Does Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante realize he is up for reelection next year?  He sure isn't acting like it.  He went off on the Latino residents and businessmen…

Before I get to the point of this post I would like to thank the administrator here at New Santa Ana for allowing me to pen this post and share…

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…

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…

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,…

Can't let a rainy day go by without a new edition of Santa Ana Political Chismes, can we?  Church doesn't start for another hour, so here goes... The Voice of…

Orange County Performance Auditor Steve Danley has made headlines by exposing the corruption at the County of Orange - where pay raises are handed out like treats, many times without…

Do you recall that last year the Minutemen took over the Santa Ana 4th of July event?  We raised a stink after one of them got caught on video calling…

Photo: Karen X. Fritsche/KPCC So you missed Larry Mantle's "Santa Ana Gentrification Wars" radio show, that taped on Tuesday, March 29, at Libreria Martinez?  Not to worry.  Click here to hear…

Click here for an audio link to Larry Mantle's "Santa Ana Gentrification Wars" segment of Air Talk. KPCC's Larry Mantle is hosting a radio show about Santa Ana on March…

Longtime Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream has at long last decided to retire, according to the O.C. Register.  He will remain as a consultant through May - and make…

A few folks in Santa Ana have been mighty perplexed about the current City Council majority.  I would definitely include failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua in that number,…

Longtime Santa Ana City Commissioners Julie Stroud and Vicky Betancourt are out - both are being replaced this Tuesday night, at the next Santa Ana City Council meeting, according to…

Last evenings city council installation ceremony was great success that had a very upbeat vibe about it...Despite a small gathering of protesters organized by the failed Amezcua campaign the evening…

This year's Santa Ana City Council elections were a mixed bag.  On the one hand, mayoral challenger Alfredo Amezcua proved he could run a serious campaign - but he lost…