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Monthly Archives: October 2013

Man caught videotaping women at Salvation Army dressing room

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Scott Ruvolo

City of Fountain Valley – Police Department

PRESS RELEASE: Oct 17, 2013

Additional Victims Sought

On 7-11-13 the Fountain Valley Police Department arrested Scott Ruvolo, 56 years of age from Victorville, after he was attempting to record women changing in the dressing room at the Salvation Army thrift store located at 16119 Brookhurst in Fountain Valley.

A search of Ruvolo’s cell phone revealed he recorded two additional unidentified female victims undressing at the same store just prior to his arrest. Other video footage indicates Ruvolo had his cell phone clipped to his belt and recorded women while walking around unknown Target stores and Starbucks. This occurred between June of 2013 to July of 2013. Continue reading→

Rep. Sanchez releases statement after Congress reopens the Federal Government

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Loretta Sanchez

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2013

MEDIA CONTACT: Barb Solish, 202-226-8373, Barb.Solish@mail.house.gov

REP. SANCHEZ RELEASES STATEMENT AFTER PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION OPENING GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) released the following statement after the passage of bipartisan legislation ending the government shutdown. Continue reading→

The grandmother who was struck by a pickup truck on Monday has died

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Carmen Teresa Silva

Carmen Teresa Silva, Picture Courtesy of CBS

The grandmother of the 6 year old boy who was killed in a vehicle vs pedestrian accident on Monday has succumbed to her injuries, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.

Carmen Teresa Silva was 51 years old. Continue reading→

If Reyna was smart he would run against Daly in 2014, not Pulido

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Crazy Tom Daly

Who will you support for the 69th Assembly District in 2014?

By now you have likely heard that apparently Councilman Roman Reyna is going to run against Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido in 2014.  I can assure you that Pulido is not sweating the prospect of beating Reyna.  But if Reyna was smart he would be running for a much bigger – and more winnable – office.

Assemblyman Tom Daly was elected to represent Orange County’s most Latino Assembly District, the 69th, last year when the previous incumbent, Jose Solorio, termed out.  Daly ran last July in the Open Primary and was contested by a gaggle of Democrats that included Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, labor hack Julio Perez, and befuddled auditor Francisco “Paco” Barragan.  When the dust settled the three Latino candidates did what everyone expected them to do – they knocked each other out. Continue reading→

Poll: Will you vote for Reyna or Pulido for Mayor in 2014?

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Roman Reyna and Carlos Bustamante

Roman Reyna and Carlos Bustamante

Will you vote for Reyna or Pulido for Mayor in 2014?

Multiple sources have confirmed tonight that Santa Ana Councilman Roman Reyna will be running against Santa Ana Mayor in 2014.

Who will you vote for?  Be sure to vote in our poll, above. Continue reading→

Anaheim soccer referee convicted of sexually molesting three boys

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Jorge Diosdado Serafin

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 13NF9292: October 16, 2013

YOUTH SOCCER REFEREE CONVICTED OF ENGAGING IN ORAL COPULATION WITH UNDERAGE TEENAGE BOY AND COMMITTING LEWD ACTS ON TWO ADDITIONAL BOYS

FULLERTON – A youth soccer referee was convicted yesterday of engaging in oral copulation with a teenage boy and molesting two additional boys. Jorge Diosdado Serafin, 31, Anaheim, pleaded guilty yesterday, Oct. 15, 2013, to three felony counts of oral copulation of a minor under 16 years old, one felony count of lewd act on a child, and one felony count of lewd act on a child under 14 years old. Serafin faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and eight months in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration at his sentencing Nov. 15, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. in Department N-12, North Justice Center, Fullerton.

At the time of the crimes, Serafin was a referee for Oakview Soccer League in Huntington Beach. Continue reading→

Will Councilman Roman Reyna challenge Mayor Miguel Pulido in 2014?

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Councilman Roman Reyna at meeting
Santa Ana City Councilman Roman Reyna, who was elected to his first term, in Ward 5, last year, is apparently going to run against popular Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido in 2014, according to a city insider.

