tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post266933318056704312..comments2024-03-28T06:02:08.977-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Just how badly is Californicated?Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-88396034737948385092013-02-03T19:52:34.845-08:002013-02-03T19:52:34.845-08:00Vasquez, the "freedom fighter" for Mexic...Vasquez, the "freedom fighter" for Mexican-American who faced heavy discrimination in California... Or maybe not so heavy. When Vasquez was finally sentenced to hang (about 20 years after the first time he killed a cop), his petition for clemency was denied by Governor Romualdo Pacheco, a Mexican-American.markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-70540442685669115292013-01-30T21:50:36.580-08:002013-01-30T21:50:36.580-08:00We lived in Salinas for 29 years. It was once a gr...We lived in Salinas for 29 years. It was once a great little agricultural city. Now, not so much. East Salinas, where that school is located, is a pit. It's gang central and violence there is rampant. A few years ago it was responsible for the vast majority of the murders that made Salinas infamous for it's murder per capita rate. This absolutely does not surprise me a bit. We didn't just get out when I retired, we fled. Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.com