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The OCDA will seek the death penalty against a man accused of murdering three Santa Ana women

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Crime, OCDA, Santa Ana 1 Comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case #14ZF0337

Date: December 11, 2015

OCDA TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER FOR SPECIAL-CIRCUMSTANCES MURDER OF FOUR WOMEN AFTER KIDNAPPING AND RAPING THE VICTIMS

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) announced today that he will seek the death penalty against a registered sex offender for the special-circumstances murder of four women after kidnapping and raping the victims. Steven Dean Gordon, 46, Anaheim, was indicted by the grand jury on Oct. 2, 2014. He is charged with four felony counts of special circumstances murder during the commission of rape, kidnapping, lying in wait, and multiple murders. He is also charged with four felony counts of forcible rape. Gordon was in court today and is next scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on Jan. 22, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-35, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

Prior to seeking the death penalty against Gordon, a special circumstances committee consisting of the District Attorney, the Senior Assistant and Assistant District Attorney in charge of the Homicide Unit, and other prosecutors experienced in capital cases meet and discuss the nature of the crime, the vulnerability of the victims, the defendant’s criminal record, and other factors. The committee also considers mitigating circumstances presented by the defense attorney. Continue reading→

County approves a year-round homeless shelter site in Anaheim

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, homeless, Orange County, Politics Leave a comment

County Approves Homeless Shelter Site in Anaheim

(Santa Ana, CA) — The Orange County Board of Supervisors will purchase an empty building in Anaheim as the site of a new 200-bed year-round emergency shelter and multi-service center to serve the homeless.

Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the building and land at 1000 N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim. OC Community Resources, the department in charge of County housing programs, will solicit proposals for the development and operation of the shelter under rigorous security guidelines adopted by the Board, including prohibiting walk-in clients and those with criminal backgrounds. Continue reading→

Special OC Board of Supervisors meeting on proposed homeless shelter site set for 11/17

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Entertainment, homeless, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Leave a comment

The Orange County Board of Supervisors are hosting a Special Meeting regarding the proposed Orange County homeless shelter at the Kraemer site in Anaheim on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at 11 a.m., to consider finalizing purchase of a site at 1000 N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim for use as multi-service facility to serve the homeless.

If you plan on attending this meeting plan to arrive by 9 a.m. Entrance to the Board Hearing Room will be restricted once all of the seats are filled. Anyone leaving the building after the meeting starts will not be allowed back in. Continue reading→

Rally in support of the proposed Anaheim homeless shelter set for 11/17 in Santa Ana

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Entertainment, homeless, Orange County, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A rally will be taking place in Santa Ana on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at 9 a.m., at the Orange County Hall of Administration, located at Building 19 at the Santa Ana Civic Center, in support of the proposed homeless shelter at Kraemer Place, in Anaheim.

The residents that live in the areas surrounding the location of the proposed homeless shelter have thus far shown up in great numbers to voice their opposition to the location of the shelter at several forums held over the past few months. Continue reading→

Santa Ana ranked almost last in Orange County in new jobs study

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, california, Economy, Jobs, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Six years ago California’s unemployment rate peaked at 12.2 percent. It is now done to a more reasonable 6.1%. California has created more than 1.5 million non-farm jobs since our last financial crisis, a growth driven primarily by the technology sector and other high-wage industries. But how is Santa Ana doing?

To help California residents and inbound migrants find the best cities for employment, WalletHub analysts compared 250 cities in the state across 16 key metrics to determine the best and worst California cities in which to find a new job.

Here are some of the key findings of the new WalletHub jobs study with regards to cities in Orange County (note that you will have to scroll down quite a bit to find how Santa Ana ranked): Continue reading→

Discount grocer aims to fill shift manager jobs at O.C. hiring events on 10/29

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, buena park, Entertainment, Fountain Valley, Jobs Leave a comment

Contact: Jennifer Savage, (310) 854-8280, jesavage@webershandwick.com; Eniko Bolivar, (310) 854-8292, ebolivar@webershandwick.com

California’s Newest Grocer, ALDI, Brings Jobs to Los Angeles, Orange Counties

Company to Fill Shift Manager Positions During Hiring Events on Oct. 29

LOS ANGELES – October 23, 2015 – Offering wages and benefits that are higher than the national average for the retail industry, ALDI will host 11 hiring events on Thursday, Oct. 29 to fill Shift Manager positions for the grocer’s initial Los Angeles and Orange County stores. The March 2016 arrival of ALDI will expand grocery retail options with the ALDI difference of fresh, high-quality groceries at everyday low prices.

Who: Local residents currently seeking employment opportunities in the following communities of future ALDI stores: Anaheim, Buena Park, and Fountain Valley. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man charged with molesting two girls, in Anaheim and in Santa Ana

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Cochino Alert, Crime, Santa Ana 3 Comments

A 40-year-old Santa Ana man named Ignacio Hernandez was charged this Tuesday with molesting two girls in Santa Ana and Anaheim, in the summer of 2011 and 2013, according to the O.C. Register.

Hernandez is being held in lieu of $1 million bail pending arraignment on Nov. 6. He knew a relative of the victims, according to the SAPD. One of the alleged incidents took place in Anaheim and the other in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Bao Nguyen announces his candidacy for Congress in the 46th C.D.

