The "Cleaning Up" of Venice (tags)
LA City is wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars to criminalize and harass unhoused people. This does not solve anything!
Come for the education, Stay for the fun at the OC Health & Wellness Fair (tags)
What do you get when you combine free health resources, education and a day of family fun in one swoop? It's the OC Health and Wellness Fair brought to you by Elite Health Dimensions. Join us for a day of free information. Learn new ways to stay healthy and get a chance to win some cool prizes, too! Parking is free and admission is only $2.
GLOBAL DAY of ACTION for the Indonesian Rainforests! (tags)
Greenpeace Orange County will hold a funeral procession in solidarity with the Global Day of Action for the Forests on Sat., March 29th, 2014 at 11:30am, meet @ Macy's entrance, South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa. Wear ALL black.
"Agorable" Filmmaker Chosen to Compete at Newport Beach in April (tags)
Premiere of "Agorable" at the Newport Beach Film Festival: April 30 | Triangle Square Theatre
Costa Mesa Employee Commits Suicide at City Hall (tags)
OC Voice reports that a just-laid-off worker has commited suicde.
Costa Mesa action against the "Rule of Law" (tags)
June 15, 2010 — The City of Costa Mesa passed a resolution labeling itself a "Rule of Law City" against the undocumented immigrants! Costa Mesa has declared war on our community! The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has provided the city an ICE agent in their local jail to deport anyone without the "proper documentation". How can we help the police if we don't trust them? Our families will be torn apart and we cannot let that happen! The city has no jurisdiction on laws related to immigration, but yet the City Council has made of its city a smaller version of Arizona with the same harmful consequences on the people of Costa Mesa! *** This protest was organized by the people of Costa Mesa***
The People Against The "Rule of Law" Of Costa Mesa City! (tags)
The City of Costa Mesa passed a resolution labeling itself a "Rule of Law City" against the undocumented immigrants! Costa Mesa has declared war on our community!
Annotated Text of SB1070 (tags)
The text of the controversial Arizona law, with comments interspersed. Read it and pass it on. If you're protesting, you owe it to yourself to know the law.
Estado policiaco en O.C. (tags)
En pleno Domingo de Pascua, el Departamento de Policía de Santa Ana, conduce operativo de “control de tráfico” en diferentes zonas de la ciudad.
Checkpoints this weekend / Retenes este fin de semana (6/mar2010) (tags)
Checkpoint response is looking for volunteers. Please contact noretenes@gmail.com if you have an hour a week to spare. Checkpoint response está buscando voluntarixs. Favor de comunicarse con noretenes@gmail.com si tiene una hora a la semana disponible para colaborar.
ORGANIZACIONES COMUNITARIAS DEMANDAN A LA CIUDAD DE COSTA MESA POR VIOLAR DERECHOS DE TRAB (tags)
La Unión de Libertades Civiles Americanas (ACLU), el Fondo Educacional de Defensa Legal Mexico-Americano (MALDEF) y la Red Nacional Organizadora de Jornaleros (NDLON), interpusieron el martes pasado una demanda ante la corte federal del distrito central de California contra la ciudad de Costa Mesa, por aplicar una ordenanza que viola los derechos civiles de las personas que buscan trabajo en las calles
Nazi Holocaust Deniers Move to Fountain Valley (tags)
The Nazi and Holocaust deniers of the Institute for Historical Review with it's Jew hating "director" Mark Weber have moved from its base in Costa Mesa to a new location in Fountain Valley, California.
Retenes para el año nuevo / New Year's checkpoints (tags)
Careful folks. Tengan mucho cuidado raza.
Retenes navideños / Christmas checkpoints (25/dec-2/ene) UPDATED/ACTUALIZADA (tags)
Law enforcement agencies have declared they will hold 300 "DUI" checkpoints during the holiday season statewide. Furthermore, they have declared 2010 "the year of the checkpoint."
Las agencias de orden público han declarado que van a realizar un total de 300 retenes policiacos en esta temporada navideña. Es más, han denominado este año entrante del 2010 "El año del retén."
Retenes navideños / Holiday checkpoints (18-20/dec) (tags)
¡Póngase abusado raza! Va a haber MUCHOS retenes en estos días. Si usted no tiene licencia, mejor no maneje. Si tiene que manejar, es recomendable disponer de toda precaución posible.
There are a LOT of checkpoints coming up in the next few days. Please drive safely and take all necessary precautions. Don't forget to stand up for your rights!
Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Costa Mesa Mayor Goes to Trial on Wednesday (tags)
A federal civil rights lawsuit filed in March 2006 by an Orange County immigrant rights activist accusing Costa Mesa Mayor Alan Mansoor of violating his constitutional right to free speech is scheduled to go on trial on the morning of Wednesday, December 2nd at 8:30 a.m. in Santa Ana.
Queremos justicia: Pueblo rechazó presencia del alguacil Arpaio en Condado de Orange (tags)
Jueves, el 6 de noviembre, 2009
ANAHEIM--La llegada del alguacil anti-inmigrante Joe Arpaio a un evento de campaña del candidato Bill Hunt, quien se está postulando para el puesto de alguacil del Condado de Orange, fue el motor por la llegada de alrededor de cien personas que lo recibieron con una protesta musical.
