FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 23, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES: 949-724-6574
Soccer Stars to Kick Off Great Park Sports Park
Meet Mauricio Cienfuegos at the Great Park Anniversary Celebration Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Save big at the North East Santa Ana Little League TNT Fireworks stand
You can still buy and use safe and sane fireworks in Santa Ana – and the place to buy them is the North East Santa Ana Little League TNT® Fireworks stand over on Grand Ave., at 1008 E. 17th St., in Santa Ana, at the shopping center formerly anchored by Food for Less. Continue reading
Recap of the 2011 Social Media Day event at the O.C. Register
I attended the 2011 Mashable Social Media Day event at the O.C. Register on Thursday afternoon, June 30. I believe this was the second such event hosted by the Register. Continue reading
July’s Downtown Santa Ana Art Walk set for tonight
The next Downtown Santa Ana First Saturdays Art Walk will be held on July 2nd, from 6 – 10 PM.
Enjoy four blocks of new and established galleries, studios, and artists lofts. Continue reading
Latino leader suggests parents stop watching novelas and cut back on futbol
PRESS RELEASE
Would you tell your mom and dad “Stop watching novelas and only watch one half of a soccer game per week” Well, now you can! Continue reading
Free “Native Vibes” reggae show at Santiago Park’s Nature Reserve on July 8
City of Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency at Santiago Nature Reserve Center Presents:
Friday Night Fire Series Continue reading
Entries being accepted for the Santa Ana City Golf Championship
The Santa Ana Golf Championship Committee, in association with the River View Golf Club is now accepting entries for the City of Santa Ana Golf Championship, which will be held on Saturday, September 17th & Sunday, September 18th, at River View Golf, located at 1800 W. Santa Clara Ave., in Santa Ana.
The Championship Flight is an open flight open to all ages with a low index 3.9 or less. There will also be Men’s and Women’s Net Flights. Entry fees are $125 and include green fees, range balls, lunch both days and a generous scrip prize fund. For more information please click here.
Championship Flight – Low index 3.9 or less
The Championship Flight is an open flight (no age limit) conducted over 36 holes.
Men’s and Women’s Net Flights
Open to all players 18 or older with 12 month low handicap index ranging
From 4.0 to 24.0. Entrants with higher indexes must play down to 24. 0 index.
Flights will be determined depending on the number of entries received.
Entry Fees
Championship & Net Flights $125.00.
Includes green fees, range balls, lunch for two days and scrip fund.
Entry fee must accompany entry form – Make checks payable to River View Golf, at 1800 W. Santa Clara Ave.,
Santa Ana, CA 92706.
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OFFICIAL 2011 ENTRY FORM
City of Santa Ana Golf Championship
September 17th and 18th
First Name____________________Last Name_____________________________
Address_________________________________City_______________Zip_______
Phone___________________Email________________________Cur. Index______
Member No.__ __ – __ __ __ __ Club Affiliation___________
1800 W. Santa Clara Ave. • Santa Ana, CA 92706
Phone: (714) 543-1115
Rep. Sanchez’ 4th of July appearance schedule released
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Paula Negrete 714-621-0102/714-292-0166
REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ RELEASES PUBLIC SCHEDULE FOR JULY 4
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) today released the following schedule of events for July 4 of interest to media and the public. Please note that these events are subject to change. If you plan on attending any event, please verify the details with Rep. Sanchez’s district office in advance.
Monday, July 4, 2011
10:00am – 11:30am CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 107TH ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY PARADE Rep. Sanchez walk in the parade and greet attendees with the 67th Area Democratic Alliance and the 68th Assembly District Democratic PAC
Location: Orange and 9th, Huntington Beach
This event is open to the public/media.
3:00pm – 4:00pm CANYON HILLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL’S 4TH OF JULY PARADE
Rep. Sanchez will walk in the parade and greet attendees.
Location: Canyon High School Parking Lot, 220 South Imperial Highway, Anaheim
This event is open to the public/media.
7:30pm- 9:00pm CITY OF FULLERTON 4TH OF JULY COMMUNITY FESTIVAL AND FIREWORKS Rep. Sanchez will present remarks and watch the fireworks.
Location: Fullerton Union High School Stadium, 201 East Chapman Ave, Fullerton
This event is open to the public/media.
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United States House of Representatives
1114 Longworth House Office Building • Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2965 • Fax: 202-225-5859
The SAPD and Santa Ana Fire Department are looking for illegal fireworks
Santa Ana Police Department
The 4th of July weekend will be upon us soon. Both the Santa Ana Police and Fire Departments are again strongly urging the public to refrain from the use of illegal fireworks.
Violators to the City’s Municipal Code on fireworks may receive a citation for possessing illegal fireworks, or even misusing or tampering with legal ones.
Police Officers, Firefighters, and volunteers will be working together to look out for illegal fireworks over the July 4th weekend. The patrols will focus on high-activity illegal fireworks areas as well as education.
Santa Ana legal firework sales will take place over the course of the weekend.
To report illegal fireworks please call 714-834-4211.
SANTA ANA FIREWORKS REGULATIONS
SAMC Chapter 14
SECTION 14-51. “DANGEROUS FIREWORKS” DEFINED.
For purposes of this article “dangerous fireworks” shall mean “dangerous fireworks” as defined in the State Fireworks laws and the regulations of the State Fire Marshal adopted pursuant thereto, as they may from time to time be amended.
