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San Jose to release 9-1-1 tapes in Daniel Pham case

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Bolsavik

Tapes of the 9-1-1 call and other reports in the case of the police shooting death of a Vietnamese mentally ill man will be released, after redaction to remove names of witnesses, a San Jose city committee decided yesterday. The … Continue reading →

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No indictment of cops who killed Viet man

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Santa Clara County grand jury last Thursday declined to indict any of the police officers who were involved in the shooting death of a mentally ill Vietnamese man, reports the San Jose Mercury News here. Daniel Pham, 27, was … Continue reading →

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OC School Board’s Long Pham accuses Sac’to church

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Bolsavik

Long Kim Pham, the perennial candidate who surprised everyone by winning a seat on the Orange County Board of Education, on Thursday sent out emails claiming the priests-rectors of the Vietnamese Catholic Martyrs Church in Sacramento are communists. Not just … Continue reading →

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Out with the old, in with the same old same old

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Bolsavik

The “Special Committee to Oppose Communists” just folded. Oh, and then they formed the ”Committee Against Communists and Lackeys.” And they’ve just announced an impressive list of things they’ll do to all you communists and lackeys out there. Who, you ask? Good … Continue reading →

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Van Tran picks his horse

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Bolsavik

In the Republican race to replace the termed-out Governator, Assemblyman Van Tran shows who he’s behind: State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. Today, Tran accompanied Poizner on a campaign stop with Asian-American businesses in Orange County. That’s Tran to the left … Continue reading →

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Van Tran still wants to be State Senator

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Bolsavik

Proving that it’s wise not to put all eggs in one basket, especially one that’s hard to get, Assemblyman Van Tran is keeping alive his campaign for the seat to be vacated by termed-out State Senator Tom Harman. Last week, Tran … Continue reading →

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Quang X. Pham also aims for Loretta’s seat

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Bolsavik

Quang X. Pham, the former Navy aviator who introduced John McCain to the Vietnamese-American community in 2000, is throwing his hat in the ring and telling the OC Register’s Martin Wisckol here that he too will run for U.S. Rep. … Continue reading →

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Van Tran files intent to run for Tom Harman’s seat

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Red County/OC Blog is reporting here that Assemblyman Van Tran has filed a statement of intent to run in 2010 for the 35th State Senate District, currently held by fellow Republican Tom Harman. Tran is termed out in 2010. … Continue reading →

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