Oaxaca, what a name

Francisco Oaxaca was named the newest planning commissioner yesterday, becoming yet another person in planning with an awesome name. Howdyshell, Ravenel and van der Zwaag to name a few. Oaxaca, to my understanding, is pronounced wa-ha-ka, as in the southern state in Mexico.

You'd be right to guess that Oaxaca is Latino. Although if you didn't know, Councilman Rex Gutierrez provided a reminder yesterday. Gutierrez, a proud Trojan, said he was more than happy to throw his support behind Oaxaca, especially since Oaxaca is a graduate of the University of Successful Chicanos.

I had never heard of that USC acronym before. In college, I had always called it the University of Spoiled Children. Of course, in woodsy Santa Cruz, perhaps I was a little jealous of money and success. I went to Uncle Charlie's Summer Camp.