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May 23, 2007
Unfortunate Acronym of the Day
Earlier today, representatives from the Arizona Interfaith Network, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Kansas City's El Centro and the United Farm Workers set up a teleconference call to argue why comprehensive immigration reform is necessary. They met under the name Coalition for Comprehensive Imm ... More >>
Columns
March 9, 2000
Not Alan Keyes
Earlier today, representatives from the Arizona Interfaith Network, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Kansas City's El Centro and the United Farm Workers set up a teleconference call to argue why comprehensive immigration reform is necessary. They met under the name Coalition for Comprehensive Imm ... More >>
Features
September 14, 2000
Excerpts: Part 2
Earlier today, representatives from the Arizona Interfaith Network, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Kansas City's El Centro and the United Farm Workers set up a teleconference call to argue why comprehensive immigration reform is necessary. They met under the name Coalition for Comprehensive Imm ... More >>
Music
July 10, 2003
You Ought to be Ashamed of Yourselves!
Readers react to Greatest OC Bands Ever with a poll of their own
Music
February 14, 2008
Who the Hell Is Clutchy Hopkins? The mystery of a Mojave Desert beat savant
Readers react to Greatest OC Bands Ever with a poll of their own
Music
November 1, 2007
Songs Without End
Los Cojolites’ Son Jarocho Stylings to Liven Up Dia de los Muertos Benefit
Features
June 26, 2003
The 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever: 51 - 89
Los Cojolites’ Son Jarocho Stylings to Liven Up Dia de los Muertos Benefit
Culture
April 13, 2006
See It Now
The Mexican OC is perhaps the story for our times
Columns
December 15, 2005
!Ask a Mexican!
Why do Mexicans steal fruit?
Unknown
August 4, 2005
Blistering Exchange
Why do Mexicans steal fruit?
Music
December 11, 2003
Egg-Cellent!
Why do Mexicans steal fruit?
Unknown
February 6, 2003
Punx Maybe Not Dead!
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Music
October 31, 2002
You Cant Pull the Plug on Revolution!
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October 24, 2002
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Columns
June 24, 1999
Shag It, Baby
Yet another column about gay people, plus a really vicious fight
Columns
September 10, 1998
Letters
Yet another column about gay people, plus a really vicious fight
Music
August 13, 1998
Together at Last!
Euphoria! And a migraine!
Blogs
November 8, 2010
What You Missed: Noche de Altares, Nitzer Ebb, Elton John & Leon Russell
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyWhat'd you miss this weekend? We went to go check out Nitzer Ebb at the Galaxy Theatre, ogled the altars and painted faces at the 8th Annual Noche de Altares, a Día de los Muertos celebration in Downtown Santa Ana and howled along with Elton John and Leon Russell.More photos a ... More >>
Blogs
November 26, 2010
Latin Alternative Music Guide: OC Edición!
Earlier this week, I introduced readers to my "Latin Alternative Music Guide: LA Edición" and the musicians who compiled it - a task too much for one person and one blog post! (Other "must listens" that came to mind after publication were Cava, Monte Carlo 76, and BEATMO to name a few) Now I turn t ... More >>
Music
December 2, 2010
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[Mental Notes] The best alt-Latin acts in OC
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February 8, 2011
[UPDATED: Lineup Announced] Grrl Fair Already Planning for Its 10th Anniversary
UPDATE, FEB. 8, 12:28 P.M.: Over the weekend, Grrl Fair announced the lineup of bands ready to rock the event's 10th anniversary. Nine bands in total, ranging from blues and rock to mariachi music, will perform amidst feminist-themed workshops and more (to be announced) during the Grrl Fair colle ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
El Centro Cultural de Mexico Faces Eviction
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 o ... More >>
Music
June 23, 2011
El Centro Cultural de Mexico Faces Eviction
[Mental Notes] Plus: Introducing the softer side of Rob Zombie, and NYC inmate says he shot Tupac
News
June 23, 2011
100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!