Orange County Community Forum:Education Not Incarceration!!! video presented by SAPM (tags)
Santa Ana Peoples Media Presents: Foro comunitario: Educación!!! No Encarcelamiento Escuelas SI!!! Carceles NO!!! On July 12 2009, Members of the community of Orange County met, In Santa Ana. There were youth, mothers and fathers from different parts of Orange County, people from the Barrios in Anaheim, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, and other cities. People from the community met to discuss the concern of the rise of Orange County Police abuse, and how a community that has had enough of ice raids, police abuse/murders, theft of cars, and violence, can fight back, against these injustices and attacks in our communties. We are not supposed to be afraid of the police that our tax dollars pay for to "Protect and serve" not TERRORIZE!!! and Occupy! Alto a la criminalización de la Juventud! Alto a la criminalizacion de la Communidad! Alto a la brutalidad policial! Alto a los Retenes que roban nuestros vehiculos, y separan a nuestras familias! Somos Trabajadores, no criminales! El trabajo y la tranquilidad es un derecho humano!
Holocaust-denial events in SoCal, July 25 & 26 (tags)
This July, David Irving, a British neo-fascist and fraudulent historian, goes on the road in the United States, planning to hold approximately one and a half dozen speaking engagements over the course of a month. As militant anti-racists and anti-fascists, we are making a public call for resistance at each stop along the way of this tour.
Palestine Watch:1/2-1/3 Weekend of Worldwide Protests Against Israeli Attacks on Gaza! (tags)
Over 60 protest at coming weekend across U.S. and Europe!
Women denounce Sarah Palin in Carson and Costa Mesa (tags)
CARSON and COSTA MESA, October 4, 2008 Clouds grayed the sky, but did not hamper attendance at either of the two anti-Sarah Palin rallies. Hundreds of activists arrived at both events to denounce the vice-presidential hopeful for her misogyny, ignorance, pettiness, and anti-democratic tendencies. A diversity among attendees and willingness to communicate characterized the day, particularly in Costa Mesa.
Protest Against Palin in Costa Mesa (tags)
Protest against Sarah Palin and everything she stands for as she attends a fundraiser in Costa Mesa (Orange County) on October 4, 2008.
Big and Dangerous Gang Business Growing (tags)
U.S. gangs have forged illegal business connections with other gangs in the states as well as in Mexico and Afghanistan seeking more lucrative drug markets.
Costa Mesa police officer killed one and wounded another (tags)
Riverside County Sheriff's Department said at about 7:20 p.m. Saturday evening officers responded to a call of shots fired and a report of an assault in progress involving a deadly weapon in Old Town Temecula after words were exchanged between the off-duty cop and the persons shot.
A federal prosecutor recused himself from the Carona probe. Why? (tags)
But here's a nagging question: Did Gross' recusal give him a free pass to lobby Mike Carona for help in Gross' pursuit of a seat on the superior-court bench?
September-October 2007 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Monthly Digest (tags)
National Immigrant Solidarity Network No Immigrant Bashing! Support Immigrant Rights!
Judge drops charges against SoCal immigration rights (tags)
The city's charges against an immigration rights activist alleging he disrupted a city council meeting were dismissed Monday after a judge found that an attorney representing Costa Mesa was not a public prosecutor.
OC Superior Court Judge dismisses criminal case against Coyotl Tezcatlipoca (tags)
Judge throws out case because Costa Mesa’s city attorney never took an oath as a public prosecutor; civil rights case still pending.
Judge dismisses case against Coyotl Tezcatlipoca (tags)
Costa Mesa's case against Benito Acosta for disrupting a City Council meeting has been dismissed
Benito Acosta, Costa Mesa council trial starts today (tags)
The criminal trial of Acosta, accused of disrupting a City Council meeting in 2006, starts with testimony from Mayor Allan Mansoor
Criminal Trial for Costa Mesa Activist (tags)
The charges of “disrupting” a city council proceeding stem from a free-for-all that broke out during a public comments session of the Jan. 3, 2006, Costa Mesa city council meeting after police, acting on Mayor Allan Mansoor’s orders to take an early recess, pulled Acosta away from the speaker’s podium and pushed him outside the council chambers before his three minute speaking limit had expired.
Defend free speech! Attend Coyot Tezcatlipoca's criminal trial, Sept. 25th (tags)
This case highlights the absurdity of Orange County's backward system of criminal justice in the era of Minutemen: Tezcatlipoca is facing prosecution for offenses that were committed against him by police and government officials!
Attorney requests delay for Acosta case (tags)
They're trying to criminalize Mr. Acosta's speech," said Belinda Escobosa Helzer, an ACLU attorney representing him. "It's very unusual that they would decide to bring criminal charges for a person exercising their 1st Amendment right at an open City Council meeting."
"They're trying to criminalize Mr. Acosta's speech," said Belinda Escobosa Helzer, an ACLU attorney representing him. "It's very unusual that they would decide to bring criminal charges for a person exercising their 1st Amendment right at an open City Council meeting."
