“¡Escuchen todos!” announces Angel Carvajal, a volunteer with Tenants United Santa Ana (Tú Santa Ana), in front of an Orange County Transportation Authority bus. With El Centro Cultural de Mexico organizer Gema Suarez by her side, the duo make the case for rent control to working-class people whose daily commutes consist of waiting in the heat for […]
Cevichería Nais Chef Danny Godinez at Center of Lawsuit Battle With El Mercado
Two Mexican restaurants on the edge of Santa Ana’s gentrified East End Promenade oppose each other in more ways than one. El Mercado Modern Cuisine rests near the Yost Theater with its heralded cocktails and concept menu featuring flavors from different Mexican states. Across the way from El Mercado is Cevichería Nais, the newest spot […]
What Happened to the Wig Wag Community Garden in Anaheim?
A dying orange tree withers under the heat of a recent summer’s day at the Wig Wag community garden in Anaheim. Two shriveled baby oranges weigh down its spindly limbs. Where sunflowers used to tower over gardeners, only a patch of deadened grass now rests. Wooden planks lean against a gate waiting to be built […]