Santa Ana's Gentrification Wars Get Solid Write-Up in the New York Times

• Not sure about the reasons but I still prefer quinceañera shops.

• Just read it again, thanks for the link. Fred from <a href="http://www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/mansfield/">Mansfield</a>

• Nevermind, Carlos lives a half mile from Nordstroms, Macys and Men's warehouse. ALL in Santa Ana's main Place. Plus, that Hermain Cain looking dude (John) selling suits at macy's is one cool fucker. Makes you feel like you should when you buyt a new suit. Even from Macy's!

• "Wonder where SanTana gets all that money to give to people..." You're allegedly a reporter, why don't you find out? How much of it comes from special taxes on the district, and how much from state 'community redevelopment' funds?

• Private property in name only. Irv Chase bought the Yost at a severely city-discounted rate, and has made all the improvements with $750,000-plus in city grants. Wonder where SanTana gets all that money to give to people...

• I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with you. Yes, it was used as a public space, but it isn't public space; it's private property. That leapt out at me. I don't love Santa Ana's gentrification. It's aimed at me, as is the "new blue-collar" downtown Anaheim developments by the Lab people, and it all just rings false. I don't want to see DTSA become, you know... downtown Fullerton.

• Oops -- guess that's charro.  Or maybe I did mean Charo.

• The Brave New Urbanists are the biggest communists in town, as they tax everyone in the district and then distribute to the cronies--you can look it up.

• I don't think Bustamante means a charo suit.

• I'm simply calling into question your sources as you do mine! And in case you didnt see my response I dont like Rush... for the second time!

• In all seriousness, I recoil at this kind of speech.  My close Viet friends tell me the stories of how the communists would come to their homes and inspect their pantry simply because their children were too large and therefore well fed; thus, necessitating the redistribution of their rice.   However, my mind is open if someone can convince me that forcing landlords to lease only to low income lessees makes sense or to only those people approved by "The People" aka Carolina Sarmiento. 

• Offer original ideas like you do on the food blog, and not regurgitated Limbaugh-Drudge dreck, son!

• Stop your faux-libertarianism and learn the story, son! 

• "“You have this area that was something public and you have an owner who can just take it away without any input from the community that really relies on it,” said Carolina Sarmiento" O boohoo.  Where to begin with this sentence?  1)  It's not public;  2)  As a landlord, I can rent to whomever I choose.  Since when do I need to ask Carolina Sarmiento for permission?  Who the fock is Carolina Sarmiento?  This is straight up communist talk -- they want "the people" with their red star berets to control what private property owners and business people do with their assets.  New flash:  you want to manage downtown then buyout Chase and family and do what you will; otherwise, shut the hell up.

• Ahhhh... Didn't we just have this conversation this weekend?  The New York Times "All The News That's Fit To Print" (If your a limousine Liberal)

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