Defend free speech! Attend Coyot Tezcatlipoca's criminal trial, Aug. 15th (tags)
This case highlights the absurdity of Orange County's backward system of criminal justice in the era of Minutemen: Tezcatlipoca is facing prosecution for offenses that were committed against him by police and government officials!
Defend free speech! Attend Coyotl Tezcatlipoca's trial, Aug 15th (tags)
Defend the right of free speech, assembly, and fair and equal treatment in the criminal justice system! Show your solidarity with Tezcatlipoca by attending his upcoming criminal trial!
Military Families occupy Rep. Sanchez's office (tags)
A group of Military Families, vererans and supporters was arrested this morning at Congresswomen Loretta Sanchez's office after an overnight stay in her office.
CRIMINAL TRIAL FOR COSTA MESA ACTIVIST (tags)
Reposted from LAAMN list
Rohrabacher at War: Rendering democracy in the homeland (tags)
Man of War: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher says that he doesn't care if 50 innocent people are falsely accused of terrorism, even, apparently, if it means killing American Democracy. This story was submitted to the Orange Coast Voice newspaper May 24, 2007 and will appear that newspaper's June edition, available online also at www.ocvoice.com. John Earl is the editor of that paper.
Where to Protest War This Thursday - List of Places (tags)
List of Places to Protest Escalation of the War
Immigration Wkshp & Hip Hop Show in Costa Mesa! (tags)
This event is being organized by and supporting the Tonantzin Collective, the same collective who has been confronting the racist, I.C.E. policies of the City of Costa Mesa. Please support this community sponsored, community driven event in efforts to raise awareness and information about immigration issues--reminding us that NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL, with funds raised from this event going towards a local community space:
October 22nd Costa Mesa video (tags)
october 22nd in costa mesa 2006
October 22nd Costa Mesa video (tags)
protest police abuse
New progressive newspaper starts in Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach, Orange County, California. A small newspaper, but packed with hard news about important social and environmental issues. Here's a sample.
New progressive newspaper starts in Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach, Orange County, California. A small newspaper, but packed with hard news about important social and environmental issues. Here's a sample.
LA City Council flushs First Amendment down the toilet (tags)
Ratcheting up restraints on public comment, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved new rules of ''decorum'' designed to squelch offensive and disruptive behavior at council meetings, ranging from foul language and racial slurs to singing, whistling, foot-stamping and other boisterous conduct.
Photos of Minuteman fundraiser at Fairview Park, Costa Mesa (7/30) (tags)
In the picture below, Allan Mansoor, the mighty Minuteman Mayor of Costa Mesa, stands tall while he eagerly waits for people to plop down $50 of their hard earned money for a T-shirt with his signature on it.
MINUTEMAN FUNDRAISER DRAWS NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCILMAN CENSURED FOR RACIST INSULTS (tags)
80 anti-immigrant activists, most from outside Costa Mesa, join the festivities.
July 29 Demonstration at Triangle Square, Costa Mesa
Crash MinuteKKKlan BBQ for Costa Mesa Mayor! (tags)
Crash MinuteKKKlan BBQ for Costa Mesa Mayor! Drive these scum out of town!
MinuteKKKlan having BBQ for Costa Mesa Mayor (tags)
Members of the MinuteKKKlan Project are having a BBQ this Sunday for Allan Mansoor, the neo-Nazi loving Mayor of Costa Mesa!
Emergency Peacemaker Vigil for a Cease Fire in the Mid-East (tags)
Emergency Peacemaker Vigil for a Cease Fire in the Mid-East!
CM Protest Against Three Little Pigs: Silly, Garbage & Baloney (tags)
The Minuteman Junta that controls the Costa Mesa City Council (Mayor Allan Mansoor, Eric Bever and Gary Monahan) call allegations that they pander to extremists the equivelent of the Three Little Pigs fairy tale and "silly garbage baloney," but local residents who marched through Costa Mesa July 8 feel otherwise.
Protest in Costa Mesa 7/8 (tags)
please see below
Local Marine, Jason Morrow, Killed in Iraq (tags)
Cpl. Jason W. Morrow, 27, a Marine from Riverside died of wounds he suffered in combat in Iraq. He was wounded in Al-Anbar province on Monday and died of his injuries Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
Local Marine, Killed in Iraq, Remembered (tags)
Services for Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus Glimpse, who was killed in Iraq on April 12, were held Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Newport Mesa Christian Church in Costa Mesa.
US government arrests record numbers in factory raids (tags)
In a nationwide dragnet Wednesday, US immigration enforcement agents raided factories across the country arresting nearly 1,200 undocumented workers, a record number for a single operation. The raids come in the wake of massive demonstrations throughout the country protesting reactionary anti-immigrant legislation in Congress and demanding full legal status and citizenship rights for the millions of undocumented workers who have come to find jobs and a better life.
Services Set for OC Marine Killed in Iraq (tags)
Funeral for Lance Cpl. Marcus Glimpse of Huntington Beach will be held Saturday at Newport Mesa Christian Church in Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa Police Cheif quits amidst illegal immigration controversy ! (tags)
PD chief denying heat over ordinance was the reason even though timing and previous statements would seem to indicate otherwise.
