The so-called Santa Ana Coalition for Good Government, which is actually a Political Action Committee, is hosting a “Community Forum” on Oct. 20, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm, at the Delhi Center, according to their website. The Delhi Center is located at 515 E. Central Ave., in Santa Ana.
This organization is run by failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua and a motley crew of a board that includes: Continue reading
Santa Ana residents can get into the Santa Ana Zoo, for free today, Sunday, Oct. 16, with proof of I.D. or a utility bill. Santa Ana Zoo is located at Prentice Park, located at 1801 E. Chestnut, Santa Ana.
Occupy Irvinebegins today, October 15, at 10 am, at Irvine’s City Hall, located at 1 Civic Center Plaza, in Irvine, at Harvard and Alton. Initial speakers will include both UCI professors & disenfranchised citizens. Protesters are being urged not to bring any aerosol spray paint or weapons.
According to the OC Weekly, Oct. 15 has been referred to as a Global Day of Revolution by groups around the country protesting the stranglehold corporations wield over the government.
Occupy Irvine won’t be limited to Irvine residents (most of whom are more interested in occupying BMWs and Audis). A contingent of artists, poets and musicians from Santa Ana will be traveling to Irvine to participate in an Open Mic forum led by Santa Ana’s own Theo Hirsch. Continue reading
At Santiago Nature Reserve Center Presents: Friday Night Fire Series “Ghostly Encounters,” on Friday, October 21, from 7:30 pm-9:30 pm.
Join us at Santiago Park Nature Reserve for a Halloween play performed by Teen Space. Come see spooky historical events occurred in California. Gather around the amphitheater and campfire for FREE live entertainment.
The location is 600 E. Memory Lane, Santa Ana, 2blocks east of Main Street and Main place Mall. Continue reading
Support Occupy Orange County CA is going to occupy Orange on Saturday, Oct. 8, beginning at 12:00 noon and ongoing through the afternoon.
They ask that you wear comfortable shoes and if you want to bring a sign, keep them tasteful. They have four signs of their first official flyer for protesters to use and 400 flyers to pass out. Continue reading
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What’s Cooking at the Great Park?
Free workshops show you how to grow your own produce and create fresh, healthy meals.
IRVINE – The popular What’s Cooking at the Great Park? free food demonstration series returns for a second savory season starting with Salad-Making 101 with Chef Jenny Ross on Saturday, October 15 at noon. The demonstration follows the Salad Bowl Garden Workshop at the Great Park Farm + Food Lab at 10:00 a.m. Continue reading
Enjoy a free Picnic & Pops Concert at Chapman University, in Orange, on October 14. Bring your picnic dinner and blankets or chairs for a fun concert by the Chapman University Wind Symphony under the direction of Paul Sherman.
This year’s Picnic and Pops Concert will include movie clips and music by Charlie Chaplin, Queen (“Bohemian Rhapsody” in Wayne’s World), and Astor Piazzola (“Libertango” in The Tango Lesson), and also feature music from Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr.), El Cid (Miklos Rosza), Pirates of the Caribbean and Gladiator (Hans Zimmer). Part of Chapman University Homecoming & Family Weekend. Continue reading
The Santa Ana Boxing Club Presents: The 5th Annual Off the Streets & Into the Ring Youth Boxing Show on October 15, 2011 @ 1PM.
Come and support the young warriors At Santa Ana Boxing Club. 20 Bouts will be scheduled for the day, with youth attending from all over California and neighboring states. Continue reading
UPDATE: The Occupy protesters are going to show up at this event! The dinner is sold out. It should be quite a ruckus.
“California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 847, a bill by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) that would have required medical cannabis cooperatives and collectives be located at least 600 feet from residential zones,” according to 420 Times.
The bill was SB 847, by state Sen. Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana), who said he wanted to allow cities to chose their own regulations and to protect children living near such facilities from second-hand smoke, according to the L.A. Times.
In vetoing Correa’s bill that would have unnecessarily restricted medical marijuana clinics, Brown wrote “Decisions of this kind are best made in cities and counties, not the state Capitol,” according to columnist Steven Greenhut, in the North County Times. Continue reading
Adolf Lopez, Edgar Sebastian Vazquez, Jesus Rodriguez, Sergio Buenrostro, Manauel Quintana, Abel Torres, Jose Antonio Meza, Hector Pineda, Raul Yanes, Humberto Murillo, Jesse Murillo, Art Rosiles, Manuel Las Vegas, Florencio Ramos, Felipe Sosa, Jose Zamora, Tony Tejeda, Comite Civico Mexicano, Tres Estrellas de Oro invite you to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Candidate for 69th Assembly District.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., at Karmina Restaurant and Grill located at 515 N. Main Street, in Santa Ana. (Arcade Restaurants Building and parking is in the back). Continue reading
Global e-Recyclers is partnering with the 1st Presbyterian Church of Orange to host a FREE electronic waste collection and recycling event! Go green! It’s FREE! Properly dispose of your electronics and benefit your local community!
Event Date: Saturday, October 22nd, 9 AM – 3 PMLocation: Grand Street Center Parking Lot @ 146 Grand St, Orange, CA 92866** Continue reading
Jimmy Dore will be the headliner at the “Killing in the Name of Cannabis” Comedy Show in Santa Ana, on Oct. 9
“Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” ~Bill Hicks. “Good men must not obey laws too well.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Killing in the Name Productions presents… Killing in the Name of Cannabis!
Do you want to end the war on drugs? Are you tired of good people going to jail because of prohibition? Do you commit civil disobedience so much that your friends call you Dr. Martin Luther Kush? Well, put down that bong and get ready to make a difference! Continue reading
Parker Kennedy Presentation on Sunday, October 9, 2011, 4:00-5:30 pm at the Heritage Museum of Orange County.
Parker S. Kennedy, Executive Chairman of First American Financial Corporation, will speak at Heritage Museum of Orange County about the role played by First American in the history of Orange County.
Parker is the great-grandson of C. E. Parker, who in 1894 merged the two small title companies serving the newly-independent Orange County to form Orange County Title Company. This small company was the immediate predecessor to today’s First American Title Insurance Company, the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation. Continue reading
Amy Stewart Presentation & Book Signing on Sunday, October 8, 2011 – 12:00 pm, at the Heritage Museum of Orange County.
Join author Amy Stewart for a darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the insect world. In this talk based on her latest New York Times bestseller, Wicked Bugs, you’ll meet creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary power of six and eight-legged creatures. It’s a mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that begins–but doesn’t end–in your own backyard. Continue reading
The Occupy American movement is going to congregate in Anaheim, on Oct. 10, from 12 noon to 1 pm, at 101 S. Harbor Bl, to protest Chase and Bank of America.
It would appear that the unions are now involved in this, which comes as no surprise. What is funny is that they are mad at the banks for charging debit card fees, but it was the Democrats in Congress who passed a bill that led to this. Did they really think the banks would just eat their lost profit? Would you? Continue reading