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Don Barnes #DeporterInChief transferred close to 500 people to ICE for deportation in 2019, the highest out of any law enforcement agency in the State of CA. This practice has continued even during the COVID-19 outbreak at the Adelanto Detention Center. A federal jude had to issue a ruling to limit transfers to stop the spread of COVID-19 in immigration detention. Tomorrow is a perfect opportunity to tell the OC Board of Supervisors to hold OC Sheriff Don Barnes accountable a...nd to end all transfers during this pandemic #DonBarnesDeports #OCSDKidnapsForICE #EndAllTransfers #TruthActForum2020 Press Release for OC Truth Act Forum Tomorrow: http://ocrapidresponse.org//07/oc-truth-act-forum-tomorrow/ Written comments may be submitted via email to [email protected] before tomorrow's forum.

Link to survey: https://www.santa-ana.org/cm/police-oversight The City of Santa Ana is seeking feedback from the community on having a police oversight commission. We need the Council to know the community demands a strong independent oversight body with subpoena power; investigatory authority; disciplinary authority; and the ability to hire and fire officers, including the Chief of Police. #SantaAna #PoliceOversight #CommunityControl

We’re calling it and sending huge congratulations to the winning candidates in Santa Ana! Sarmiento for Mayor Jessie Lopez for Santa Ana City Council, Ward 3 Carolyn Torres, SAUSD Dr. Alfonso Alvarez for Santa Ana School Board Dr. Rigo Rodriguez - Santa Ana School Board Member

Santa Ana City Council Candidates Forum TODAY! Candidates will be asked questions that community members submitted. Event starts at 5:30pm.... Will be streamed live in 3 languages Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities fb page in English Latino Health Access fb page in Spanish VietRISE fb page in Vietnamese

The Santa Ana Police Officers Association (SAPOA) spent big the past few elections to elect their candidates into the Santa Ana City Council, and we’ve seen the results - a council that shies away from accountability, tramples police oversight, and continuously increases our police budget at the expense of youth & community programs. This election will be no different as SAPOA funds their war chest and donates to local candidates. So far they have raised nearly 190k based o...n their last campaign reporting. . . Below are the candidates the SAPOA has supported with direct donations or independent expenditures during this election, so far: Oscar Reyes for Santa Ana School Board Jose Solorio for Santa Ana Mayor Cecilia Aguinaga for Santa Ana School Board Brett Franklin for Rancho Santiago Trustee Mark McLoughlin for Santa Ana Council Ward 3 . . What does this mean for Santa Ana? Comment below and say why you say #NoCopMoney . #FollowtheDirtyMoneyinSantaAna #POAPawns #SantaAna #Santana

Gerry Serrano is as close to a dark lord as it gets. He snatched John Franks Presidency of the Santa Ana Police Officer Association (SAPOA) in 2016, an ousting that sparked a legal suit. According to a lawsuit filed by John Franks and Laura Franks, his wife and a longtime SAPD officer, John alleged the City forced him to resign as union president for refusing to participate in an election scheme promising $400,000 from the unions political action committee to city council can...didates who pledged to vote in favor of firing then City Manager David and Chief Rojas. These events came to transpire. As President of the SAPOA, Gerry’s built an electoral slush fund that has bought the Association near total influence over the city’s governance. Since Gerry’s term began, the SAPOA has spent nearly $1.3 million to influence local politics in Santa Ana. Leading into 2020, the SAPOA has spent $405,000 in total to launch recall campaigns against Juan Villegas and Cecilia Iglesia, as well as to oppose the recall of Jose Solorio. The SAPOA aggressively grew to be the largest campaign spender on Santa Ana City Council elections, and the significant roadblock towards creating change in our city. Gerry’s leadership and influence over Santa Ana Politics is why we say #NoCopMoney . . . #FollowtheDirtyMoneyinSantaAna #POAPawns #SantaAna #Santana