Costa Mesa demonstration attracts 1,500 people defending immigrant rights (tags)
Minutemen flee from Orange County as opponents stage huge rally on their home turf
Costa Mesa Immigrants Rights protest (tags)
From the 4/1/06 protest at City Hall in Costa Mesa against the 'honorary' Minuteman Mayor, among other things
Immigration Forum Thursday @ East LA College (tags)
East LA College Immigration Forum Thursday March 30, 2006 @ 7:00pm In the Student Center East LA College is on Cesar Chavez & Atlantic in Monterrey Park
The neo-Nazi influence in Costa Mesa. Why the city is falling apart. (tags)
Costa Mesa is a microcosm of California. This coastal city has become the epicenter of an immigration issue that threatens to divide our local communities and the nation. Costa Mesa also depicts a vivid portrayal of how radical anti-immigrant groups politicize local governments. Humberto Caspa writes for La Opinion and is an adjunct professor at CSULB.
Minutemen Retreat In Costa Mesa Immigration Battle, Community Organizes (tags)
Jim Gilchrist and his Minutemen proved that they can retreat from battle on a minute's notice by withdrawing Friday night from the front lines of Costa Mesa's immigration war started by Minuteman Mayor, Allan Mansoor.
Small business interests attack Costa Mesa Mayor (tags)
“What we have here is something that is nothing more than grandstanding and symbolism and it is symbolically scaring people,” said Blank. “What we need is a national immigration policy. We don't need a cowboy sitting in the mayor's seat in Costa Mesa saying, 'I'm going to round them all up and send them away.'”
Protest at Skosh Monahan's in Costa Mesa this Friday! (tags)
Protest at Skosh Monahan's Restaurant in Costa Mesa!
Minutemen Take Civics Lesson From ACLU in Costa Mesa (tags)
A tiny portion of Minuteman founder Jim Gilchrist's claimed 240 million followers made a surprise showing this Saturday at a Costa Mesa community forum on constitutional rights and immigration law. They were welcomed by Coyotl Tezcalipoca of the Colectivo Tonantzin, which sponsored the event primarily with Costa Mesa's local immigrant population (which has been the target of hate and harassment from the city's Minuteman Junta) in mind, but was happy to discover what it hopes is a new-found interest by the border vigilantes in civilized behavior and basic human rights.
St. Patty's Day---PROTEST Racist Costa Mesa City Council and Jim Gilchrist! (tags)
PLEASE JOIN HUGE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PROTEST AT SKOSH MONAHAN'S IN COSTA MESA!
Special St. Patrick's Day Protest To Stop Costa Mesa Minuteman Junta (tags)
Join Immigrant Rights Advocates For A Special Peaceful But Noisy Protest outside of Costa mesa city councl person Gary Monahan's restaurant this St. Patrick's Day to demand and end to the Minuteman Junta's racist anti-immigrant agenda.
Huge St. Patrick's Day protest at Skosh Monahan's in Costa Mesa! (tags)
Please join huge St. Patrick's Day protest at Skosh Monahan's in Costa Mesa!
Minuteman Mayor's ICE Cracks In Costa Mesa Immigration War (tags)
Reeling from pointed public comments and revealing testimony from police Chief John Hensley, Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor tried but failed to silence fellow City Council member Katrina Foley as she attacked his proposal to use police as immigration law eLooking upnforcers under the auspices of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor's ICE proposal melts away under scrutiny (tags)
Police Chief John Hensley, the city's top cop, offered testimony which contradicted many of the things that Mansoor has been saying about the ICE proposal. Under tough questioning, Hensley not only admitted that the Mayor's scheme wouldn't have any impact upon "illegal immigration," but said there aren't enough "facts" to suggest it will do anything to fight crime.
Costa Mesa Resident Sues City After His Arrest During Costa Mesa Council Meeting (tags)
ACLU/SC Files Suit After Arrest, Beating of Speaker at Costa Mesa Council Meeting
Why are "progressive" dems and repubs silent on Tom Harman? (tags)
Tom Harman, supposed progressive republican assemblyman from Huntington Beach, has suddenly jumped on the Minuteman bandwagon. But nobody is saying anything. Why? This is not an article, but a letter similar to one I wrote to an email group I belong to.
ACLU files suit against Costa Mesa (tags)
REPOST...The suit was filed by the ACLU of Southern California on behalf of Benito Acosta, a 24-year-old Costa Mesa resident and Orange Coast College student who also uses the name Coyotl Tezcatlipoca. It claims city officials violated Acosta's rights to free speech, equal protection and due process by silencing him and by using force to restrain him, eject him from the council meeting, and arrest him.
Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor slammed with federal civil rights lawsuit (tags)
“We filed this lawsuit to help ensure that the Costa Mesa government maintains a forum for all types of discussion and debate and that residents do not fear that if they are opposed to something they will be arrested and beaten for speaking their mind.”
