[caption id="attachment_28984" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Valerie Amezua, David Benavides and company - but no Eric Alderete[/caption] Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides and his supporters would like us to think that…

It has become increasingly obvious that the so-called "Santa Ana Spring" is actually a collection of Santa Ana politicians with different axes to grind, who have come together as their…

Santa Ana City Council candidate Eric Alderete, who was endorsed yesterday by the Democratic Party of Orange County, is hosting a fundraiser this Wednesday, August 29, from 6 to 8…

Apparently the Orange County Democratic Party Central Committee endorsed the following Santa Ana candidates yesterday: Loretta Sanchez for United States Congress (Re-Elect) Councilman David Benavides for Mayor Eric Alderete for…

Santa Ana Ward 3 candidate Eric Alderete is hosting another fundraiser - but this time it is going to be held in Los Angeles, not in Santa Ana, at the…

Santa Ana Ward 3 candidate Eric Alderete's campaign held a fundraiser tonight at Chapter One: the Modern Local, in Downtown Santa Ana.  There were at least 80 attendees including quite…

Estela and Angelica Amezcua pulled papers today to run for the Santa Ana City Council, in Wards 1 and 3.  It initially appeared that they were running for each other's wards,…

Public OpinionPoll Results Leading Santa Ana Ward 3 Council candidate Eric M. Alderete and his campaign team are hosting a fundraiser this Thursday, August 9, 2012, from 5:30 pm until…

[caption id="attachment_27981" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Editor's Note: This picture is not doctored. This is John Palacio.[/caption] I am hearing from multiple sources today that SAUSD Trustee John Palacio is inexplicably considering…

UPDATE: Council Member Sal Tinajero has pulled papers to run against Mayor Pulido this November.  Chisme has it that Benavides will be pressured to get out of the race ASAP.…

It looks like Steve Rocco is back.  According to Santa Ana neighborhood leader Connie Hamilton, Rocco has pulled papers to run for Ward 3 on the Santa Ana City Council.…

Are you ready for yet another candidate for Santa Ana's Ward 3?  Park Santiago resident Shane Ramon Barrows has pulled papers for the City Council, but he says he won't be…

Sources at City Hall are telling me that Mayor Miguel Pulido is working overtime to stop an attempt by the Santa Ana City Council to draft a term limit measure…

Play time is over - the Santa Ana City Council appears to be rebelling against Mayor Pulido "The Santa Ana City Council is scheduled July 16 to consider a ballot…

A married San Fernando councilman who publicly revealed that he was having an affair with a colleague last year has resigned, according to he L.A. Times, which also stated that "Councilman…