Remarks by Valerie Amezcua
345 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 12 of 14
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“Raise your hand. Jet Ceja. Charlie Castellanos. Raise it high so everybody can see you. Victor Ventura. Cortez Ventura. Isaac Penalosa. Adrian Penalosa. Jonathan Sanchez. Andy Buenrostro. Albert Venegas. Noah Sanchez, Antonio Molina, Aaron Corona and Nathan Arana. None of these accomplishments would have been possible without the dedication of their coaches, their parents, their families, and all their supporters. And let me tell you, we're watching the game. We got to see all the parents and grandparents and Nina's and Thea's, everybody out there dancing and supporting them. They were…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“From the mayor and all the council members, we want to present the certificate of recognition to the Santa Ana AU All-Stars. And please continue to invite us to the games. I have to tell you, city manager, myself, I even took my husband. He doesn't go anywhere. He went. That's awesome. And he watched, and it was a beautiful game. And you guys are amazing. So, again, thank you for everything that you do.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“All right, the next item, presentation is by Councilmember Lopez, recognizing Jonathan Martinez. You're gonna.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“This is on? You can move it up. Go ahead and move it up.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Can you bring your mic down a little bit, please? Thank you so much.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Can you come up closer, there you go. There you go, thank you.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“You have to have filled out a speaker card so I can't allow you to speak, but thank you very much for coming tonight. Thank you very much. Thank you, Madam Clerk. All right.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay, I just want clarification for our position.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. All right, the consent calendar items number three through 20 are before us. Councilmembers, please announce any items that you'll be abstaining from due to conflict, and if there are any requests to pull an item from the consent calendar for further discussion. Councilmember Vasquez? I'll pull 18, please. Thank you, sir, I already pulled that one. I apologize, I did pull 18. Okay, Councilmember Lopez?”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“And what is your vote, ma'am? Yes or no? For contact? 20 or 12. You said 20. You're pulling it? No, I'm not pulling. Just registering a vote. Thank you. Okay, thank you.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. That's what I was trying to get. She didn't say no vote. I just want to make sure. Okay. Councilmember Hernandez.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, sir, very much. Okay, at this time, do I have a motion and a second to approve the remainder of the calendar? I'll make a motion.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilman Hernandez. Let's prepare to vote for the remaining items.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“We're not done with comments yet at this time. So Council Member Becerra.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Yeah, hold on, I'll get you right now. Council Member Vazquez?”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Councillor Vance. Councillor Lopez, is your mic up?”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay, so you call the question. We all had an opportunity. I'll just be really quick. I didn't come from nowhere, just the school board. I was a commissioner, too.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“I mean, nowhere as in you didn't have to be on some appointed group. No, thank you. Thank you very much. And Council Member Lopez, thank you for saying let's not take up time doing this. We have a lot of business to do tonight. So let's just vote, please. And, you know, I think we all need to remember. Council Member Phan said it best, you know, whoever wants to run for office, by golly, run for office. It's not easy, you gotta be thick-skinned, you gotta take the heat, as you're watching tonight. It's season of politics, so it's gonna get a little silly up here, so I wanna apologize right…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Giovanni Chavez, if you're here, please come up so we can swear you in. You want to go down with him, Mayor Pro Temp? And congratulations.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“All right, congratulations. Let's move on now, please.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Council Member Hernandez. Final comment before we vote, Mayor Pro Tem.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026