This press release just came in from the David Benavides for Mayor Campaign: Santa Ana Police Officers Back David Benavides for Mayor Cops on the Beat Call Benavides “the Responsible Choice” in Santa Ana Mayoral Race Santa Ana, CA– Saying…
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Does Perez Have the Early Edge in AD-69?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
Labor leader Julio Perez and Santa Ana council member Michele Martinez are the only announced candidates for AD-69 (many political watchers expect OC Clerk-Recorder and former Anaheim Mayor Tom Daly to enter the race as well). Perez held a fundraiser…
More Election Picks- Including SANTA ANA
by Claudio Gallegos • • 3 Comments
So time to conclude some of my elections picks for this year. I will begin with a some other races and go into Santa Ana, which has been quite contentious this go round, with our esteemed blog being right in the middle of the action.
Young Democrats Announce Endorsements
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
The Orange County Young Democrats yesterday voted to endorse local Democrats who are running for local office. At last night’s endorsement meeting in Orange, dozens of young Democrats and guests from around Orange County gathered to listen to local candidates…
New SAUSD Oriented Facebook Group
by Claudio Gallegos • • Comments Off
In response to recent OC Register articles regarding the failure of Santa Ana schools, two former SAUSD alumni have started a Facebook page aimed at gathering Facebook members who are either parents or alumni of SAUSD in order to organize and galvanize them to help bring change. The group is called Santa Ana “Education First” which was once the original motto of the City of Santa Ana.
Dissecting the SAUSD
by Claudio Gallegos • • 10 Comments
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 of the staff and change the instructional program; close and reopen as a charter school; close and reassign students to other higher-achieving schools in the district; or replace the principal, increase instructional time and make other changes. So what kind of drastic changes will they make.
Latino Themed Events at Angels Stadium
by Claudio Gallegos • • Comments Off
Last night there were two events at Angels Stadium. The first was a mixer hosted by the Latino Legislative Caucus.
