I’ll start by saying attending a Santa Ana city council meeting in person is nothing like watching the streamed meeting on the web. Chris Prevatt and I attended Monday’s meeting and listened to more than an hour of public comments…
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Santa Ana City Clerk: No Fourth Term for Alvarez in Santa Ana
by Dan Chmielewski • • 10 Comments
Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez may not run for a fourth term according to Santa Ana city clerk Maria Huizar, reports the Voice of OC. Under the terms of Measure D, passed in 2008 which gave council members a third…
Reaction to the Agent of Change Meeting
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
The OC Register and LA Times have weighed in on yesterday’s Agent of Change event in Santa Ana, the By-Invitation-Only event and the city sent out a press release proclaiming the closed Town Hall was a success. From the content…
Access Denied
by Dan Chmielewski • • 14 Comments

TheLiberalOC, with a verbal invitation from Councilman Vince Sarmiento, went to the Claudia Alvarez Apology Tour at the Santa Ana Police Station and we were denied access. City official Mark Lawrence punted to Acting City Manager and Police Chief Paul…
Los Amigos Issues Statement on Alvarez Comments
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Los Amigos of Orange County also issued a statement that both condemns Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez for her anti-Semitic comments while supporting her voice in the debate against the Chases and PBID. This comes shortly after a…
OC GOP Joins DPOC, ADL and LULAC in Condemning Alvarez’s “Hitler” Comments
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
As liberals, it’s painful for us to acknowledge the OC GOP in any sort of positive light, and while they are tardy, they have joined the list of organizations that have publicly denounced Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia…
Will the Santa Ana Council do ANYTHING about Alvarez tonight?
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments

If you have been hiding under a rock, on vacation, or otherwise indisposed you may not have heard about Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez’s anti-Semitic rant while chairing a council discussion of the PBID that funds Downtown Inc, in the heart of downtown Santa Ana.

