The court filing seeking the injunction to stop the election was filed Friday, Nov. 3, on behalf of a Santa Ana resident after questions arose over which ward map should have been used in gathering signatures to force the recall vote. OC Superior Court Judge Craig L. Griffin said in Tuesday’s hearing that he needs more time to research the issue, and would come back to the matter after the election on Jan. 12.

Lopez was elected to the Ward 3 seat in 2020. The boundaries of that district were changed in 2022 based on the latest U.S. Census, and that map of the ward was used in calculating how many signatures needed to be collected to force the special election and what voters would receive ballots. OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page contacted city officials on Oct. 26 about whether the 2020 map of the ward should be been used.

“I don’t think that I was surprised by the judge’s unwillingness to take a stand here, but I also understand that he needs time to review all of the materials that were presented to him. And I think that’s fair,” Lopez said. “We just have major concerns about the voters that are being disenfranchised in our city who are Latino, who are renters, who are mobile home residents.”

Lawyers representing Guadalupe Ocampo argued in their filing that the recall effort should be considered invalid because if the 2020 map is applied its supporters failed to collect enough valid signatures. Also, because of the changes in the boundaries, more than 350 voters received ballots who shouldn’t have, their filing argues, and more than 1,100 people who should be able to vote in the election didn’t get a ballot, including Ocampo.

Tim Rush, chair of the group supporting the recall effort, said its proponents were somewhat confident the judge would not stop the recall especially with it being so far along. Ballots when out last month and voting is underway in the Nov. 14 special election. Rush also also said the group followed the instructions they were given when gathering signatures.

“I’m not exactly certain what this means that he’s going to rule on it in January,” Rush said. “Jessie, assuming we had enough votes to recall her, would be out of office before the judge rules in January. So what if he rules and says, ‘Well, the clerk should have used the old boundaries?’ I don’t know what that does. It would seem to me, and common sense would say, that the judge wouldn’t want to create that kind of chaos by allowing the vote to go forward now and then overturn the results of it in January, but who knows?”

The City Council deadlocked last week on whether voting should be canceled based on the questions raised. Without new guidance from the city, Page has said his office would continue to administer the recall election.

Lopez said she and her team will focus on reaching out to voters. “We’re seven days away and we want to, like everybody else, we want to make sure that we do everything that we can to defeat this illegitimate effort.”

Voting centers are open now until Nov. 14; which is also the date mailed in ballots need to be postmarked. More information on the recall election can be found at santa-ana.org/elections.

Lawyers representing resident Guadalupe Ocampo filed the request on Friday, arguing the election is invalid because it failed to collect enough valid signatures and ballots were sent to ineligible voters. More than 350 voters received ballots who shouldn’t have, according to the filing, and more than 1,100 people who could vote in the election didn’t get a ballot.

Lopez was elected to Ward 3 in 2020, before the boundaries of that district were changed in 2022 based on the latest U.S. Census. The 2022 version was used in calculating how many signatures needed to be collected to force the recall election and what voters would receive ballots. OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page contacted Santa Ana leaders about the map question on Oct. 26.

The filing requests the court issue a declaration that the city was required to certify the recall based on pre-redistricting boundaries.

If the court doesn’t stop the election, the request asks the judge to have ballots issued to all registered voters in the pre-redistricted boundaries of Ward 3 and not count ballots cast by voters not within that area.

Voting is already underway in the Nov. 14 special election.

Ocampo, a registered voter in the pre-redistricted boundaries of Ward 3, does not live in the ward after the new boundaries were drawn in 2022 and did not receive a ballot, according to the court filing. She says in the filing she voted in the 2020 election and is now being “deprived” of her right to vote on who should represent her community on the City Council.

Lopez could not be immediately reached for comment. The Santa Ana City Council deadlocked last week on whether to cancel the election, with at least one councilmember saying it should be up to a court to decide.

Page, in a response fiing, told the court he “welcomes direction” from the court.

Tim Rush, chair of the recall campaign against Lopez, said the filing is just another tactic to kill the recall.

“That’s unfortunate, especially at this late hour,” Rush said. “It was interesting that nobody claimed that they felt their civil rights have been violated up until now.”

Rush said the recall supporters followed all the directions given by the city clerk and “if she had told us to turn around three times, and click our heels, and point north, well that’s what we’d do. We did what she told us to do.”

