Can Alfredo Amezcua Take Down Santa Ana's Perpetual/Invisible/Perpetually Invisible Mayor?
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| Photo from the Santa Ana Business Bank website, where he sits on the board alongside a bunch of pendejos... |
First up was Libreria Martinez's owner, Macarthur Genius Rueben Martinez. "Welcome to a new day," Martinez told the crowd in his ever-inspiring tones. He shared other inspiring thoughts, but I took notes on a "My Name Is..." sticker that I lost. But following him was Amin David of Los Amigos, and while Los Amigos is more effective in Anaheim than SanTana, their network of activism is legendary. After David was the most under-appreciated activist in the town, America Bracho of Latino Health Access, the group that basically reduces the city and county's medical bill by millions with their health programs. She spoke on her own accord lest the IRS start sniffing around her non-profit, but those three make a formidable activist-philosophical counterpoint to the Don Papi's usual cabal of developers, cretins, and gentrifiers.
Amezcua finally spoke, and emphasized his campaign wasn't about dwelling on the past or negativity, but rather confronting the future. One concrete, brilliant promise he made: if elected mayor, he would push for term limits on his own office to escape the current Groundhog Day afflicting SanTana City Hall. Another point: bring in business--no specifics on it, but I'm reporting here!
My final point after the jump!






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