The original 30-pound medals, which commemorated landmark dates in the school’s history and honored alumni killed in major wars, were pried off of a wall in October 2008, presumably to be sold as scrap metal.

Since then, alumni, veterans, Orange County Register readers and relatives of those named on the plaques have donated more than $6,800, enough to recast five of the six historic plaques.

Donors and supporters gathered outside the school’s main entrance Friday for a 45-minute dedication ceremony that included a color guard presentation and performances by the school’s choir and band.

“It’s just a small token we can give (veterans) today, but their memory will…to read the rest of the Orange County Register story, please click here.

This meeting was rescheduled after a schedule conflict for a previous CCCMIS meeting that was to be held on March 3 at the Fountain Valley Library.

The March 9 meeting will take place at the Office of State Senator Lou Correa

Rancho Santiago Community College District Administration Building
1st Floor Board Room
2323 N. Broadway (at Santa Clara Ave.), Santa Ana, CA 92706
OCTA Routes: 53-Main Street and 83-5 Fwy-Main Street.

The RSCCD Administration Building is much more accessible by transit than the Fountain Valley Library.

Here is the agenda for the March 9 meeting:

1. Welcome & Opening Comments – Fernando Chavarria, OCTA Manager-Outreach

2. Overview of MIS Process & Project Update – Tami Warren, OCTA Manager-Corridor Studies

3. Presentation: Performance Results & Preliminary Recommendations – Doug Smith, Technical Consultant

5. Question & Comments – SWG

6. Next Steps – Fernando Chavarria, OCTA Manager-Outreach

For boundaries of the Central County Corridor study area, which includes all of Santa Ana and most of Garden Grove, please click here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Fernando Chavarria at fchavarria@octa.net

The unveiling of the newly constructed Arch will take place at the southerly entrance of Main Street at Garden Grove Boulevard.

Mr. Weimer also indicated that this is the first capital improvement to be made on Historic Main Street in over 30 years.

You can take OCTA routes 56-Garden Grove Boulevard or 37-Euclid.

While you are in Downtown Garden Grove, please take the opportunity to dine at one of the fine restaurants on Main Street, such as Azteca Mexican Restaurant, Doug’s Downtown Grill, and Louie’s on Main Street.

The celebration kicks off at Bolsa Grande’s Gymansium on Friday at 9:45am with the Student/Alumni Assembly.

On Saturday at 11:30am, there will be an Alumni Picnic at Garden Grove Park across from the Bolsa Grande campus.

Bolsa Grande was the third high school constructed in the Garden Grove Unified School District, after Garden Grove High School and Rancho Alamitos High School.

My alma mater, Santiago High School, which opened a few years later, defeated Bolsa Grande in their Homecoming football game this year, 35-0.

Despite going winless in football this season, Bolsa Grande is the last Garden Grove League football team to win a CIF Football Championship, which the Matadors clinched in 1986.

This committee is comprised of members of the Santa Ana City Council and does not have a consistent meeting day and time.

Here is the agenda:

1. Approve Minutes from November 10, 2009

2. Discuss February Soccer Issues Report

3. Comparison of Santa Ana Parks and Recreation with Comparable Cities

4. Update on Proposed Lacy Park

5. Update on Godinez Homerun Fence

6. Update on Santa Ana Building a Healthy Community Initiative

7. City of Bell Exercise Park

8. Update on YMCA Aquatics Center

COMMENTS
• Public Comments
• Staff Comments
• Committee Member Comments

ADJOURNMENT

Here is the story from the San Francisco Chronicle – They say everybody gets their 15 minutes, and it was true for dozens of regular folks today who were granted face-to-face meetings with Mayor Gavin Newsom to discuss just about anything.

Borrowing an idea from his predecessor, Mayor Willie Brown, Newsom held the first of several “open door” sessions, splitting his day between the police stations in the Tenderloin and the Mission. (In truth, it wasn’t really “open door”; Newsom insisted no staff or media be allowed inside during his 15-minute chats.)

Those who scored the meet-and-greets by phoning the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services (the slots filled up within 20 minutes) were pleased and seemed a little awestruck. Brent McDonald, a 50-year-old architect and North Beach homeowner, was there to voice his opposition to legislaton limiting the building of new garages in his neighborhood.

“I’ve never met him,” McDonald said as he waited outside for his appointment. “I’m happy he’s taking time to come out to the neighborhoods and…to read the rest of San Francisco Chronicle story, please click here.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 23 at 6:30pm at Willard Intermediate School at 1342 N. Ross Street in Santa Ana.  You can get there on OCTA Routes 60-17th Street, 51-Flower, and 53-Main Street.

The discussion will include the use of the Proposition 84 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program.

Presentations will be made in English and Spanish and child care will be provided.

For more information, please contact Pearl Raya at (714) 571-4230.

During the planning process, VANOC encouraged public input and consulted with Canada’s First Nations to determine where and how to build competition facilities. The buildings erected for the Games were designed based on…to read the rest of the Green Life story, please click here.

Feinstein’s office confirmed that she said that but wouldn’t give any details about the exchange.

But one person who attended said Feinstein told them they were the first to hear her decision – except for Attorney General Jerry Brown who the state’s senior senator called this morning and told of her decision.

Her comment came after one of her supporters at the lunch said…to read the rest of the Orange County Register story, please click here.

The promotion, which was unanimously approved Tuesday evening by the City Council, calls for the city to give half of its 1 percent sales tax back to consumers on purchases of $20,000 or more from Anaheim businesses. The buyer does not need to be based in Anaheim, and the deal is available for a single deal or a combination of transactions.

The Anaheim Purchase Incentive was originally introduced by Mayor Curt Pringle during this year’s State of the City address. He says the program will…to read the rest of the OC Metro Story, please click here.