Federal lawsuit filed against Mayor Allan Mansoor and the City of Costa Mesa (tags)
Lawsuit filed this morning in U.S. federal court against Mayor Allan Mansoor and the City of Costa Mesa
"What have you done to Costa Mesa?" Minuteman Mayor Allan Mansoor turns city u (tags)
Costa Mesa’s Minuteman Junta has brought terror, racism, incompetence and shame to the city.
Coalition calls for Costa Mesa boycotts and mass protest (tags)
This article describes the press conference held February 2 by Citizens for Constitutional Rights and contains information not in mainstream press accounts, in particular about charges of a Neo-Nazi influence on the Costa Mesa City Council majority. There are also video clips of various members of the CCR speaking.
community of Protest in Costa mesa growing (tags)
Last nights protest in front of councilman and bar owner garry Monohan's bar has grown into a socol and political event that does not seem to be slowing down.
BOYCOTT OF RESTAURANT OWNED BY COSTA MESA CITY COUNCILMAN! (tags)
HELP ENFORCE BOYCOTT OF RESTAURANT OWNED BY COSTA MESA CITY COUNCILMAN!
Protest and Boycott Costa Mesa city council member who voted for Neo-Nazi on a citizens' committee, voted to close the Day Labor Center and who created the city's new ICE propose against immigrants.
The Arizona Minuteman comes to Costa Mesa (tags)
Blasting President George W. Bush for being weak on "homeland security," Simcox demanded that National Guard and U.S. military troops be placed in "civic observation posts" all along the U.S./Mexico border. "I don't care if it offends the government of Mexico or the people of Mexico," Simcox told the approving crowd. "I don't care about the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo! Your country got beat! Our army got what it wanted! And that's history! You follow by our rules now!"
Pro-Migrant Activists Turn the Tables (tags)
Costa Mesan residents hit their anti-migrant counci member in his pocketbook
Costa Mesa: Council member says Guinness Beer justifies immigrant crackdown (tags)
Protester: "Gary, you're a racist pig! Ha! Ha! We'll be back!" Reply from city councilman: “You...you’re a fag!” Monahan says that his experience selling Guinness instead of Coors Light justfies Costa Mesa’s immigrant (ICE) crackdown Extra: Jim Gilchrist goes crazy over Green men
Urgent! Protest Costa Mesa Immigrant Bashing Feb 10, 06 (tags)
Councilman enjoys the fruits of immigrant labor at his restaurant business, then exploits them for political profit
Costa Mesa City Prosecutor: Mayor Allan Mansoor "under investigation" (tags)
Dan Peelman, an attorney with Jones and Mayer, a Fullerton-based law firm, and an "independent prosecutor" on contract with the City of Costa Mesa, opened up an investigation Friday into allegations contained within a "letter of complaint" that was filed against Mayor Allan Mansoor with Kimberly Hall Barlow, the City Attorney, on Tuesday, January 17th.
No Charges In Tezcalipoca Case; Investigation of mayor starts (tags)
Coyotl Tezcalipoca of the Tonantzin Collective vows to fight for reopening of Day Labor Center and end of ICE agreement. Costa Mesa mayor under investigation.
DA declines to file criminal charges against Coyotl Tezcatlipoca! (tags)
Asked why no charges are being filed, Schroeder said, "We refused it [the charges] in the interests of justice," but she would not elaborate.
KPFK: Costa Mesa vs. Immigrants' Rights (tags)
KPFK discussion on Costa Mesa rights crackdown on "Uprising," Tuesday, Jan 31, 06
Costa Mesa immigrant rights crackdown (tags)
Costa Mesa, California Mayor Allan Mansoor reveals his extremist agenda at Minuteman meeting, says he would prefer to deport all "illegal aliens" from the country. Minuteman Jim Gilchrist is haunted by little Green men, again!
update: crackdown on immigrant rights in Costa Mesa (tags)
Latest news on Costa Mesa, California’s crackdown on immigrant rights
LA suburb prohibits police from work with immigration agents (tags)
LA suburb prohibits police from work with immigration agents
Costa Mesa Update: Mayor Mansoor comes out of the closet (tags)
An update of the latest events related to the crackdown on immigrant rights in Costa Mesa.
Council minutes show Coyotl was cut off two minutes before 7 pm (tags)
The minutes of the January 3rd meeting of the Costa Mesa City Council were recently posted online by the City Clerk. Not only do they state the meeting began at 6:00 pm, but they record that Mayor Allan Mansoor declared a "recess" at 6:58 pm. This confirms what investigative journalist John Earl, myself, and others have been saying all along: that Mansoor abruptly cut off Coyotl Tezcatlipoca about 40 seconds before his time was up and he did it roughly two minutes before the 7:00 pm "deadline."
Tell Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor to go home! (tags)
CCIR invites Costa Mesa's biggest criminal to their meeting next week!
View past Costa Mesa City Council meetings online (tags)
Want to see what went on at past Costa Mesa City Council meetings?