SECTION 14-52. “SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS” DEFINED.
For purposes of this article “safe and sane fireworks” shall mean “safe and sane fireworks” as defined in the State Fireworks Law and the regulations of the State Fire Marshal adopted pursuant thereto, as they may from time to time be amended.
SECTION 14-53. DANGEROUS FIREWORKS PROHIBITED.
No person, firm, or organization shall manufacture, store, display, sell, offer for sale, possess, discharge, explode, fire, or set off any dangerous fireworks within the City of Santa Ana.
SECTION 14-54. DISCHARGING SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS.
No person shall discharge any safe and sane fireworks except on the days that sales are permitted each year as set forth in Section 14-55 below.
SECTION 14-55. SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS.
No person shall display, sell, or engage in the business of selling safe and sane fireworks without first having obtained a permit to do so as hereinafter provided. No person shall sell any type of fireworks at any time except from 12:00 noon through 10:00 p.m. on July 1 and from 9:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on July 2, 3 and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on July 4.
SECTION 14-56. PERMITS, ISSUANCE.
(a) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall be issued only to bona fide non-profit
organizations as recognized by the State of California organized for charitable, fraternal, patriotic service or religious purposes with their principal and permanent meeting place within the City of Santa Ana, and at least fifty (50) percent of the members residing within the City limits. (b) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall limit each sponsoring organization to a single location in any given year. (c) Such permit shall expire. on July 4th at 8:00 pm of the year it was issued
SECTION 14-59. SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell safe and sane fireworks to anyone less than eighteen (18) years of age.
SECTION 14-77. SEIZURE OF FIREWORKS.
The Fire Chief shall seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, or held in violation of these articles.
SECTION 14-78. PROHIBITED AREAS.
No persons shall sell, store, display, or discharge any fireworks of any type in any public oil or gasoline station, or on any premises where gasoline or other inflammable liquids are stored or dispensed. No person shall sell, store, display, or discharge any fireworks of any type in any permanent structure, nor within forty (40) feet of the same, except that any purchaser may discharge fireworks in conformance with these regulations in front of his own residence.
SECTION 14-79. DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS.
No person shall throw, lob, toss, shoot or otherwise discharge any fireworks toward any other person or in any other manner which threatens the safety of persons or property.
Santa Ana’s Cafe Lu may benefit from Garden Grove’s crackdown on Viet cafes
Garden Grove’s Vietnamese coffeehouses now have until the weekend to fully comply with an ordinance that went into effect last Friday, according to the L.A. Times.
The new ordinance demands that “Windows must be untinted. Gambling machines must be removed. Cigarettes must be tossed. And those little pasties adorning the nipples of waitresses must be replaced with something that resembles real clothing,” according to the O.C. Weekly.
“Officials say there are 37 of these coffee houses in Garden Grove. Raney told council members that the cafes have become notorious for gang activity and waitresses who wear nothing under their sheer dresses. The ordinance requires the waitresses not to expose the area of their breasts below the areola,” according to the O.C. Register.
You have to wonder if Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s husband, Tom Bonikowski, was involved in this crackdown, in his capacity as a Garden Grove Planning Commissioner. If so, this may cost Nguyen votes in her next election. The cafes are very popular in Little Saigon. Click here to sift through the Garden Grove Planning Commission agendas and minutes.
If Bonikowski did lead the charge against the Viet cafes, it would be ironic since he owns a Lee’s Sandwiches franchise in Stanton that has been busted repeatedly for health code violations.
How long before Santa Ana’s Usual Suspects start complaining about our own Vietnamese Cafe, the famous Cafe Lu? The owner of Cafe Lu, Natalie Nguyen, used to be one of the Cafe Lu girls, but she bought the place a few years ago. Now they are doing great – and they even sell a Cafe Lu girls calendar. You can get a glimpse of it at their website. And you can see even more pictures on their Facebook page, by clicking here.
The pictures accompanying this post are from Cafe Lu’s Facebook page.
Proud tradition of Santa Ana residents defending liberty continues on July 1
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2011
Contact: Cheryl Eberly, Senior Librarian, Main Public Library, (714) 647-5288, CEberly@santa-ana.org
Proud Tradition of Santa Ana Residents Defending Liberty
SANTA ANA, CA – To heighten the spirit of independence of this nation, the Central Library in Santa Ana is offering a historical presentation of the residents of Santa Ana who have served in the armed forces in the Civil War to the Vietnam War. History teaches us that freedom and democracy is not something that comes easy. The presentation, free and open to the public, will show brave Santa Ana residents who took part in the different wars to defend our liberty.
The program, Defenders of Liberty: Honoring the Sacrifices of Santa Ana’s Veterans begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 1. The presentation will begin with an introduction by Private First Class Vincent Fenno-Bustos, an Afghan Veteran. Private Fenno-Bustos stated, “It is an honor to be part of this gathering, this presentation, and to be part of a long tradition of Santa Ana service members. I am also proud to be a former Santa Ana Teen Club member.“ Private Fenno-Bustos stated, “It is an honor to be part of this gathering, this presentation, and to be part of a long tradition of Santa Ana service members. I am also proud to be a former Santa Ana Teen Club member.“
To access more information in English click here:
To access more information in Spanish click here:
The Santa Ana Main Public Library is located on the southwest corner of Civic Center Drive and Ross Street (Building #26 in the Civic Center Plaza). Parking will be validated.
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