Jennifer Rojas breaks down why voters should reject Proposition 20, a police led effort to increase prison spending and roll back justice reforms. "We must not allow law enforcement unions and tough-on-crime syndicates to overturn important progress to direct funding away from the wasteful prison system. Voters in California have already determined that we cannot police or criminalize our way out of societal problems. " https://www.chispaoc.org//no-on-prop-20-a-step-backward-o/

Daisy Chavez from Initiate Justice breaks down why Proposition 17 is necessary to strengthen California's democracy. In the last two years, eight states have strengthened their democracies by restoring voting rights to residents with past convictions. But, now, we in California have the rare opportunity to add ourselves to that growing list in November and send a message to everyone in our community that their voices are valued. https://www.chispaoc.org//yes-on-prop-17-restoring-voting/

Chispa proudly endorses Carolyn Torres, Dr. Alfonso Alvarez, and Dr. Rigo Rodriguez for Santa Ana School Board! Carolyn, Alfonso, and Rigo are a great team who understand education, critical pedagogies and want to continue moving the district in a progressive direction. They persisted and advocated for Santa Ana to become the first district in Orange County to support the Ethnic Studies graduation requirement. Since the Covid-19 shut down at school, the three of them are wor...king to ensure all SAUSD students have the technology they need for distance learning and that our staff and teachers are working in the safest way possible. We need them to keep the district moving in the right direction.Join us in voting for Carolyn Torres, Dr. Alfonso Alvarez, & Dr. Rigo Rodriguez this November! Carolyn Torres, SAUSD Dr. Alfonso Alvarez for Santa Ana School Board Dr. Rigo Rodriguez - Santa Ana School Board Member

Phil Bacerra ran with the Santa Ana Police Officers Association (SAPOA) endorsement and support in his 2018 Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 election. He lost. Soon later, he filed a successful lawsuit against his opponent Roman Reyna for election fraud, alleging Roman falsified documents to run in Ward 4. Roman eventually resigns from the Santa Ana City Council, forcing the city to a special election and an open seat for Phi to run again. Phil won his 2019 City Council Ward 4 ...election without SAPOA support. Regardless, Phil has done SAPOA’s bidding by voting to disband the public safety board earlier this year amid the police unions' criticism of Villegas and Iglesias, and recently voted to increase the Santa Ana police budget despite hours of public comments by residents demanding a decrease and shift in community resources. Phil seat is up for grabs in 2022. He’s sure to run again. Will Phil get a police endorsement in 2022? . . . #NoCopMoney #Followthedirtymoneyinsantaana #POAPawns #SantaAna #SanTana

Board of Supervisors member and Congressional candidate @michellesteelca stands by this man.

Tonight’s debate was exhausting and horrific. At this moment @mauricewfp is nailing what Trump’s agenda was throughout this entire debate.

The President is a white supremacist.

David Peñaloza won his City Council seat with support from the SAPOA in the 2018 election. Since then he’s been a young face for old ideas on City Council, voting consistently against the best interests of young people demanding to shift our spending priorities away from the 90s era tough on crime policing mentality. . . #NoCopMoney #Followthedirtymoneyinsantaana #POAPawns #SantaAna #SanTana

Santa Ana Council Member and Mayoral candidate, Jose Solorio, has been a true believer of policies that criminalize people of color since his first stint in city council in the early 2000’s when he was a staunch supporter of gang injunctions (he still is!) It only makes sense he found a natural ally in the Santa Ana Police Officers Association (SAPOA) in 2016. The SAPOA supported Solorio’s successful 2016 campaign run, and proceeded to join the rest of the POA backed council ...members to oust City Manager David Cavazos and Chief Rojas after taking office. When it came time for the city to do away with the ICE Contract, through which it operated an immigrant detention center in its jail, Jose went further than his other POA backed council members by spearheading the campaign to keep the contract in place and becoming ICE’s strongest champion on city council, earning the nickname Latino Trump at one of the council meetings. When residents sought to recall Jose within the last year, the SAPOA swooped in to fight his recall by contributing to his Don’t Recall Proven Leadership Committee. . . #NoCopMoney #followthedirtymoneyinsantaana #POAPawns #SantaAna #santana