Apedroza

Member since:: Apr 11, 2007

Comments:: 52

Editor For Orange County, CA , Huntington Beach, CA , Mission Viejo, CA , Fountain Valley, CA , Santa Ana, CA , Orange, CA , Costa Mesa, CA , Dana Point, CA , Anaheim, CA , Orange County Metro , Tustin, CA , Garden Grove, CA , Irvine, CA

Welcome to Topix. My name is Art Pedroza. I am the editor of the first political blog in Orange County, Orange Juice!, which debuted in 2003. You can read it at www.orangejuiceblog.com. My editorials have appeared in the O.C. Register and the L.A. Times. I served as the inaugural Hispanic Outreach Director for the Republican Party of Orange County, back in 1996, but I am now a registered independent voter. I have resided in Orange County for over twenty years. My wife Camille is a third generation resident of Santa Ana. I work as a safety director for a restoration and environmental abatement contractor. I will do my best as a Topix editor to bring you the latest news!

Profile Q & A

Headline:: Santa Ana, the O.C. seat

Hometown:: Santa Ana

Neighborhood:: Park Santiago

Local Favorites:: Pat & Oscars, The Quill, the Memphis

I Belong To:: the National Safety Council and the American Society of Safety Engineers

When I'm Not on Topix:: I am probably on my blog, Orange Juice

Read My Forum Posts Because:: they are well-informed and interesting

I'm Listening To:: U2

Read This Book:: Rainbow Six

Favorite Things:: my kids, watching 24, gardening and cooking

On My Mind:: the fraud investigation at the Santa Ana Unified School District

Blog / Website / Homepage:: http://o-juice.blogspot.com/

I Believe In:: limited government, an empowered and engaged citizenry, boundless opportunity and higher education

Apedroza's Recent Posts

Santa Ana, CA

Has Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido been in office too long?

Ruben, The best kind of term limit is to kick the creeps out of office. Pulido's days are numbered. I will be voting for George Collins in November. (Yesterday | post #3)

Santa Ana, CA

Adios "Crazy Claudia!"

Danny, Lisann can't be any worse than Claudia - and Lisann fights for the people, while Claudia is in the developer's back pocket. Easy choice this one... (Monday | post #2)

Santa Ana, CA

George Collins for Mayor of Santa Ana!

Don't Lie, George is married to a Peruvian. He is no racist. But he does not like Pulido and his cabal. That is good enough for me! BTW, Pulido supported Prop. 187. Did you know that? (Friday Aug 1 | post #3)

Garden Grove, CA

Trannies dump Trung and switch to Dina

peace, She lost. Apparently the voters felt that there was a better candidate, which was of course Supervisor Janet Nguyen. I doubt Dina will be reelected when her term comes up. (Wednesday Jul 30 | post #47)

Santa Ana, CA

Progressive women rising in Santa Ana?

Bernardo, I am not making predictions. The article merely pointed out that there are a whole lot of progressive women running for office in Santa Ana this November. Whether or not they will run I don't know, nor do you. (Wednesday Jul 30 | post #3)

Santa Ana, CA

How come Miguel Pulido and the Santa Ana City Council aren't op...

Alfred, Did you know that those most likely to divorce are conservative Christians? Divorce is a threat to marriage - gays are not. (Friday Jul 25 | post #2)

Santa Ana, CA

Progressive Latina to take on Carlos Bustamante for Ward 3 on t...

la guerra, I doubt that I have much in common with her. She appears to be a progressive Democrat. I am a recovering conservative Republican. She has a great resume and has been active in local school board meetings. Give her a chance. She is surely better than Bustamante! (Monday Jul 21 | post #4)

Santa Ana, CA

Is getting beaten to a pulp part of Mater Dei football?

David, I agree. Bring on the lawyers! (Sunday Jul 20 | post #2)

Santa Ana, CA

Steve Rocco sets sights on Santa Ana council seat

Ramon, Try reading the rest of my article. You have to go to my blog to do that. The link was provided at the end of the story here on Topix. In Santa Ana we definitely need to dump all our Council incumbents. We have the worst City Council in Orange County. (Sunday Jul 20 | post #2)

Santa Ana, CA

John Travolta and Robin Williams filmed at the Santa Ana Zoo th...

Lola, They are gone. They stayed in their tricked out trailers while they were in town. I imagine the movie will be out in about a year. (Jun 30, 2008 | post #5)

Santa Ana, CA

Aye Rosie!

#1, No way! My oldest son has the honor of cutting my lawn - and I have to pay him quite an allowance for his services... (Jun 28, 2008 | post #2)

Santa Ana, CA

John Travolta and Robin Williams filmed at the Santa Ana Zoo th...

#1, Sounds good! (Jun 28, 2008 | post #2)

Santa Ana, CA

Bustamante's sexist remarks demand removal from state commission

Ronald, Amen! Well said. Thanks for contacting the Governor and the FEHC. Methinks Bustamante's days on the FEHC are numbered... (Jun 16, 2008 | post #2)

Orange, CA

OC GOP machine gets punked as Sandra Hutchens becomes the new S...

Angie, You got that right! I think Hutchens is going to do a great job. Kudos to our Supervisors for choosing her instead of the good old boys' candidate Walters. (Jun 11, 2008 | post #2)

Orange, CA

What if Harry Sidhu had run as a moderate Republican?

My wife, who is a Republican, also voted for Sidhu. Walters has run the worst campaign I have ever seen. (Jun 3, 2008 | post #2)

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