Reyna, who touts that he is an “Orange County Department of Education Case Manager,” on his city bio, has previously worked at the Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Agency, the Santa Ana Boys and Girls Club, and the Santa Ana YMCA.  He served one term on the Santa Ana Unified School District’s Board of Education, before running for the Santa Ana City Council, when longtime incumbent Claudia Alvarez termed out. Continue reading→

The Great California ShakeOut is coming – October 17 at 10:17 a.m.

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shakeout

Orange County Sheriff’s Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 904-7042/Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840

The Great California ShakeOut is coming – October 17 at 10:17 a.m.

Everyone, everywhere, should know how to protect themselves during earthquakes

SANTA ANA, CA – (October 16, 2013) – On Thursday, October 17 at 10:17 a.m., Orange County residents, students and businesses will practice the “Drop, Cover and Hold On” position as part of the world’s largest earthquake drill – the Great California ShakeOut. Continue reading→

Updated: Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque at The Copper Door starting on 11/6

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Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque

UPDATED: Sources at City Hall have advised that the burlesque show set for Nov. 6, 2013, likely will not happen as The Copper Door has not yet acquired an Enertainment Permit that will allow them to proceed.  I am told that the SAPD will shut down this event if they have to.  Burlesque is allowed in Santa Ana if it doesn’t violate the adult entertainment ordinance, which prohibits the exposure of specific body parts.

Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque Residency

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11th, 2013

(Santa Ana, CA) Oct 12, 2013 – The Copper Door Bar, the popular craft beer bar located on 3rd and Broadway, has partnered with Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque. The burlesque troupe will perform a monthly show every first Wednesday of the month. Opening night will take place next month on November 6th. Continue reading→

Storytelling and Poetry Workshop set for Wed., Oct. 16

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Sign up now for a free Storyteller and Poetry workshop by Dialogue/Diálogos on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at Kidworks, located at 1902 W. Chestnut, in Santa Ana.

Space Limited, Sign Up Today –  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S92VQSJ.

Dialogue Invites Santa Ana to a Free Theatre-Making Workshop! Continue reading→

Santa Ana comes in at #45 in the FBI’s 2012 Safest Cities report

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FBI Seal

If you live in Thousand Oaks, Irvine, Simi Valley, Murrieta, Glendale, or Santa Clarita, you can go ahead and leave your doors unlocked at night: your cities have named some of the safest in America according to the FBI’s newly released 2012 crime statistics, as reported by California City News.

So what about Santa Ana?  Our city came in #45th. Fontana was #46.  Los Angeles was #53.  Southern California cities that were ranked safer than Santa Ana included El Monte (#33); Garden Grove (#41); Temecula (#37); Orange (#24); Torrance (#14); Murrieta (#8);  and Oxnard (#34).  Click here to see all the ratings. Continue reading→

Shelia E. and her father, Pete Escovedo headline SAUSD benefit concert

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Sheila E

Santa Ana Unified School District Media Advisory

Shelia E. and her legendary father, Pete Escovedo Headline Benefit Concert

Hope Alive! Keeping Music Alive in the Schools

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Hope Alive! Keeping Music in the Schools by raising funds for music education in Santa Ana is coming soon! This benefit concert pairs world-class musicians with aspiring youth artists to create an evening of inspiration and hope. Santa Ana High School Jazz Ensemble and community students will have the rare opportunity to share the stage with guest artists, Grammy nominated drummer/percussionist Sheila E and her legendary father, Pete Escovedo. Through New Hope Presbyterian Church’s partnerships with the Santa Ana Unified School District and other community organizations and businesses, Hope Alive! has grown to be an exemplary model of how community driven initiatives can help bridge the gap for our young people in the midst of tough economic times. Continue reading→

O.C. MySpace rapist sentenced to 24 years in state prison

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Jason Ara Erpinar

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 09NF2881: October 15, 2013

SERIAL MYSPACE RAPIST SENTENCED TO 24 YEARS IN STATE PRISON

FULLERTON – A Yorba Linda man was sentenced Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, to 24 years in state prison for raping three women, two of whom he met on MySpace. The defendant was previously convicted after pleading guilty in the case but later withdrew his plea. Jason Ara Erpinar, 24, was convicted for the second time Aug. 30, 2012, by a jury of two felony counts of rape by intoxication and one felony count of forcible rape. The defendant was also sentenced to mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. Continue reading→