A hearing is scheduled before Judge Craig Griffin at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday.

For decades, Kenneth Clair has maintained his innocence in the slaying of a Santa Ana nanny, making him a cause celebre and sparking an online petition that gathered more than 160,000 national signatures in 2016 demanding a new trial.

There is considerable evidence that Clair is not guilty. DNA taken from vaginal swabs of the victim did not match Clair. Additionally, a child who witnessed the killing told police the attacker was White; Clair is Black.

With advancements in DNA analysis, Judge Sheila Hanson said on Friday, Nov. 3, that she would allow tests on pieces of evidence found at the crime scene that could not be tested at the time of the original investigation. The logistics for the testing are being determined for a final court order. Prosecutors did not oppose the new testing.

“It’s a positive step forward,” said Clair’s attorney, Michael Mortenson. “We’re really optimistic the testing will show none of (Clair’s) DNA is on the evidence. It may lead to the person who committed this terrible crime.”

Private investigator C.J. Ford, who has long championed Clair’s cause, believes the prisoner is on his way to exoneration.

“I’m happy,” Ford said Friday. “This has been beating me up for (nearly) 40 years.”

Clair is serving a life sentence after being convicted of murder solely on circumstantial evidence in 1987 for the death of Linda Faye Rodgers, 25, who was bludgeoned, stabbed and strangled in the master bedroom of a Santa Ana house where she worked.

The defense plans to test multiple articles of clothing that were tied around the victim’s neck and head, a hammer found nearby, a knife used to stab the victim twice, and the victim’s fingernails. Rodgers was found nude from the waist down, with a vibrator and three sticks near her legs. Analysts will be seeking skin cells left behind by the killer, or “touch DNA,” from the evidence.

“The testing has advanced so much now, you can have biological material that was never (before) able to be tested,” Mortenson said.

A previous DNA test on material from inside Rodgers pointed to an individual who was a child at the time of the murder, indicating a family member may have left the sample. The district attorney’s office has refused to release the identity of the child linked to the DNA.

Clair originally was given the death penalty, but it was later overturned in appellate court. His murder conviction, however, was left standing.

Prosecutors throughout the years have defended the conviction, pointing to remarks Clair made to his girlfriend, who was wearing a wire for police. Clair’s defenders say the statements were taken out of context.

Clair was a transient staying in a vacant house adjacent to the home where Rodgers was caring for her 5-year-old child and four other children. Clair had earlier been arrested on suspicion of burglarizing the house where Rodgers was staying and was released from jail just hours before the killing.

The children were in another room during the attack. One child, age 5, told police the culprit was a “white man” and had been in the house earlier, demanding money. The child, years later, recanted his story at the behest of his mother’s husband, who was a member of a White motorcycle gang, according to appeals court records and news reports.

“They can run hair fibers until the cows come home; they’re not going to walk away from that tape,” former prosecutor Mike Jacobs said in a 2008 interview.

Clair can be heard on the recording saying: “They can’t prove a … thing, not unless you open your … mouth.”

When the girlfriend said she saw blood on him the night of the killing, he replied, “Ain’t on me no more.” The girlfriend later recanted some of her statements. She had suffered a brain injury in a bicycle accident shortly before meeting with Clair.

Councilmember Jessie Lopez is the focus of a recall effort that is now asking voters whether she should be removed from the Ward 3 seat she was elected to in 2020, which covers the north and northeastern parts of the city. The boundaries of that district were changed in 2022 based on the latest U.S. Census.

Monday night, the City Council deadlocked on whether voting should be canceled based on questions raised by county Registrar of Voters Bob Page about which map of the ward, 2020 or 2022, should have been applied to the recall. The 2022 map had been used in verification of the signatures and in mailing out ballots last month in the special election called for Nov. 14.

“The determination as to whether that means the petition was sufficient or insufficient, must be made by the city clerk. And, to call off the election, the City Council would have to rescind its resolution ordering the election,” Page said in an email Thursday. “As the city has done neither of those steps, the registrar of voters is continuing to conduct the election with vote centers opening this Saturday.”

On Oct. 26, Page sent a letter to City Clerk Jennifer Hall questioning which map should have been used, the one Lopez was elected under or the current configuration. He said a similar question raised in another county in the state prompted his question.

