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Gang member shot in the head and back in the French Park Neighborhood

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 7 Comments

Santa Ana shooting

A 21-year-old unidentified local gang member was shot in the head and back on Sunday night at around 9:15 pm., while driving an SUV in the French Park neighborhood, at the 1200 block of North Lacy, just south of Washington, according to the O.C. Register.

The SAPD police who responded to a call of shots fired found the shooting victim inside a vehicle.

Police reported that the shooter’s vehicle, a gray sedan, pulled up next to the victim’s vehicle, yelled out a rival gang name and then shots were fired. Continue reading→

Poll – Should City Manager David Cavazos be allowed to date his employees?

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Angelica Amezcua, Civic Affairs, David Benavides, David Cavazos, Michele Martinez, Miguel Pulido, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana 7 Comments

Santa Ana City Manager David Cavazos in a letter released Tuesday night acknowledged having a romantic relationship with a city employee, according to the Voice of OC.

The whole mess came to the surface when Mayor Miguel Pulido “harshly criticized Cavazos for carrying on the relationship during a meeting with union leaders. The mayor went so far as to as to name the city employee in the meeting.” Continue reading→

Correa picks up more endorsements from local Latino elected officials

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2016 Elections, Democratic Party, John Palacio, Jose Hernandez, Michele Martinez, Politics, Santa Ana Leave a comment

For Immediate Release: September 29, 2015

Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348, Shallman Communications

CORREA ADDS MARTINEZ, PALACIO, AMEZCUA & HERNÁNDEZ TO ENDORSEMENT LIST

Santa Ana City Councilwoman & Santa Ana Education Leaders Unite Behind Correa in CA-46

SANTA ANA, CA– On the heels of winning a statewide endorsement from the California Small Business Association (CSBA), today former State Senator Lou Correa’s campaign for Congress rolled out endorsements from several Santa Ana leaders, including the following:

Santa Ana City Council Member Michele Martinez
Santa Ana Unified School District Board President John Palacio
Santa Ana Unified School District Clerk Valerie Amezcua
Santa Ana Unified School District Board Member José Alfredo Hernández, J.D.

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Teen shot in the back near Garfield Elementary School

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 1 Comment

A male teen who appeared to be 17 or 18 years old was shot in the lower back today at about 7:45 p.m. at the 700 block of North Lacy Street, according to the O.C. Register.

The victim was walking nearby on Civic Center Drive when multiple shots were fired from a passing vehicle. The SAPD suspects the shooting was possibly a gang-related attack. Continue reading→

Drive by shooting a block from Santa Ana High School injures an 18-year-old male

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Gangs, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 1 Comment

An 18-year-old Latino was shot on Saturday night, at around 8:38 pm, in the 300 block of South Birch St., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register. The SAPD described the incident as a possible drive-by shooting.

SAPD police officers found the victim in an alley and he was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center, where he was in stable condition. Continue reading→

Council Members Martinez, Reyna and Benavides voted against flying the rainbow flat at city hall

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Civic Affairs, David Benavides, LGBT, Michele Martinez, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Roman Reyna fakes that he supports gays

A rainbow flag will fly over Santa Ana City Hall for five weeks this coming Harvey Milk Day (May 22) through the end of national Pride Month in June, making the city the first in Orange County to fly the symbol of LGBT solidarity, according to the O.C. Register.

However the motion did not pass unanimously even though all of the Santa Ana City Council Members are registered Democrats.

Council Members Michele Martinez, David Benavides and Roman Reyna voted against flying the rainbow flag over Santa Ana’s City Hall. Continue reading→

The Santa Ana City Council is considering a moratorium on short-term party house rentals

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Angelica Amezcua, Civic Affairs, Michele Martinez, Planning, Real Estate, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Picture courtesy of Homeaway.com

Five days after a hearing on the first reported short-term rental in Santa Ana drew dozens of outraged West Floral Park neighbors, City Council members unanimously directed city staff to come back with options on imposing a moratorium on such rentals citywide, according to the O.C. Register.

The West Floral Park neighbors asked the City Council to do something about short term rentals of homes after a Los Angeles based realtor, Sarah Greenberg, bought a home in their neighborhood, at 2239 N. Rosewood Ave., and turned it into a rental party house.

Ward 2 Councilwoman Michele Martinez, who does not represent Ward 3, took action on the neighbor’s request. The Councilwoman in Ward 3, Angie Amezcua, was accidentally elected a few years ago after not running a campaign and continues to be a mostly absent Council member. Continue reading→

Bandit who likes to wear hats strikes again at a bank in north Santa Ana

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Banking, Crime, FBI, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A bank robber who liked to wear hats when he commits crimes has struck again – this time he robbed the Farmers & Merchants Bank at 1750 E. Seventeenth St., in Santa Ana, on Monday at around 4:15 p.m., according to the O.C. Register. This bank is located in the parking lot of a Superior Grocers and is across the street from a Wells Fargo Bank.