OC police clamp down on immigrant-rights activists (tags)
Whether posing as protesters or cutting off speeches, OC police clamp down on immigrant-rights activists
Letter to the editor about Costa Mesa Mayor (tags)
"Before Tezcalipoca's speaking time expired, the mayor suspended the meeting and said or did things that by prearrangement caused the police to move in on Tezcalipoca. While Tezcalipoca was telling the officers who had surrounded him that he would leave on his own and that he did not want them to touch him, they grabbed him around the neck and forcibly removed him from the council chambers." -- Chris Blank
Letter of complaint filed against Costa Mesa Mayor (tags)
The following "letter of complaint" was delivered during the public comments section of the Tuesday, January 17, 2006 meeting of the Costa Mesa City Council. It was filed on behalf of the Tonantzin Collective.
Costa mesa City council hears protests of The community (tags)
A week after protestors watch an activist arrested and hurt by police they return to tell the mayor it should have been him that was arrested.
CM Mayor Puts Choke-hold On First Amendment During Immigration Crackdown (tags)
Mayor Allan Mansoor of Costa Mesa lets lets Minuteman followers have there say, but cuts off immigrant rights activists.
Protest Costa Mesa City Council 1/17 (tags)
see above
Costa Mesa Mayor Mansoor Enforces Immigration Law But Trashes First Amendment (tags)
Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor believes that America is “a nation of laws.” That’s why, he says, the city’s police should be first in the nation to directly help deport “illegal aliens.” But conduct by Monsoor at two recent Costa Mesa city council meetings–-revealed on video logs from two separate sources–-raises questions about his ability to correctly and impartially uphold the law, including respecting basic First Amendment rights. Recent incidents also demand an examination of the constitutionality of Costa Mesa Municipal Codes related to public speech.
Speak Out at Cypress City Council Meeting-TONIGHT (tags)
see below
CCIR welcomes Costa Mesa mayor to their next meeting (tags)
The CCIR welcomes Costa Mesa mayor Allan Mansoor to their next meeting.
Immigrant Right Supporters Challenge Costa Mesa City Council (tags)
In the picture below, taken from video footage shot by a Minuteman supporter at the Tuesday, January 3, 2006 meeting of the Costa Mesa City Council, Police Chief John Hensley is ordering his men to arrest Coyotl Tezcalipoca for allegedly disrupting a public meeting. The only problem, however, is that a few moments before he made this order, Mayor Allan Mansoor declared twice over the microphones that the meeting was in recess. Did Hensley order his men to make an illegal arrest?
Extensive statement from Jim Gilchrist about Cliff May (tags)
Jim Gilchrist awards Cliff May aka Jammer CC the first annual "Benedict Arnold Award."
COLLECTIVO TONANTZIN’S RESPONSE TO ARREST OF COYOTL TEZCALIPOCA - TODAY @ 6 pm! (tags)
Collectivo Tonantzin and supporters will hold a press conference to address concerns about the arrest of Coyotl Tezcalipoca and state of affairs in Costa Mesa.
Report, photos of Costa Mesa city council protest (tags)
As people of various views and backgrounds protest the mayor of Costa Mesa, people from SOS(Save Our State), Gilchrist, and Minuteman people show support.
Mexican Activist is Beaten & Brutalized by Costa Mesa PD (tags)
TV Cameras catpure and broadcast footage of Costa Mesa PD beating, dragging, and brutalizing Mexica Activst while speaking out against anti-immigrant policies
ACTIVIST ARRESTED AT PROTEST IN COSTA MESA (tags)
activist arrested while protesting at costa omesa police // anti-immigrant policies, many minutemen present at protest. gather at costa mesa jail to demand release of organizer // arrestee // companero
Protest against Costa Mesa's Decision to Deputize (tags)
Protest against Costa Mesa's Decision to Deputize Police Officers
Speak Out Against Costa Mesa City Council (tags)
see below
Photos, quick report on protest/march against Costa Mesa police (tags)
Members of A.N.S.W.E.R., Colectivo Tonantzin, S.E.I.U., Anarchists, and more protested and marched in Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa's March to Justice (tags)
Costa Mesans marched and rallied in opposition to the city council's vote to turn the police department into border patrol agents.
Protest Merger of Costa Mesa PD and DHS TODAY (tags)
please see below
March/Protest Against Costa Mesa's Decision to Deputize Police Officers (tags)
See below
FRI, DEC 23, 05: MARCH AND PROTEST ATTACK ON IMMIGRANT RIGHTS! COSTA MESA (tags)
Protest against Costa Mesa proposal leading to empowerment of it's police and the deportation of immigrants!
An Open Letter to Patrick J. Fitzgerald (tags)
Details of the attempted murder of dissidents ordered by the Bush Administration
HAIL THE FREE INTERNET PRESS! (tags)
FACE THE TRUTH.
OPEN LETTER TO PATRICK J. FITZGERALD, Special Council (tags)
They're coming in for the kill....
MORE ATTEMPTED MURDERS & DEATH THREATS BY U.S. BLACK OPS! (tags)
MORE ATTEMPTED MURDERS & DEATH THREATS BY U.S. BLACK OPS! SINCE POSTING THIS ARTICLE / October 5, 2005 on all INDY MEDIAS -- Leslie Oliver, Jesus Mendoza & Clare Wehrle have received MORE DEATH THREATS by Black Ops!
