[ February 23, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Get ready for Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez’ biggest fundraiser yet, on Thursday, February 23, 2012, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Martinez is the leading Democratic candidate for the 69th Assembly District. She now has the support of Santa Ana’s leading elected officials, including Host Committee Members Assemblymember Jose Solorio, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Councilmember Vincent Sarmiento, Councilmember [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Entertainment, Latino Leaders, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana 
Tags: 69th assembly district, Carlos Bustamante, David Benavides, Fundraiser, jose solorio, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, Sal Tinajero, Vincent Sarmiento 
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The OC Weekly’s Gustavo Arellano is a huge fan of far-left Democrat Julio Perez – one of four Democrats vying for the 69th Assembly District. That’s fine. What is not cool is Gustavo’s continued allegation that Santa Ana Council Woman Michele Martinez “sold out” to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. That [...]
Posted in 2006 Elections, 2008 Elections, 2010 Elections, Alfredo Amezcua, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Dave Ream, Democratic Party, elections, Julio Perez, Latinos, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, al amezcua, alfredo amezcua, gustavo arellano, julio perez, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, Santa Ana 14 Comments »UPDATE: Sources report that Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez is going to run for reelection this November. There has been some debate about whether or not Measure D, which allowed her to run for a third term, would allow her to run for two more. Alvarez is essentially challenging her detractors to sue [...]
Wednesday January 18, 2012, 8:31 AM
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Advisory: MAYOR PULIDO CHAIRS ENERGY COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS IN WASHINGTON D.C.
SANTA ANA, CA (January 18, 2012) – Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is scheduled to attend the United States Conference of Mayors 80th meeting this week in Washington D.C. The [...]
The battle to finish the Santiago creek bike trail that currently ends under a bridge, just south of the Main Place Mall and Memory Lane, in north Santa Ana, took an interesting turn today as various letters and emails that were requested by the bike trail proponents were emailed by Santa Ana City Clerk Mary [...]
According to Santa Ana’s Chief of Police and Acting City Manager, Paul Walters, the overall homicide totals from January 1st through December 31 decreased 59% from last year. There were 29 homicides in 2010 and 12 in 2011.
In 2011, the number of gang related homicides decreased by 45%. There were 11 gang-related homicides in [...]
Santa Ana Youth Commissioner Jonathan Espinoza is leading the vote for “Man of the Year”
We started the tradition of asking our readers to vote for the “Santa Ana Man of the Year” last year, when my friend Naui Huitzilopochtli won easily. I believe he now lives in Costa Mesa, so he won’t be repeating – but [...]
Posted in Alfredo Amezcua, Arts and Culture, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, mayor miguel pulido, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana Tags: 2011, archer altstaetter, David Benavides, man of the year, miguel pulido, poll, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana, theo hirsch, Vince Sarmiento 22 Comments »Assemblyman Solorio (center) joins (from left) Diamond Park Mutual Water Company President Jose Espinoza, Interim City Manager and Police Chief Paul Walters, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Public Works Director Raul Godinez and Santa Ana City Councilmember David Benavides at a groundbreaking ceremony in Diamond Park celebrating infrastructure improvements to bring clean drinking water to the neighborhood.
For Immediate Release: December 21, 2011
For [...]
Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez has announced a series of fundraisers for her campaign for the 69th Assembly District. She has been endorsed by Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and Santa Ana Councilmen Vince Sarmiento, Sal Tinajero and David Benavides. She has also been endorsed by termed out Assemblyman Jose Solorio.
The campaign events are [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Latinos, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, fundraisers, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 1 Comment »This guy says he is almost homeless…
UPDATE: The Santa Ana City Council rejected Santa Ana Occupy’s request to camp out in Downtown Santa Ana, according to O.C. Register reporter Andrew Galvin, who commented on his Facebook page. The Council meeting lasted until midnight but turned out to be an epic fail for Santa Ana Occupy, [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: city council, occupy, Santa Ana 22 Comments »Will Tom Daly become the new Tom Umberg? (And who knew these two had so much in common!)
Brea blogger Greg Diamond offered a breakdown of the electorate in the redistricted 69th Assembly District today, in a comment he posted here on NSA. Here is his comment, followed by my own analysis:
Population of AD-69: 465,317. Population [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Julio Perez, Latinos, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana, State Senator Lou Correa, Supervisor Janet Nguyen Tags: 69th assembly district, greg diamond, jose solorio, julio perez, Michele Martinez, tom daly, tom umberg 12 Comments »Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez has officially announced her candidacy for the 69th Assembly District, in an email I am reproducing below. She is also hosting a Candidacy Announcement Kick-Off event on Thursday, September 22nd. Click here to RSVP on Facebook.
Martinez’ candidacy announcement cited the support of numerous elected and appointed officials, including Assemblyman Jose [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, campaign kick off, jose solorio, Michele Martinez 14 Comments »The Santa Ana City Council just voted on the 85 A item that was put on the agenda tonight, by Council Members Carlos Bustamante and David Benavides. They said they weren’t trying to punish Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, but that is precisely what they were trying to do.
The Council voted 4-3 for an alternate [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: Carlos Bustamante, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, Michele Martinez, Vince Sarmiento 11 Comments »I am covering tonight’s Santa Ana City Council meeting – which figures to be an epic confrontation between Republican Council Member Carlos Bustamante and his sidekick, David Benavides vs. Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez. The “B Boys” have put an 85 A item on the agenda to punish and maybe even ask Alvarez to resign [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: amin david, archer altstaetter, Carlos Bustamante, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, hitler, irv chase, los amigos, miguel pulido 12 Comments »Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez has faced a withering attack this week, even though she has already apologized for her ill-chosen analogy, comparing developer and landlord Irv Chase, who it turns out is Jewish, to Adolf Hitler. She might have made it through this mini-storm if her colleagues had stuck by her but [...]
Posted in Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Democratic Party, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 85a, Carlos Bustamante, city council, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, mayor pro tem, Santa Ana 66 Comments »
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