Did you feel that? A 4.1 magnitude earthquake, centered in Yorba Linda, struck Orange County tonight, at 8:17 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.9 KM, according to the U.S. Geographical Society. It was strong enough to be felt by residents of Santa Ana.
Click here to download American Red Cross emergency preparedness guides. And here are their Earthquake Safety Guides: English & Spanish. Continue reading
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REBELLIOUS TRUTHS PRESENTS SOUNDS OF TRUTH FESTIVAL
A Visionary Experiment in Empathy, Good times and Understanding.
Think it’s impossible that Occupiers, Tea Partiers, Republicans, Democrats, and Libertarians could ever sit down together in a civil conversation? Rebellious Truths doesn’t.
The nonprofit Rebellious Truths is making modern history by hosting the very first “Sounds of Truth Festival” on Saturday, July 7th, 2012 at Mason Regional Park in Irvine, California from 10 AM to 5 PM. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Community Alert
Community: HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION TO TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON ALTERNATIVES FOR THE SEXLINGER FARMHOUSE AND ORANGE ORCHARD
SANTA ANA, CA (June 13, 2012) – On Thursday, June 28, 2012 the Santa Ana Historic Resources Commission will take public testimony on alternatives that could be used to preserve the Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orange Orchard. The property, located at 1584 E. Santa Clara Avenue, was recently placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties by the City Council. The property owners, Concordia University and Lutheran High School of Orange County, objected to the historic listing and on June 12, 2012 submitted a letter of intent to demolish the house and remove the orange trees. The property owners had previously submitted a proposal to develop the property with 24 new single-family homes, but this project is now on hold pending a 240-day waiting period during which alternatives to the demolition will be explored. Continue reading
Santa Ana Detour for OCTA Bus Routes 55 and 462
SANTA ANA, CA (June 12, 2012) – Event Detour in Santa Ana: Desvío debido a un evento especial en Santa Ana
Date/Dias: 6/13/12 – 6/14/12
Hours/Hóras: All Hours/Todas las Horas
Routes affected/ Rutas afectadas: 55, 462 Continue reading
Record-Breaking 59 OC Students Enrolled in Project SELF Mentoring Program
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ORANGE COUNTY, CA- A record-breaking 59 students have been placed as interns throughout 51 Orange County law firms and law-related businesses through the Project SELF (Summer Employment in Law Firm) program, which provides low-income, minority high school juniors a hands-on summer internship.
Participating law firms include: Continue reading
The 69th Assembly District is Orange County’s most Latino legislative district and it is currently represented by Jose Solorio, a former Santa Ana City Council Member and OCTA lobbyist. But in this month’s Open Primary Election the candidate who got the most votes was Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly. That was due in part to the presence of four Latino candidates on the ballot – all Democrats except for one Republican. But did Daly come out on top because the Latino candidates failed to attack him? Continue reading
The Orange County Voter Registrar updated the Open Primary Election results tonight at 5 pm and the bad news for liberal union hack Julio Perez is that he is still over 500 votes behind Republican Jose “Joe” Moreno, who spent almost no money on his campaign. Perez spent thousands and also benefited from a multitude of independent expenditures spent on his behalf by unions.
It is becoming clear that Perez is going to lose as he is not making up any ground as the votes continue to be tallied. This is no surprise to those of us who remember when the unions unloaded on behalf of former SAUSD Trustee Nativo Lopez, when he was facing a recall. The union money failed then too as Lopez was indeed recalled. Continue reading
Middle College High Sophomore Wins Perfect Attendance Contest!
Middle College High student Giovanni Amigon is the lucky winner of a brand new 2012 Chevy Sonic courtesy of Guaranty Chevrolet in Santa Ana. Amigon’s name was drawn from among more than 675 eligible students in the year-long perfect attendance incentive contest for high school students. Amigon is the third student from Middle College High to win the grand prize car, valued at $17,000. Continue reading
GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER, a unit of California State University Fullerton’s College of the Arts, Downtown Santa Ana, CA
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U.S. Representative Linda Sanchez doesn’t have much to worry about in November, over in the 38th Congressional District. She easily outpaced her two Republican opponents, Jorge Robles and Ben Campos, in this week’s Open Primary Election. Campos is currently leading Robles by 532 votes, according to the California Secretary of State, for the right to face off against Sanchez in the fall.
Can Campos beat Sanchez? Well, she has over 28,000 votes right now – and Campos and Robles together have under 23,000 votes. Those are long odds for Campos.
Meanwhile, in Orange County, the other Congressional Sanchez, Loretta, has over 24,000 votes, in the 46th Congressional District, and she did not campaign at all – no signs, no mailers, and no robo calls. Continue reading
Orange County First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen easily beat her unfunded opponent, Steve Rocco, in this week’s Primary Election, but she refused to endorse any of the other Vietnamese American candidates – and right now they are all losing.
In the 72nd Assembly District, Nguyen’s fellow Republican, Long Pham, is in fourth place, behind fellow Vietnamese American candidate Joe Dovinh, an independent turned Democrat. Continue reading
The Fountain Valley Summerfest Committee, in partnership with the City of Fountain Valley is launching its 4th annual community celebration called “Fountain Valley Summerfest” to be held from June 710, at the Fountain Valley Sports Park at Brookhurst and Heil. Admission is FREE!
This 4-day celebration will include carnival rides, food and beverage booths, game booths, local entertainment, exhibitors, non-profit organizations, live music, beer/wine garden, Battle of the Bands, Live Sports Tent, the Fountain Valley Classic Car & Truck Show, and the Dog Day Afternoon event. Continue reading
Advisory: SCE ANNOUNCES PLANNED POWER OUTAGES IN SANTA ANA
SANTA ANA, CA (June 8, 2012) – SCE notified the City of Santa Ana that it will be performing maintenance on the electrical system in the area. In order to perform this work safely, SCE must temporarily interrupt electric service and turn off power. This outage will allow them to upgrade aging infrastructure, make needed improvements, and complete other repairs. SCE realizes this temporary service interruption may cause some inconvenience, and they appreciate your understanding as they work to increase system reliability for the future. The planned outages are as follows: Continue reading
Advisory: SCE ANNOUNCES POWER LINE DOWN IN SANTA ANA
SANTA ANA, CA (June 8, 2012) – SCE notified the City of Santa Ana that there is a power line down in the area of Borchard and Sycamore. Approximately 500 customers are affected and SCE repair crews are on scene. Street lights will be out in Wilshire Square neighborhood, which is situated south of McFadden, north of Edinger, between Sycamore and Ross Streets. Repairs are expected to be completed tomorrow morning. Continue reading