The Inner-Coastal Watershed Clean-up is taking place on September 17th between 9am and 12pm.
Watershed Clean-up registration begins at 9am at the Nature Center at: 600 E. Memory Lane, Santa Ana, CA 92706. Continue reading
Category Archives: Santa Ana
Free concert by Native Vibes, and Friday night campfire, at Santiago Park
The City of Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency At Santiago Nature Reserve Center Presents:
- Friday Night Fire Series
- Date: Friday, September 16, 2011
- Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
- Location: 600 E. Memory Lane, Santa Ana, 92706 (2blocks east of Main Street and Main place Mall).
- Cost: Free!!!
Join us at the Santiago Park Nature Reserve for our annual summer night series with the new up and coming live reggae band “Native Vibes.” Continue reading
Councilmember Benavides handled situation with dignity
Before I get to the point of this post I would like to thank the administrator here at New Santa Ana for allowing me to pen this post and share it with the readers. Despite what our good friend from Irvine says, I am not blogging again here or anywhere else. However I felt what I am about to write needed to be said.
The last couple of weeks have been quite tumultuous here in Santa Ana and it culminated last evening with the city council’s action regarding the unfortunate comments made by Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez. I know from speaking to a number of the councilmembers just how tough it has been on them personally as they have dealt with this emotionally charged issue. It has not been a fun time for anyone of them, not Claudia and not David or Carlos either. Continue reading
Get a free Burger King Whopper, courtesy of the PennySaver’s SaverTime.com
PennySaverUSA.com’s new daily deal site, SaverTime.com, currently has a promotion where if you sign up for their daily deal email list, they will mail you out a coupon for a FREE Burger King Whopper. No purchase necessary.
The coupon is valid at Los Angeles/Orange/Riverside/San Bernadino County locations. Continue reading
Celebrate the KFC Colonel’s birthday with a $2 chicken deal
KFC is celebrating the Colonel’s birthday and will be offering a 2 pc drumstick and thigh with a buttermilk biscuit for only $2. This coupon is valid in So Cal only and is for Wednesday 9/7 only.
There are four KFCs in Santa Ana: Continue reading
Great Park launches new artists-in-residence program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: JENN STARNES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 949-724-6574
Great Park Launches New Artists-in-Residence Program
Public Program Begins with Fiber Artist Amy Caterina
September 7, 2011 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park has announced its inaugural lineup of four Artists-in-Residence: Amy Caterina, Deborah Aschheim, Kevin Kwan Loucks and Suguru Goto. The Great Park Artists-in-Residence program is dedicated to showcasing artists, providing an educational experience for the community and designing site-specific art for the Great Park. Continue reading
Rep. Sanchez, TechAmerica hold technology roundtable
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 7, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Adrienne Watson 202-309-0825
SANCHEZ, TECHAMERICA HOLD TECHNOLOGY ROUNDTABLE WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) and TechAmerica, the leading US technology trade association, held a roundtable with Orange County’s technology leaders on Thursday to discuss federal initiatives to drive innovation and job growth. Rep. Sanchez, founder and co-chair of the Small Business Information Technology (IT) Caucus, lead the roundtable discussion. The meeting was attended by representatives from Alvaka Networks, Corent Technology, Powerwave, SYSPRO and Valicore Technologies. Continue reading
Benavides and Bustamante thwarted by the Santa Ana City Council
The Santa Ana City Council just voted on the 85 A item that was put on the agenda tonight, by Council Members Carlos Bustamante and David Benavides. They said they weren’t trying to punish Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, but that is precisely what they were trying to do.
The Council voted 4-3 for an alternate motion submitted by Council Member Vince Sarmiento, condemning Alvarez’ comments last week, when she used a Hitler analogy in talking about Jewish property owner and developer Irv Chase.
Surprisingly, Council Member Michele Martinez sided with the “B-Boys.” However they could not get four votes. Indeed, they got punked. Council Members Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero and Alvarez voted for the substitute motion. Continue reading
There were red flags about Kinde Durkee, but Solorio hired her anyway
Details are now coming out about “Prominent Democratic campaign treasurer Kindee Durkee” who was finally arrested by the FBI this weekend — more than four years after the Chronicle reported complaints that she was involved in a fake “Californians for Obama” campaign that ripped off unsuspecting donors, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Chronicle also noted that Durkee was listed as treasurer for a “California for Obama” campaign that sold itself as raising money for the campaign of then-Senator Barack Obama. It scooped up thousands in checks from Californians through promotions ranging from celebrity-studded cruises to campaign office “grand openings,” the Chronicle reported in July 2007. Continue reading
Live blogging – Alvarez vs. Bustamante and Benavides at the Council meeting
I am covering tonight’s Santa Ana City Council meeting – which figures to be an epic confrontation between Republican Council Member Carlos Bustamante and his sidekick, David Benavides vs. Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez. The “B Boys” have put an 85 A item on the agenda to punish and maybe even ask Alvarez to resign from the Council.
This all came about as a result of an analogy made by Alvarez at the last Council meeting, when she compared developer and property owner Irv Chase to Adolf Hitler. She has since apologized. Continue reading
Sikh children report harassment to OC Human Relations Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2011
For More Information:
- Rusty Kennedy, CEO 714-567-7465
- Commissioner Carol Turpen 714-290-3165
- Commissioner Nadia Saad Bettendorf 562-691-3428
- Board Member Gurpreet Singh Ahuja 714-478-4008
Sikh Children Report Harassment to OC Human Relations Commission Continue reading
John Wayne Airport announces art installations to celebrate new terminal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2011
Contact: Jenny Wedge, (949) 252-5182 (office)
JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT ANNOUNCES ART INSTALLATIONS TO CELEBRATE NEW TERMINAL C
SANTA ANA, Calif. – John Wayne Airport (JWA) will present four unique and exciting art exhibitions to celebrate the opening of the new Thomas F. Riley Terminal C in November 2011. Continue reading
Santa Ana KFC to host a cook-off on 9/7 to find the best chicken cook
MEDIA ALERT for September 7
Santa Ana KFC Hosts Cook-Off WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 to Determine OC’s Best Chicken Cook
KFC SoCal holds competition in search of best chicken preparers in the Southland;
Winner of the Orange County Regional advances to Southern California final Oct. 11
WHAT: KFC Southern California is hosting a Southern California KFC Cooks Challenge to find the Southland’s best KFC cook. Continue reading
AT&T upgrades service in Orange County
ORANGE ENJOYS IMPROVED WIRELESS SERVICE THROUGH MAJOR AT&T UPGRADES
AT&T UPGRADES SERVICE IN ORANGE
MAJOR AT&T NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS IN ORANGE
What may look like a parking garage to the average eye actually doubles as an AT&T high capacity cell site which is bringing faster speeds, increased reliability best-in-class wireless service to Orange. The cell site in Orange is one of many that have been upgraded with additional capacity this year. Continue reading
Amezcua’s PAC to protest Alvarez and the PBID at the Council meeting on 9/6
Failed Santa Ana mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua’s Political Action Committee, which he calls the “Santa Ana Coalition for Better Government,” (SACBG) has sent out a bizarre email asking its members to show up to Tuesday night’s Santa Ana City Council meeting in protest of Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez while at the same time advocating against the PBID – the assessment charged to property owners in part of Downtown Santa Ana.
Do these self-serving yahoos realize that Alvarez is the ONLY Santa Ana Council Member who agrees with them regarding PBID? Why would they turn on her when she is advocating their position? How ridiculous are these people? Continue reading