New Santa Ana | Monthly Archives: July 2011

O.C. Redistricting Committee meeting set for Friday, July 22, at 9 am

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Elections, Entertainment, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A Special Meeting of the Orange County Redistricting Committee will convene on Friday, July 22,2011 at 9:00 a.m., in Commission Hearing Room, First Floor, Hall of Administration, 333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., 10 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California

At this time members of the public may address the Redistricting Committee on any matter not on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee or Chairman may limit the length of time each individual may have to address the Committee. Continue reading→

O.C. Great Park Gallery opens this Saturday, July 23

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Airplanes, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, irvine, Military, Orange County, Parks and Recreation Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 20, 2011

CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574

Great Park Gallery Opens Saturday

Inaugural exhibition features El Toro-inspired works on display in a renovated aviation building

IRVINE – Jorg Dubin found inspiration in nature’s reclamation of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, and now art works inspired by the land and its history will form the inaugural exhibition in the Great Park Gallery, opening this Saturday. Plane Air Power by Jorg Dubin is an aviation-inspired exhibition of oil paintings and thematically related sculptures that capture the essence of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, and will debut at the Great Park Gallery at the Palm Court Arts Complex on July 23. Continue reading→

Employee that ripped off Santa Ana company sentenced to four years in prison

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Business, Courts, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Photo Courtesy of the SAPD

TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: July 19, 2011

Susan Kang Schroeder, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Chief of Staff Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

Case # 11CF1202: OFFICE MANAGER SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING $82,000 BY PAYING OFF CREDIT CARDS ONLINE USING COMPANY SAVINGS ACCOUNT Continue reading→

New Santa Ana’s editor, Art Pedroza, joins the Democratic Party

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Democratic Party, Elections, Latino Leaders, Politics, Santa Ana 30 Comments

Santa Ana is dominated by voters registered with the Democratic Party – and it has gotten worse for the Republican Party over the past few years.

Take a look, for example, at voter registration in the First Supervisorial District, which includes all of Santa Ana. There are 98,164 Democratic voters in the district, versus 76,738 Republican voters. And there are only 1,306 Libertarian voters in the district. The only other significant voter demographic is the 45,876 voters who have no party preference. Continue reading→

Eat at Pinkberry on July 23 and support Back to Natives Restoration

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Charities, Entertainment, Green, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Restaurants, Santa Ana Leave a comment

This summer you can support Back to Natives Restoration by eating at your favorite Santa Ana restaurants.

Back to Natives Restoration is dedicated to the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants as a centralizing theme. BTN promotes native plants, as well as habitat restoration and preservation by providing service learning and volunteer based habitat restoration programs. Continue reading→

Santa Ana Parks and Rec Director Mouet appointed to the O.C. Fair Board

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in california, Costa Mesa, Democratic Party, Governor Jerry Brown, Miguel Pulido, Orange County, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Gerardo Mouet, 53, of Santa Ana, has been appointed to the 32nd District Agricultural Association, Orange County Fair Board, by California Governor Jerry Brown, according to the California Newswire.

Mouet has served in multiple positions with the City of Santa Ana since 1990, serving as executive director of Parks and Recreation since 2004. In that position he oversees a number of city departments including the Santa Ana Zoo and the Santa Ana Library. Continue reading→

Are O.C.’s political blogs still a force to be reckoned with?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Blogs, Media Links, Politics, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Are Orange County’s political blogs still a potent force in local politics? Some of them have apparently already peaked and are now headed downhill, while others are continuing to develop new readership.

The Orange Juice blog, which was Orange County’s first political blog, has changed substantially since Vern Nelson took over as their Editor/Publisher late last year. But they remain Orange County’s only multi-partisan blog, with a bullpen of Republican and Democratic bloggers. Their traffic has remained fairly consistent since Nelson took over. They are averaging over 40,000 visits a month, along with over 70,000 page views. Continue reading→

Sixteen Americorps jobs now available at Think Together

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Charities, Education, Federal Government, Jobs, Orange County, Santa Ana, Working Families, Youth Activities 2 Comments

Orange County First 5 Service Corps

16 AMERICORPS POSITION OPENINGS AT THINK TOGETHER

To learn more about the position, participation in an Information Session is highly encouraged:

Friday, July 29th, 11:30 am — 1:00 pm OR Wednesday, August 3rd, 4:00 pm — 5:30 pm
Orangewood Children’s Foundation, 1575 East 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Continue reading→

Santa Ana father on trial for shaking his 2-month old baby daughter to death

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Courts, Lawyers, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana 2 Comments

Booking Photo of Christian Trinidad Gonzalez courtesy of the O.C. District Attorney’s office

TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: July 19, 2011

Susan Kang Schroeder, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Chief of Staff Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

Case # 09CF0705: FATHER FACES TRIAL FOR MURDERING 2-MONTH-OLD BABY DAUGHTER BY THROWING AND SHAKING HER Continue reading→

O.C. Great Park wins two awards from the Interactive Media Council

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Arts and Culture, irvine, Orange County, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 19, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES: 949-724-6574

Great Park Wins Two Outstanding Achievement Awards from Interactive Media Council

IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park Corporation today announced that the www.ocgp.org site received two Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Interactive Media Council. The awards, in the Community and Government website categories, honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievement for the highest standards of excellence in website design and development. Continue reading→

Santa Ana City Council at odds over next City Attorney

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Civic Affairs, Latinos, Lawyers, Miguel Pulido, Santa Ana 9 Comments

I got a call earlier today from a fellow who is very tight with various elements at the Santa Ana City Hall, regarding the search for our next City Attorney. He gave me the name of the Latina he said was going to get the job, and I ran with it – only to get a call later from another City Hall insider saying that the candidate in question was not yet on board, and I needed to pull my post.

So I did. However, I am being told that we are down to two candidates – a Latina who works at a public entity in a very large city, and a Filipino candidate from Los Angeles. Continue reading→

Free Altamed Mobile Health Clinic on Tuesday, July 19, at Memorial Park

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Charities, Entertainment, Family, Health and Medical, Santa Ana, Working Families Leave a comment

AltaMed Health Services “Mobile Health Clinic Session”

The AltaMed Mobile Health Clinic will be visiting Memorial Park on Tuesday, July 19, from 9 am – 5 pm, and providing the following services: Continue reading→

OC Battle of the Shields includes a female bout, on August 6

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Charities, Entertainment, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana Leave a comment

OC BATTLE OF THE SHIELDS

Combat Grappling Classic

BadgeFights Combat Sport League will be presenting Orange County’s Battle of the Shields Combat Grappling Classic, featuring for the first time…

Orange County Fire vs. Orange County Sheriffs Continue reading→

Join the Back to Natives “Barnraising” at Santiago Park on Saturday, July 23

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Charities, Entertainment, Green, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Greenhouse “Barnraising”

Saturday, July 23, Two shifts starting at 8AM!

Join Back to Natives Restoration (BTN) this coming Saturday, July 23, starting at 8 am, to help install the final parts for the shade screen cover and dig the holes for the propagation benches and move in the DG floor for BTN’s new greenhouse at the Back to Natives Nursery site at Santiago Park in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

So what do we know about new SAUSD Superintendent Meléndez de Santa Ana?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Education, Latino Leaders, Latinos, Santa Ana, SAUSD 8 Comments

What do we really know about new SAUSD Superintendent Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana? We know that President Obama appointed her assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the Department of Education by the U.S. Senate on July 24, 2009. What else do we know about her? Continue reading→