Page said the 2020 map of Ward 3 has more registered voters in its boundaries and would have required recall petitioners to collect more signatures to force the election; if the map was applied to verifying the signatures that were collected, the recall effort would have failed. It would also affect whether some voters got ballots, he said in his letter, asking the city to give him direction.

In response, City Attorney Sonia Carvalho wrote on Oct. 27 that her office was “distressed” by the registrar of voter’s lack of communication and asked twice whether Page would be rescinding his office’s verification of the signature petition certificate. Page provided correspondences between the city and county.

“The city should not be left alone in deciding how to proceed, based on the error, regardless of who is responsible for it,” Carvalho said. “Our question back to you is, would you proceed with conducting the election knowing what you now know about there being insufficient signatures to qualify the recall in the first place, assuming you used the wrong map?”

In an Oct. 30 letter back, County Counsel Leon Page said, “You twice request on behalf of the city that the registrar rescind his certificate” and also that “we read your letter as a modification of the city’s request” from June setting the required number of signatures to qualify since the 2020 map had more registered voters.

The county counsel reiterated in his correspondence that while the registrar is providing election services, the county is not able to decide what happens with the Nov. 14 election. Previously, Bob Page said the city clerk is the elections official for municipal elections – the Registrar of Voters is simply contracted by the city to provide election services – and that was why he was seeking direction from the city.

Laura Rossini, Santa Ana’s chief assistant city attorney, responded that same afternoon with an email to the county counsel office that the city “never asked or directed” the registrar to rescind his original certificate and requested it be corrected.

An hour later, the council met and was divided 3-3 on what to do. Councilmembers Johnathan Hernandez Thai Viet Phan and Benjamin Vazquez voted to stop the recall, saying continuing the special election would mean breaking the law. Mayor Amezcua, along with councilmembers Phil Bacerra and David Penaloza voted against canceling the election, with Penaloza arguing it was decision that should be left to a court.

Lopez could not be reached for comment, but previously said she and her team are looking into all legal options moving forward. As of Thursday afternoon no court filings appeared to have been submitted.

Ballots were mailed out to registered voters in the new 2022 version of Ward 3 in mid-Oct. Voting centers are set to open from Nov. 4 to 14. More information on the recall election can be found at santa-ana.org/elections.

Lopez, 34, led police on a high-speed pursuit in September 2021 in Santa Ana after the car he was driving was reported stolen and officers discovered three warrants out for his arrest, including one for armed robberies, officials said. The pursuit ended when Lopez’s car stalled in a construction zone near the 1200 block of West Santa Ana Boulevard.

Video footage released in a critical incident briefing by Anaheim police two months after the shooting showed that at 6 p.m. a Santa Ana police officer said Lopez, who was still inside the car, had a gun in his right hand.

After three hours of negotiating with Santa Ana police, Anaheim SWAT and tactical negotiators took over and worked for an additional hour to no avail

Around 9:30 p.m., a family member at the scene told a Santa Ana police officer that Lopez previously had said to another family member that he wanted to commit “suicide by cop,” according to the report. Other officers were relayed the message that Lopez “wants the cops to kill him.”

When Lopez emerged from the car after police fired gas into the vehicle to force Lopez out and end the hours-long standoff, footage showed he was holding a narrow, black object which officers believed to be a gun.

Multiple officers yelled for him to put his hands up, before one officer yelled, “Gun! Gun! Gun!”

Four Anaheim officers opened fire, according to the report.

No firearm was recovered from Lopez or inside the vehicle, according to the Department of Justice. The black object he was holding was a black drawstring bag with an empty, crumpled water bottle inside.

“The loss of life is always a tragedy. We understand that this incident was difficult for everyone involved, including the family of Mr. Lopez, law enforcement, and the community at large,” Attorney General Bonta said in a statement on Wednesday. “We hope that this report will provide some clarity and help us move forward together towards a safer, more just California.”

After conducting an independent investigation of the shooting, the California Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that there was insufficient evidence to pursue a criminal prosecution of the officers.

Santa Ana City Councilman Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Lopez’s cousin, previously said Lopez dealt with mental health issues since he was a child and was suicidal. He called the shooting a murder.

Family members of Lopez filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana in 2022, with claims of excessive force and negligence, among others, but a judge later found them not liable in the death.

“We never want to see any loss of life and continue to extend our thoughts to the family, our Santa Ana colleagues, the officers involved and all reliving this incident. This report is part of a process of better understanding what happened. It shows the difficult and complex situations our police can encounter. ” Anaheim Chief Communications Officer Mike Lyster said in a statement. “We welcome the report’s confirmation that our officers acted lawfully and with intent to protect themselves and the public.”

