This just in, apparently Supervisor Janet Nguyen has been trying to help fund a gang study in Santa Ana, where the EPIC/Gang Commission has petitioned the Santa Ana Public Safety Committee, which is comprised of Clowncil Members Claudia Alvarez and Sal Tinajero, and David Benavides.
Alvarez and Tinajero have turned down the request to fund the gang study on the grounds that it will put money in the hands of gangbangers when researchers pay them to give up information. However, EPIC member Art Lomeli has debunked that assertion.
You want the truth? Alvarez and Tinajero are playing politics. It is an election year for Alvarez. She DOES NOT want to admit that Santa Ana has a gang problem. Thus she continues to reject the gang study because she does not want the truth to be known. The fact is, our city is in the grip of a gang war. In fact recently a father was gunned down while in his front yard, in full view of his children, as he was caught up in a gang crossfire. The Clowncil did not make mention of this murder in Monday’s Clowncil meeting.
So Supervisor Nguyen is willing to contribute $25,o00 to the gang study, but the Santa Ana Clowncil Members don’t want the money because they don’t want the truth to come out. They are playing politics while people die.
Blue County blogger Sean Mill keeps attacking Supervisor Nguyen but he is SILENT about the horrible actions of his fellow Pulido gang members, Tinajero and Alvarez. How sad is that? Apparently politics is more important to these clowns than solving problems.
In fact Tinajero tried to rip our fellow blogger, Thomas Gordon, on Monday night, after Thomas spoke up during public comments about the tragic death I referenced above. Tinajero immediately shot his mouth off saying that he is tired of whiners who show up to meetings but do nothing to help. At that point Councilman Carlos Bustamante piped up and thanked Thomas publicly for working with him, side by side, this past weekend to fix up a local public park. Where was Tinajero that day? Take a guess. He sure wasn’t working at the park!
Speaking of not showing up, I did not see Alvarez and Tinajero when Supervisor Nguyen marched with Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez in a march for peace and against gang violence (see picture above). Sean wasn’t there either. Nor was Pulido.
Supervisor Nguyen wants to be part of the solution in Santa Ana, but the Clowncils want to do nothing so they can get reelected. When will Mill speak up about THAT?
“Sean wasn’t there either.”
Yet another Pedroza lie.
If you had actually been there you would have known that I was at the church service held at St. Anne’s following the march.
Thomas and Ryan-Gene can verify this as can Joe and Nelida Yanez and any of the others that were there.
Sorry I couldn’t make it to the march itself but I had to attend the Planning Commission meeting since I am a member of that body.
OK Pedroza can you tell us what would like to know about gangs in Santa Ana what you do not know?
Just one thing….
I tell you why gangs kill Pedroza. You if you pull fast one on a supplier of the counter ban and will not pay the supplier can’t go to small claim court and get judgment. He cannot even kill you because you must pay so he will kill a member of your family. Usually a kid or your father.
Ask Tinajero who kill his father and what for.
Here is result of my study for free…..
As long as there will be a prohibition there will be a crime.
As long as left/right/religious socialist will govern there will be prohibition.
So?…… end of study.
Sean,
No. I did NOT lie. You were NOT at the march. I was. I left after the march because my four year old was tuckered out. So no, I did not see you at the church.
I don’t know why you think Planning is so important. You are on a commission that can be overruled by the Council. Just vote now on the Bisno Tower and watch them punk you later…
Janet however WAS there. And yet you keep ripping her. I did not see Correa, Sanchez or Solorio there, but Janet was there. The fact is she HAS been there since she got elected. Many people have told me she has been even more visible in the community than Correa was. She certainly does more than Pulido and his Clowncil.
As much as I most strongly disagree with Sean about his opinions and assertions regarding Supervisor Nguyen, I will say that he did attend the service at St. Anne’s.
He had also just arrived from the Planning Commission that evening. I remember he was wearing a suit.
The last thing we need is a “gang study” in Santa Ana. We have gangs. There are librarys full of books explaining why they join them. I think the council knows that it’s a waste of time to study gangs. This is money better spent on roads.
If the little march for peace and against gang violence didn’t stop all the gang activity, why should we believe a study will?
It’s just more feel good crap that provides no real result. Give the money to the Police Department so they can have what they need to track down and arrest, then properly prosecute and incarcerate gang killers.
Janet is a real political leader. Thank God for her!
Do the gang study.
Determine areas where the gang members live.
Bulldoze 1/2 square miles in those areas.
Build parks in the cleared areas.
Oh, also build police sub-stations in each of the new parks.
Gang problem solved.
Art,
I have to concur with Ryan.
Sean showed up at the church after Planning.
Hmm, a switch from candel light vigis to marches. Guess that is progress.
I am the researcher that was responsible for the proposed EPIC study. I am uneasy about posting a response in this forum, but I feel the need to clarify the mistaken belief that our research team was going to “pay gang members” for their participation. It was made clear throughout the research proposal process that we would pay researchers (undergraduate and graduate students, and trained community members), not gang members, for work not conducted directly by faculty members at CSUF. We do not and would not pay people