, Orange County News, Unions
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Misha Houser delivered a powerful statement to the DPOC last night. Its unfortunate that the party did not take this as testimony to question Hoa Van Tran more rigorously. I’m posting so voters can judge her statements for themselves.
“The only effective way to send a message that the DPOC repudiates and will not accept...
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Tags: 1st District Supervisor, Democratic Party of Orange County, Election 2008, ethics, Gangs, Hoa Van Tran, Hypocrisy, Integrity, Orange County, Orange County Government, Orange County News, Paul Lucas
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This mailer from Supervisor Janet Nguyen hit yesterday in the First Supes. District. I know we could see this coming but, Ouch!
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Tags: 1st District Supervisor, Election 2008, Gangs, Hoa Van Tran, Janet Nguyen, Orange County, Orange County Government, Orange County News
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