The California Department of Justice included several policy recommendations in its report, including the Anaheim Police Department creating further guidelines in de-escalation and the use of flashbangs and chemical agents; additional officer training for when confronting barricaded suspects; and developing policies and training on rendering medical aid.

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  Faculty members with a Barbie theme dance for the students during a Halloween costume contest at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The school was celebrating Halloween with the contest and flash mob dance. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Students react as contestants show their Halloween costumes at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The school was celebrating Halloween with the contest and flash mob dance. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  People take a selfie at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The school was celebrating Halloween with a costume contest and flash mob dance. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Student London Lechuda parades as Eric Cartman from South Park during a costume contest at the Orange County School of the Arts take a photo in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The school was celebrating Halloween with the contest and flash mob dance. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Students at the Orange County School of the Arts take a photo in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The school was celebrating Halloween with a costume contest and flash mob dance. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  A contestant parades for the judges during a Halloween costume contest at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The school was celebrating Halloween with the contest and flash mob dance. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Students dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” during a Halloween costume contest and flash mob at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Students watch as contestants show their Halloween costumes at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The school was celebrating Halloween with the contest and flash mob dance. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  A contestant parades for the judges during a Halloween costume contest at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The school was celebrating Halloween with the contest and flash mob dance. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Students dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” during a Halloween costume contest and flash mob at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

They were dressed as Shrek and South Park’s Cartman, Barbie and Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz – almost every character imaginable.

Most of the 2,300 students at the Orange County School of the Arts participated in the annual campus Halloween contest and flash mob dance on Tuesday.

The school has held the event for more than 20 years.

Students can enter the costume contest and vie for the title of scariest, funniest, most creative and best group costume.

“Halloween is our day for our students to shine,” said Julia Gutierrez, the school’s director of public relations. “They really express their creativity.”

Students also spend weeks learning a choreographed routine to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” which they perform at the end.

Lopez was elected to Santa Ana’s Ward 3, in the north and northeastern part of the city, in 2020. The boundaries of that ward were changed in 2022 based on the latest U.S. Census.

In an Oct. 26 letter addressed to City Clerk Jennifer Hall, Registrar of Voters Bob Page questioned which map should have been used when counting the signatures on the petition that forced the special election asking whether Lopez should be removed from the council. It would also affect whether some voters got ballots, he said.

In his letter, Page asked the city to give him direction. Voting is already underway and the election ends Nov. 14.

Page said the 2020 map of Ward 3 has more registered voters in its boundaries and would have required recall petitioners to collect more signatures to force the election. A couple of neighborhoods were taken out of the ward in 2022, so some collected signatures would not be valid under the 2020 version.

The City Council discussed two options during Monday night’s special meeting – one was to call off the recall election and the other was to do nothing. Both motions failed for lack of majority support.

Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez, who voted to stop the recall along with councilmembers Thai Viet Phan and Benjamin Vazquez, said continuing the special election would mean breaking the law.

“To sit here and debate this today calls into question the ethics of some of my colleagues who took an oath to serve the residents of Santa Ana,” Hernandez said. “A vote against rescinding this recall is a vote in favor of corruption. It is a vote in favor of a city hall where corrupt politicians run your city.”

Hernandez also disclosed on the dias that City Attorney Sonia Carvalho’s professional opinion was that City Hall is “legally and ethically required” to rescind the certificate of sufficiency of the recall. The council was then reminded by Carvalho not to discuss closed session conversations.

Councilmember David Penaloza said because of “complex legal opinions” it was best for the city to take no action. It would be best, Penaloza added, for a court to decide the merit of the election.  His motion was supported by Mayor Valerie Amezcua and Councilmember Phil Bacerra.

“My position is the city of Santa Ana should not take responsibility for the Registrar of Voters’ errors,” Bacerra said.

Page said in an email Tuesday that the 2022 map was used before his office was asked to validate the signatures.

Previously Page said the city clerk is the elections official for municipal elections – the Registrar of Voters is simply contracted by the city to provide election services – and that was why he was seeking direction from the city. Page said Tuesday the Registrar of Voters will continue to conduct the recall election using the current map of Ward 3 until his office receives different directions from the city.