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2016 Elections, Bao Nguyen, Democratic Party, Garden Grove, Politics, Santa Ana, Vietnamese 1 Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Soham Pandit, (267) 391-8512, soham@bao2016.com

Bao Nguyen Announces Candidacy for Congress in CA-46

Garden Grove Mayor running to replace Loretta Sanchez

SANTA ANA, CA – Bao Nguyen today announced his candidacy for Congress in California’s 46th district. Bao, whose family emigrated from Vietnam, has devoted his career to the citizens of the district, serving as a teacher, running for school board and most recently, serving as the Mayor of Garden Grove.
“I’m excited to announce that I will be running for Congress in the place I have always called home. I can’t wait to take my passion, and the passions of so many others around me, to bring reform to Washington, D.C,” said Mayor Bao Nguyen on Tuesday.

Born in a Thailand refugee camp, Bao and his family arrived to the United States when he was only three months of age. His parents emigrated to the U.S. to ensure that their children would be provided with the opportunities that they otherwise would not have been given in Vietnam. Continue reading→

Poodles, labs and more to ride OCTA buses for service training this Saturday

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, OCTA, Pets, Transportation Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 2, 2015

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697

NEWS ADVISORY: Poodles, labs and more to ride OCTA buses for service training

WHAT: Service and therapy animals in training are invited to join their handlers in making bus rides a familiar and relaxed experience during the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Service Animal Training Day.

Roundtrip training buses, not in service to the public, will depart every 20 minutes from the ARTIC station in Anaheim to the Downtown Disney District and the Anaheim Garden Walk. Participants can take unlimited rides during this event for free. Continue reading→

Transient suspect arrested in the beating of an 83-year-old man in Santa Ana

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Crime, homeless, Santa Ana Leave a comment

The SAPD arrested Demarrea Chante Barnes, 29, in Anaheim today as a suspect in the horrific beating of an 83-year-old man, Tuyen Nguyen, in Santa Ana at about 6:10 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Edinger Ave., in Santa Ana, according to ABC News.

Barnes is believed he is a transient.

Nguyen was on his daily walk to get a newspaper and coffee at a Santa Ana restaurant when he was attacked with no warning in the parking lot. Fortunately the attack was caught on surveillance video. Continue reading→

Teenage girl from Santa Ana and 2 men shot in the legs while sitting in an Anaheim garage

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Crime, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Two men and a teenage girl were shot in their legs Sunday night at around 10:30 pm., while they were inside a home’s garage in the 1600 block of South Ivanhoe Street, in Anaheim, near James Madison Elementary School, according to the O.C. Register.

The attack appeared to be unprovoked, according to Anaheim Police.

The victims told police that a person walked up to the garage, which had a partially opened door, and began firing a gun at the trio. Continue reading→

Public pressure mounting on the O.C. Vector Control District to stop their chemical spraying

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Disease, Environment, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Health and Medical, Orange County, Orange County Vector Control District, Politics, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Concerned residents convinced the Garden Grove City Council, at their meeting tonight, to oppose the Orange County Vector Control District’s plans to conduct aerial spraying of mosquito poison over our homes. The Garden Grove City Council is sending a letter to the Vector Control District asking them to delay the spraying and hold public hearings, according to KCBS News.

A Facebook group committed to stopping the spraying now has over 1,500 members. Click here to join. Many of these concerned residents protested at the offices of the Vector Control District, in Garden Grove, today.

As usual the Vector Control District is trying to scare us but the reality is that this spraying is not necessary. They are doing it to justify their budget and their continued pilfering of our property tax dollars. Continue reading→

Big A Bandit arrested by the FBI and he turned out to be a Santa Ana resident

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Banking, Crime, FBI, Fullerton, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Another embarrassment for Santa Ana. Turns out the so-called “Big A Bandit,” who got that name because he habitually wore an Angels baseball hat while committing a series of bank robberies in Orange County, lived in Santa Ana.

The man, Robert Paul Simmons, 51, was arrested on Tuesday night, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→

Former Disneyland employee charged with trying to trade tickets for sex with a minor

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Crime, OCDA Leave a comment

Darreck Michael Enciso

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 15WF1533

Date: July 13, 2015

LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF DISNEYLAND

EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO SELL TICKETS IN EXCHANGE FOR SEX WITH MINOR

SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) and the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) are seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of Disneyland employee charged today with attempting to sell tickets to Disneyland in exchange for sex with a minor. Darreck Michael Enciso, 27, Adelanto, is charged with one felony count of attempted lewd act upon a child, one felony count of contacting a child with the intent to commit a specified sex crime, and one felony count of meeting a minor with the intent to engage in lewd conduct. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of four years and eight months in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. The People will be requesting the defendant be held on $100,000 bail at his arraignment scheduled this afternoon, July 13, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. in CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.

At the time of the crime, Enciso is accused of being an employee at the Disneyland Resort. Continue reading→

SAPD officer and a police dog help to catch Anaheim murder suspect in Fountain Valley

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Crime, Fountain Valley, Santa Ana Leave a comment

By: Fountain Valley Police Department

On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at approximately 3:30 AM, a security guard working at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital observed a suspect and vehicle answering the description of Kwame Carpenter, wanted in the city of Anaheim in connection with the deaths of two people.

The security guard alerted a Santa Ana police officer, who was at the hospital on an unrelated matter.

The Santa Ana officer, in conjunction with Fountain Valley officers, went to the location in the southeast portion of the hospital campus and contacted Carpenter, who was inside his parked 2001 Lincoln Town Car. When officers attempted to take Carpenter into custody, he refused to surrender and drove his car into a Santa Ana police car, damaging it. Carpenter then drove into an unrelated parked vehicle in an attempt to escape; that vehicle suffered significant damage as well. At that point a Fountain Valley officer fired two rounds at Carpenter as he fled the scene in his car. No one was injured as a result of the shooting. Continue reading→