The FBI believes this is the same guy who previously robbed a Farmers & Merchants in Orange on Tuesday and a Bank of the West in Santa Ana on Thursday.

The FBI has dubbed the suspect the “pre-season bandit” because he likes to wear sports caps while he robs banks. Continue reading→

Woman uses a knife to attack another woman but ends up getting stabbed herself

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Leave a comment

A 24-year-old Santa Ana woman used a knife to attack a 36-year-old woman at the 400 block of South Birch Street, in Santa Ana, on Monday night, just before 9 p.m. But the other woman was able to disarm her younger attacker – and she then used the knife in self-defense, according to the O.C. Register.

The attacker ended up being hospitalized in serious condition. She is expected to survive her wounds. But she is also expected to be arrested on possible charges of assault with a deadly weapon. Continue reading→

Councilwoman Martinez’ annual community address set for 8/26

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Civic Affairs, Entertainment, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Leave a comment

City of Santa Ana

Community Alert: COUNCILWOMAN MICHELE MARTINEZ’S ANNUAL COMMUNITY ADDRESS

Join Councilwoman Michele Martinez for her Annual Community Address on August 26, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Ana Senior Center at Birch Park. Councilwoman Martinez will provide an update on the current state of the City and provide details about exciting, new projects.

The presentation will be held at the Santa Ana Senior Center located at Birch Park at 424 West 3rd Street in Santa Ana. Validated parking will be available in the parking structure located at 3rd and Birch. Continue reading→

Transition Santa Ana event set for August 30

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Food, Michele Martinez, Movies, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Transition Santa Ana is coming up in Sunday on August 30, 2015, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. This event is a Food Sharing, Film Screening and Panel and Community Dialog.

Panelists include Councilwoman Michelle Martinez, OC Food Access‘ Christina Hall, Patchwork Festival’s Delilah Snell among other wonderful guests and residents. Folks from Transition Irvine as well as Transition Laguna will also be in Attendance. Continue reading→

Transient robs the B of A in Downtown Santa Ana but a tracking device leads to his arrest

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Banking, Crime, FBI, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Dia Chanh Diep, a 43 year-old transient who robbed a Bank of America branch located at 102 W. Fourth Street in Downtown Santa Ana, on Tuesday at 5 p.m., was arrested minutes later because the bundle of money he stole contained a dye pack and a tracking device inside, according to the SAPD.

Diep presented the teller with a note, which stated he had a gun and demanded money. Out of fear for her safety, the teller provided the suspect with an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency. The suspect fled the location on foot. Continue reading→

Why have taggers in Orange County become so violent and dangerous?

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Anaheim, Crime, Gangs, Graffiti, Santa Ana 10 Comments

Photo Courtesy of the OC Weekly

A man was beaten and stabbed on Sunday night after confronting a group of taggers who were defacing a vacant house near Lincoln Avenue and Stinson Street, in Anaheim, according to the L.A. Times.

He was stabbed once in the lower back near South Stinson Street before another man “saw the incident, retrieved a handgun and shot four to five rounds into the air to stop the assault,” police Lt. Eric Trapp said, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→

Elderly man viciously attacked by two teenagers near Santa Ana’s East End in DTSA

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 1 Comment

What is Santa Ana coming to? The increase in violence reached a new low on Wednesday night as two teenagers pummeled a 73-year-old man in the face and robbed him at around 7:40 pm as the man was standing on a sidewalk at the 400 block of North Minter Street, near E. 4th Street, which is on the periphery of the hipster part of Santa Ana called the East End, according to the O.C. Register.

The creepy teens approached the elderly man and engaged him in conversation, according to the SAPD, before one of them punched him in the face and ripped a gold chain off his neck. Nothing else was taken except perhaps for the man’s dignity. Continue reading→

Santa Ana Councilwoman elected President of NALEO

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Michele Martinez, Politics, Santa Ana 3 Comments

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: Councilwoman Martinez Elected NALEO President

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) elected Santa Ana Councilmember Michele Martinez as its new President following the 32nd NALEO Annual Conference which took place this past weekend in Las Vegas. NALEO is the non-partisan leadership organization of the nation’s more than 6,000 Latino elected and appointed officials.

Elected to serve a one-year term, Martinez commented, “I am humbled and honored that my colleagues have chosen me to lead this organization during such an exciting and historic time for our community. I am ready to do my part to continue to help our nation’s Latino elected officials develop the leadership and governance skills they need to be effective advocates for their communities.” Continue reading→