After receiving an email from the Kings County Registrar of Voters asking other county elections officials in the state for advice regarding a recall effort that involved officials elected before and after redistricting, Page said he re-examined the Santa Ana recall.

“My priority is to work with the city and city clerk to ensure that the voices of the voters in Ward 3 are heard. That includes properly examining the recall petition and providing access to vote in the election,” Page said. “Last week I determined that the current map of Ward 3 was used by the proponents, City Clerk and Registrar of Voters for the recall petition and election and then evaluated the potential impact of switching to the 2020 map of Ward 3.”

Lopez said she is not surprised by the council’s 3-3 deadlock, but she is disappointed.

“I know that it’s been a very tough 11 months when you have members up with the dais always yelling from the rooftops to follow the law, and here they are choosing to break the law because it benefits their campaign pockets,” Lopez said when reached Tuesday. “The people, the voters in the city are being disenfranchised. Never once did they put their constituents in the center of that decision-making process. They violated their own code of ethics last night.”

Lopez said she and her team are looking into all legal options moving forward, but did not give specifics.

Ballots were mailed out to registered voters in the new 2022 version of Ward 3 in mid-Oct. Voting centers are set to open from Nov. 4-14.

More information on the recall election can be found at santa-ana.org/elections.

“Vietnam’s success is America’s success,” said Marc Knapper, who has been the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam since 2022, “just as America’s success is Vietnam’s success.”

The tour in Orange County comes weeks after the two countries strengthened their partnership, promising new investment and closer relations. Orange County is home to the largest Vietnamese American community in the U.S., and Knapper said there is an opportunity for its residents to build cooperation and understanding between the two nations, especially in high-tech industries.

Rep. Lou Correa organized the ambassador’s visit to Orange County. They made stops at religious institutions, including the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove and the Bao Quang Temple in Santa Ana, and met with business leaders throughout Little Saigon.

Faith leaders greeted the delegation Monday morning at the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, explaining the history behind the 12-foot tall Virgin Mary statue and showing them the wall with the names of 117 Catholics who were martyred for their religious beliefs in Vietnam over several hundred years.

At the Bao Quang Temple, Knapper and Correa met with a small group of monks, with Knapper speaking in Vietnamese with the Buddhist leaders. They burned incense and then got to see the temple’s private trove of Buddhist artifacts.

Loc Bach, president and chairman of the Vietnamese American Buddhist Center for Charitable Services – Bao Quang Temple, said the ambassador’s visit shows that Knapper wants to have a good, open relationship with refugees of Vietnam.

“The people who fled their country, they want to see progress is being made and their country is moving in the right direction,” Bach said. “I’m just very thankful and happy to see the congressman and the ambassador visit the temple.”

The delegation received a big welcome at the Advanced Beauty College in Garden Grove. State Sen. Janet Nguyen said there the nail industry is largely made up of Vietnamese workers.

During a short discussion at the school, Knapper said America’s relationship with Vietnam is significant.

“We don’t always see eye-to-eye with the government of Vietnam,” and there are times when the U.S. will raise concerns with religious freedom and human rights, Knapper said.

The Little Saigon community continues to have disagreements about working with the Vietnamese government. When asked how Vietnamese Americans can contribute to the relationship between the two countries, Knapper said he can’t presume to understand the feelings at play, but he knows they are complex.

Correa in September, along with Rep. Michelle Steel and others, asked President Joe Biden when he was visiting the country to address human rights issues in Vietnam and encourage the release prisoners of conscience. Correa said it’s important for the community to push political leaders on these issues.

The last stop of the day was the Asian Garden Mall in Westminster.

Correa said the private sector is making substantial investments in Vietnam already. A lesson learned from the pandemic, he said, is that the U.S. can’t rely on single nations for sourcing critical products, and that Vietnam is part of a policy of broadening supply chains.

The event, held at the Santa Ana Zoo on Oct. 30, was a celebration for these young individuals, ages 2-13 years old, as they received their certificates in a setting infused with the spirit of Halloween. Many of the kids, as well as the officers conducting the ceremony, donned creative costumes for the occasion.

Eleven-year-old John Vu from Vietnam, who was dressed as an astronaut, waved his American flag as he repeated: “I am so excited.” His mother, Vivian Le, beamed at him with excitement.

The ceremony recognized children who have obtained their U.S. citizenship by adoption or through their parents who already underwent the naturalization process.