USA CALLS FOR ASSASSINATIONS OF DISSIDENTS (tags)
6 ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS
USA CALLS FOR ASSASSINATIONS (tags)
6 ASSASSINATIONS ARE CALLED FOR
TUES. 8/30: Protest Against Schwarzenegger Fundraiser at Anaheim Angels Ballpark (tags)
Registered Nurses from the California Nurses Association (CNA) will sponsor "Nurses & Family Night at the Ballpark" opposite an Arnold Schwarzenegger fundraiser to be held during the Los Angeles Angels-Oakland A's game in Anaheim this Tuesday, August 30. Nurses will be on hand to protest Schwarzenegger's record-setting corporate fundraising and his $80 million special election which contains a variety of propositions that benefit his corporate donor to the detriment of nurses and other Californians.
SOS-Nazi Alliance Exposed (tags)
Save Our State stood proud with swastika flag waving white supremacists at a rally yesterday in Laguna Beach. The group claims not to be racist, but nazi skinheads made up the majority of their contigency at the protest. Please bear that in mind as you read the article below. I will post pictures of the rally within the next few days.
Help Spread Justice! Your needed now! (tags)
The conservatives are meeting to plan the destruction of our country. Progressive minded people should show up in capitalist undercover ware to help liberalize their groups from within.
Wet Seal Stockholder Meeting in Costa Mesa (tags)
Come out and tell The Wet Seal it's time to respect Mexican worker rights in Costa Mesa!
Protest Planned Tomorrow vs. Westminster School Board anti-transgender motion (tags)
Westminster, Orange County, teachers union and members of the Transgender Community plan to protest a School Board Plan to defy State policy protecting transgender and transsexual students.
PRO-SB60 PROTESTORS PAY REPUBLICAN STATE ASSEMBLYMAN KEN MADDOX A SURPRISE VISIT! (tags)
Ken Maddox, a termed-out Republican State Assemblyman from Orange County's 68th District, found himself in a bind late Friday afternoon ...
Protest Repeal of SB60-Dec. 12 (tags)
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Protest Repeal of SB60-Dec. 12 (tags)
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Manifestación en contra la revocación de SB60 (tags)
Vamos a tener una protesta. Ojalá que ustedes se vayan.
Protest Repeal of SB60-Dec. 12 in OC (tags)
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Santa Ana Catholic Worker trying to be SHUT DOWN! (tags)
Happy Thanksgiving! We should see what we can do to support them and not let the Catholic Worker get shut down! -Sabrina-
Orange County's Scariest Cops (tags)
OC Weekly identifies the 31 most evil cops in Orange County
Governor-elect Arnold "pay-to-play" Schwarzenegger gets millions from "spec (tags)
Schwarzenegger's list of contributors is largely made up of private business interests -- ranging from real estate developers and manufacturers to car dealers and a produce baron -- and has raised concerns from campaign finance watchdogs. He also drew criticism for collecting donations of up to six figures after announcing that he needed no help from contributors to finance the campaign.
More women accuse Governor Groper of sexual battery (tags)
Meanwhile, a new accusation surfaced from Escobar, a 41-year-old Los Angeles wife and mother and a waitress at a restaurant in the Fairmont Miramar hotel in Santa Monica. In an interview with The Times, she said Schwarzenegger had threatened to assault her when she was a teenager in the late 1970s.
A cliquey, gossipy, and very tacky "report" about the cheerful celebration. The writer's unvarnished editorializing is offensive. We serious journalists are not amused.
nazis in costa mesa this weekend (tags)
Here's a message I was forwarded with information on where the nazis are holding their show this weekend -- Costa Mesa. People need to start alerting the neighbors in that area IMMEDIATELY about the dangers posed by this show, because white supremacist "concerts"just use music to preach hate and foment violence,
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Kucinich California Tour (tags)
Democratic Presidential Candidate, Congressman Dennis Kucinich will appear and speak at the following California events:
RIDE THE ORANGE COUNTY ANSWER BUS (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) TO CENTURY PLAZA Friday, June 27th Santa Monica Blvd. and Avenue of the Stars March to Rally at Century Plaza Hotel
M 20 OC Costa Mesa Protest (tags)
M 20 Thurs Night Protest in Costa Mesa-South Coast Plaza
M 20 OC Costa Mesa Protest (tags)
M 20 Thurs Night Protest in Costa Mesa-South Coast Plaza
Health care volunteers and supplies needed for Gulf War II protests - Please Join Us! (tags)
Health care volunteers and supplies needed for Gulf War II protests - Please Join Us! Physicians For Social Responsibility - Los Angeles will be helping to coordinate health care professionals (MD's, DO's, NP's, RN's, PA's, EMT's, etc) and others volunteering to provide health care at the site of the large protests planned in various locations around Southern California after the beginning of Gulf War II.
man arrested for threatening peace demonstrators (tags)
At 8 PM on Wednesday night, protestors at Anton & Bristol in Costa Mesa were threatened by a crazed pro-warrior.
