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Public Works Director goes to El Monte and won’t be our next City Manager

Posted on by Posted in Civic Affairs, Gerardo Mouet, Michele Martinez, Paul Walters, Politics, Raul Godinez, Santa Ana 3 Comments

Raul Godinez

Santa Ana Public Works Director Raul Godinez will depart Santa Ana to become the new City Manager of El Monte on July 15 at a salary of $195,000, according to OC Political blogger Thomas Gordon. (Gordon is a member of the OC GOP Central Committee and a past Santa Ana Mayoral Candidate).

Godinez was thought to be the leading candidate to become Santa Ana’s next City Manager, but guess what?  El Monte retained the services of executive search firm Bob Murray & Associates, the same company tasked with hiring a new City Manager for Santa Ana.  So they found Godinez a job, but not here in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Prominent Latino leaders to host a reception for Michele Martinez on 3/23

Posted on by Posted in Democratic Party, Elections, Latino Leaders, Latinos, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana 5 Comments

Some folks take Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez for granted, but consider for a moment how much support she has for her campaign for the 69th Assembly District – not just here in Santa Ana but statewide.  You see over the past few years Martinez has been very busy contributing to an organization called NALEO (the National Association of Latino Elected Officials) and another one called SCAG (the Southern California Association of Governments).

Martinez is in fact very popular – unlike her Democratic opponents.  Sure, O.C. Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly has a following, but so did Tom Umberg, and what did that get him?  A lopsided loss to Supervisor Janet Nguyen.  I suspect Daly is headed for a similar end.  And what about labor hack Julio Perez?  The fact is, no one knows who he is.  It will cost him a million dollars to develop the name I.D. that Martinez already has!

This Friday, March 23, Martinez’s supporters in L.A. County are hosting a fundraising event for her, in El Monte.  Check out who is on the Host Committee: Continue reading→