Who Can Save the Banana Republic?
What are everyone’s thoughts? As Gustavo asks, Who can save the Banana Republic? Who can bring change we Santa Ana residents can all believe in?
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Not much of a Race To The Top for Orange County schools.
The Orange County Register reports that Most O.C. districts say no to Race To The Top Reforms. As few as nine Orange County school districts have committed to implement sweeping reforms championed under President Obama’s federal Race to the Top grant program for schools, leaving up to 19 ineligible to receive the potentially millions of federal stimulus dollars that California is seeking.
12 Percent of OC School Children Living in Poverty
The number of impoverished children ages 5 to 17 jumped by 6,188 in a single year, to an estimated 67,062 now in Orange County. Meanwhile, a much larger portion of the county’s students – 43 percent – is receiving free or subsidized meals in school.
Senator Lou Correa to Promote Teen Driver Safety
SANTA ANA, CA – California State Senator Lou Correa is partnering with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) and Police Services […]
2008 SAUSD Election: An Analysis Part 1
2008 was the first time there was an open seat on the school board, where at least one incumbent was not seeking re-election since 1998. […]
Same Old Song At SAUSD
  Last year when the citizens of the SAUSD were sold Measure G, they were told that this would not be the boondoggle that […]
Solar: Innovative Way To Save Schools Money
The OC Register’s Fermin Leal reported yesterday on the Santa Ana Unified School District’s effort to assist in the battle against global warming and rising […]
Ballot Count Update: No Significant Change
In the latest from OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley, we have Valerie Amezcua holding on to her slim lead over Roman Reyna by 20 […]
CA44: Hedrick closes gap by 1049 votes
More updates on ballot counting in OC.. We are down to mostly Provisional ballots at this point. Counting of Provisionals for Garden Grove begin at […]