Summer here is bliss, better than anyplace else in the States
Blogs
June 24, 2011
Cutting to the Chase of the Centro Cultural de México's Ouster
OC Weekly file photoCarolina SarmientoIt's been a hectic week since the Weekly first broke the news that SanTana's El Centro Cultural de Mexico will soon find itself without a space to host its classes and community programs. In that time, the Voice of OC and The Santa Ana Register blog have c ... More >>
Columns
June 30, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
OC Weekly file photoCarolina SarmientoIt's been a hectic week since the Weekly first broke the news that SanTana's El Centro Cultural de Mexico will soon find itself without a space to host its classes and community programs. In that time, the Voice of OC and The Santa Ana Register blog have c ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
El Centro Cultural de México Given 60 Day Extension
el-centro.orgA weekly volunteer meeting at El Centro in 2009 El Centro Cultural de México, the community space in downtown Santa Ana that was originally to be vacated from its current location six days from now, has received a 60-day extension from the property owning and management company Broa ... More >>
News
July 14, 2011
El Centro Cultural de Someplace Else
The nonprofit community center got a last-minute extension, but its supporters are still crying 'gentrification'
Music
July 28, 2011
The Yost Theater Is Ready for Its Closeup
The renovated, revamped venue is ready for its grand reopening. So why aren't all of its downtown Santa Ana neighbors celebrating?
Blogs
August 11, 2011
Son del Centro Benefit Show This Friday!
Son del Centro's roots date back almost ten years now when high school-aged youth began exploring the rich Mexican musical tradition of son jarocho. Five years ago, the group's efforts came to fruition in the form of their first album Mi Jarana es mi Fusil. Son del Centro owes its accomplis ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2011
'Noche de Altares' Documentary Premieres Tomorrow in Santa Ana
As part of the Día de los Muertos art exhibit being held at Calacas this Saturday, the documentary short Noche de Altares: A Santa Ana Grassroots Festival will premiere on projector screen outside the store. The bilingual community film offers a cinematic portrait of the city's annual Día de l ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2011
[UPDATE: Protest is THIS FRIDAY] Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Town to Explain Campaign Against Trader Joe's
UPDATE: Protest is THIS FRIDAY. More information at the CIW's website--see you there!Original post Oct. 10, 10:30 a.m.: Earlier this summer, we reported on an anti-Trader Joe's campaign launched by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, those Florida-based mensches who have done more to combat the f ... More >>
News
October 13, 2011
WINNER'S CIRCLE: Vanessa Castillo and Yenni Diaz
[BEST OF 2011: GAME ON!] Organizers With the Orange County Dream Team
Blogs
October 21, 2011
Hundreds March To Trader Joe's Headquarters In Monrovia To Demand A One Penny Per Pound Raise For Florida Farm Workers
Marisa Gerber/ OCWeeklyThree vans of people -- many from El Centro Cultural de Mexico and others from Justice for Janitors and an inter-faith group -- carpooled from Santa Ana to Monrovia today for a protest at Trader Joe's headquarters. The crew of 30 or so from Santa Ana convened with abou ... More >>
News
October 27, 2011
OC's Scariest People 2011
Celebrating the Day of the Dead with some of the county's worst offenders
Blogs
November 2, 2011
Santa Ana's 9th Annual 'Noche de Altares' Readies to Celebrate Día de los Muertos
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyCheck out last year's photos here! As today marks Día de los Muertos, organizers of Santa Ana's Noche de Altares celebration are preparing for this weekend's 9th annual celebration of the Mexican tradition firmly rooted in the living history of its indigenous peoples. Altar ap ... More >>
Columns
December 29, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyCheck out last year's photos here! As today marks Día de los Muertos, organizers of Santa Ana's Noche de Altares celebration are preparing for this weekend's 9th annual celebration of the Mexican tradition firmly rooted in the living history of its indigenous peoples. Altar ap ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
El Centro Cultural de Mexico Set to Re-open in Downtown Santa Ana
El CentroAfter spending the past few months continuing its classes and programs wherever it could while searching for a new space, El Centro Cultural de Mexico is now ready to re-open its doors to the community this weekend in downtown Santa Ana. The award-winning nonprofit, as Weekly readers wil ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Another 'Anti-Mall' is Possible and It Happens Saturday in SanTana!
A conscious consumer checks out an artivist's vending booth at December's Anti-MallFor the past ten years, LA Chicano All-Stars (as we like to call them) have put together a community event known as the 'Anti-Mall' every December. The annual "People B4 Profit Marketplace" brings artists, musicia ... More >>

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