“No War on Iraq!” Thurs. Protest! (tags)
Air strikes on Baghdad have begun. Join the Asians\Pacific Islander Contingent at the Westwood Federal Building protest, March 20th (5 pm), and say “No War on Iraq!”
OC peace activists will meet in Costa Mesa the day of the bombing (tags)
The Orange County Antiwar Movement is asking EVERYONE OPPOSED TO THE WAR to come to Anton and Bristol in Costa Mesa at 5:30 pm the day the war starts. www.ocpeace.org If the war starts in the late evening, then meet the next day at 5:30.
DAY OF BOMBING ACTION INFO (tags)
George W. Bush has issued his ultimatum. War is imminent. Now more than ever are We the People compelled to come out and voice our opposition to this dangerous unilateral invasion. Please join one of the vigils below on the day the bombing starts - it won't be too late:
Where To Go in OC When the War Begins (tags)
Day X
Candlelight Peace Vigil in Costa Mesa (tags)
On a Sunday evening in Costa Mesa, over 100 folks came out to make a statement for peace.
ACTION ALERT: CANDLELIGHT VIGILS FOR PEACE 3/16/03 (tags)
From MoveOn.org, a candlelight call for peace.
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'Pro-War' Movement Springs Into Action (tags)
"We decided we can't sit idly by while President Bush's agenda, specifically his continuing efforts on the war on terror, specifically Iraq ... while they ... Democrats, the left wing and Hollywood ... conduct a well-coordinated, well organized, well-financed effort to undo the president and really to destroy him, because that's their goal," David Bossie, president of Citizens United, told Foxnews.com.
Exploiting the Religious Title: Costa Mesa's Trinity Broadcasting Network Fights To Annoy (tags)
Costa Mesa's Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) attempts to overstep its bounds in using the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 to conduct church services and taping outdoors -- nearby residents outraged.
Antiwar Protest against Iraq in Glassell Park (tags)
When we protest: Every Saturday, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Where we protest: In Glassell Park, at Eagle Rock Blvd. and El Paso Ave. (near Albertson's supermarket)
Listing of local Peace Vigils (tags)
A short listing of weekly peace vigils in the L.A. area. Bring signs and banners!
Orange County Food Not Bombs : Urgent Assistance Needed! (tags)
Orange county residents, give us a hand in feeding the hungry in Anaheim/Garden Grove and Costa Mesa. We need heo
Weekly Orange County Anti-War Demo (tags)
Every Friday scores of people gather in Costa Mesa, California to express their opposition to war without end.
Speak Out Against Intolerance on the Costa Mesa Human Relations Committee (tags)
Members vying for seats on the Costa Mesa Human Relations Committee are known homophobes, racists, and sexists. They're having a big laugh over this, and people who want to preserve the spirit and effectiveness of this board need to say "ENOUGH".
Recently anti-globilization protesters complained of mistreatment in Costa Mesa. Now Lesbian activists may have trouble of their own with that Orange County city.
Speak Out Against Police Abuse in Costa Mesa (tags)
Speak out against police abuse in Costa Mesa! Speak to the City Council, and the Human Relations Committee about Naui's unjust kidnapping, and the mistreatment of other July 4th Nike Town protesters!
Orange County Activist Jailed on July 4, at Costa Mesa Nike Town Protest (tags)
Naui Huitzilopochtli, an Orange County activist, wasarrested yesterday in Costa Mesa, at a Nike Town Protest. He is in desperate need of legal defense funds. Please distribute this information to anyone who can help.
URGENT-Call to All Present at the July 4th Nike Town Demonstration (tags)
Tomorrow, July 11, we will be speaking at the OC Human Relations Commission meeting regarding Naui's unjust kidnapping, and the abuse of protester's rights at the hands of the Costa Mesa PD. Please show up to speak, if you witnessed the incident.
Who Will be Kidnapped Next? (tags)
With all the Southern Cali activists arrested lately, some questions come to mind. Who's next? What can we do to stop it?
URGENT-Legal support needed for Naui Huitzilopochtli (an OC activist) (tags)
Naui Huitzilpochtli, an OC activist, was arrested yesterday in Costa Mesa, at a Nike Town protest. He was wrongly charged with assault and battery, and is in desperate need of legal defense funds. Please spread the word.
VOICES of Resistance in Orange County (tags)
Members of OC 911 coalition for peace delivered resistance and dissent yesterday on several Orange County malls. Stay tuned for more resistance in the mall near you…..
Orange County Peace Walk (tags)
Each year, people in Orange County have a walk for Peace and against racism in Costa Mesa on the UN Peace Day. This year's peace walk came just days after September 11.
FBI DECLASSIFIES REPORT LINKING FORMER CIA OFFICIAL WITH DRUG DEALERS (tags)
FBI releases documents under FOIA linking former high level offical of the CIA with drug traffickers
Orange County Alliance for Global Nuclear Disarmament candlelight vigil (tags)
On Saturday, November 4, just before the election, about 100 people attended a candlelight peace vigil at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. This event was sponsored by the Orange County Alliance for Global Nuclear Disarmament. Signs urged people to vote for candidates who support peace and nuclear disarmament.