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El Centro Cultural de Mexico, a long standing non-profit in the city of Santa Ana, faces eviction by mid-July. The award-winning organization has been housed for the past five years at the Knights of Pythias building on the corner of West Fifth Street and Broadway. The location had been one of stability for El Centro’s numerous free programs, including their notable son jarocho jarana classes, even as multi-year leases with the building’s landlords transitioned to a month-to-month contract. Then, on June 9, unexpectedly, the non-profit received a 30-day notice–the minimum allowable–to vacate the premises.
“For five years, we’ve made rent every month” says Centro board member Carolina Sarmiento. “This eviction is not about our ability to pay rent.” Sarmiento and Yenni Diaz, a volunteer with the non-profit, don’t know the reason for getting the boot beyond property managers claiming to have a new partner who has a new vision for the second floor of the building above the El Curtido restaurant.
Read more about the breaking news on El Centro Cultural de Mexico’s eviction notice on my latest OC Weekly Heard Mentality Blog post:
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/06/el_centro_cultural_de_mexico_f.php
The new vision might include that it shouldn’t smell like people are smoking pot out of there every time you walk by after 5pm…
When an organization rents month to month it should be prepared for events like this. No one should be surprised.
There is pently of M-T space in the area, move to a better location for less in rent.
There is a risk whenever signing a “month to month” lease. As a Leasee it gives you the ability to move out virtualy overnight. The down side is that you may find a notice to move out or an increase in your lease rates.
Another down side is that should you make any tenant improvements that money may end up being washed down the drain.
If I was happy with a location for five years I would urge the Leasor to reward my faithfulness and stability by creating a one year renewable lease.
Who needs that garbage?
Mexicans are only about the culture which sucks anyway.
OK, lets put on the feathers and dance around the fire, to see how is our life gone improve.
There are only lazy people there who are collecting government’s grants.
Stupid.
Do you celebrate fourth of July? Thanksgiving? Those are all ways to celebrate American culture and they make our life improve the same amount mexican dance does.
In the mean time, we will be hosting a Cultural Center De Mexico / Dream Team Fundraiser event in the Santora. Gustavo will be at the Chivas game babysitting “The Groper”