Some of the countries that were represented at the ceremony included China, Mexico, Belarus, Vietnam and Iran.

“Our nation has always been a beacon of hope, where dreams become reality,” said Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, who spoke during the event. “Today we not only recognize your individual journeys to citizenship, but we celebrate the very essence of our nation’s strength and diversity.”

“The United States is a nation of immigrants, and this ceremony is a representation of that,” she said.

Following the oath of allegiance and congratulatory remarks, the children’s names were called out, and they approached the podium to receive their citizenship certificates.

The zoo’s amphitheater echoed with applause and cheers as each child walked off the stage as official citizens, and they were given Halloween-themed treat bags filled with candy and small toys.

Sheila Mahmoudi, deputy director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, was dressed as Batman Monday — and she said the costumes created an easier connection between her and the kids.

“It is so exciting. I am really happy to see all of this,” said Mahmoudi. “In the past, when I would be in my suit, I think that it could be a bit more intimidating. But now, the kids see me as Batman and say, ‘Oh, I want to come up,’ and I love it. I am glad to get to connect with them on Halloween in this way.”

After the event, the children and their parents were welcomed to tour the zoo to complete the celebration alongside many members of USCIS.

In 2022, about 967,500 new citizens were welcomed by USCIS, a 20% increase from 2021 and the highest number of naturalizations seen since 2008, according to stats from the Department of Homeland Security agency.

Here is a list of some (but not all) bakeries and markets in Orange County where you can get your hands on pan de muertos for the annual holiday, which falls on Wednesday, Nov 1 and Thursday, Nov. 2.

Anaheim: Brizuela’s Bakery (1721 W. Katella Ave., suite R), La Reina Market (508 N. East St., Anaheim), Max’s Baked Goods (3414 W. Ball Road, suite J), Northgate Market (929 S. Euclid St.), Panaderia La Pequena (888 W. Lincoln Ave.), Panaderia Los Volcanes (2659 W. Lincoln Ave.)

Buena Park: Panaderia Indio (8204 Commonwealth Ave.), Porto’s Bakery (7640 Beach Blvd.), Northgate Market (1120 S. Bristol St.)

Costa Mesa: La Espiga De Oro (805 W. 19th St.), Panificadora Bakery (2200 Harbor Blvd., suite E120)

Dana Point: Buena Vista Market (34065 La Plaza)

Fullerton: Panaderia Y Pasteleria (2230 W. Orangethorpe Ave.)

Garden Grove: Estrella De Mexicali (12859 Chapman Ave.)

Huntington Beach: Chelos Panaderia (18029 Beach Blvd.)

La Habra: La Central Bakery (764 W. La Habra Blvd.), My Bakery (350 N. Harbor Blvd.), Northgate Market (1305 W. Whittier Blvd.), Panaderia y Pasteleria la Mexicana (1951 E. La Habra Blvd., suite 1A)

Lake Forest: Efren’s Bakery (24601 Raymond Way, #7), El Molino de Oro (23532 El Toro Road)

Orange: El Molino De Oro (728 N. Tustin St.), La Espiga De Oro Panaderia Carniceria (East Wilson Avenue), La Reina Market (909 N. Tustin St.), La Poblana (604 W. Chapman Ave.)

Placentia: Mil Hojas (642 W. Chapman Ave.)

San Juan Capistrano: El Molino De Oro (31886 Plaza Drive), Mercado El Rey (32252 Camino Capistrano) and El Campeon Bakery (31921 Camino Capistrano, #14)

Santa Ana: Cafe Cultura (324 W. Fourth St.), El Gallo Giro (1442 S. Bristol St., #1A), El Metate Panaderia (1338 W. First St.), El Panadero (1818 S. Standard Ave.), La Rancherita Bakery (2709 Westminster Ave., suite B), Northgate Market (230 N. Harbor Blvd., 1120 S. Bristol Street, 1010 South Main St.), Panaderia La Mejor (1331 E. First St.), Panaderia Paloza (1701 E. McFadden Ave.), Rosas Pasteleria Y Panaderia (1009 S. Fairview St.), Tlaxcala Bakery Panaderia (1208 S. Standard Ave.), Soy Concha Bakery (709 N. Bristol St., suite J)

Stanton: Leobardo’s Bakery (11841 Beach Blvd.), Panaderia Cortez (7506 Cerritos Ave.)