Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido personally intervened to save three jacaranda trees at Santa Ana High School, after he found out that the SAUSD School Board had approved the destruction of those trees and a number of historical deodora pine trees to pave the way for a new drop-off and pick-up area, according to the [...]
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Mayor Pulido tries to save historical trees at Santa Ana High School
Posted by Admin on July 11th, 2011
Posted in Civic Affairs, Education, green, Historical, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana, sausd 
Tags: construction, deodora pines, jacarandas, miguel pulido, santa ana high school, sausd, trees 
5 Comments »Vincent Sarmiento to host an early 4th of July reception on June 30
Posted by Admin on June 29th, 2011
[ June 30, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Santa Ana Councilman Vincent Sarmiento is hosting an an early 4th of July Reception on Thursday June 30, 2011, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, along with Assemblyman Jose Solorio, Mayor Miguel Pulido and the entire Santa Ana City Council.
Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and fine wine at one of Santa Ana’s premier restaurants – South Coast Winery Restaurant [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Democratic Party, elections, Entertainment, Latino Leaders, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, jose solorio, julio perez, miguel pulido, reception, south coast winery, Vincent Sarmiento No Comments »Santa Ana Mayor is Director of a bank that just sold at a profit
Posted by Admin on June 27th, 2011
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has served on the Board of Directors of the Fullerton Community Bank for many years. He told me last year how proud he was of their long record of success. Fullerton Community Bank has made money while other banks have lost money.
Just consider what happened to the Santa Ana Business [...]
Why the Chivas Soccer Stadium should be built at the Willowick Golf Course
Posted by Admin on June 14th, 2011
To understand the true genius that is the idea behind putting the Chivas Soccer Stadium complex at the site of the Willowick Golf Course, you have to look at the Google satellite map of the area. You see that diagonal grey line that abuts the north side of Willowick and runs from Garden Grove to [...]
The Usual Suspects return, to try to stop the Chivas from coming to Santa Ana
Posted by Admin on June 11th, 2011
Pictured above: Debbie McEwen, a member of the Usual Suspects’ coalition against the Chivas Soccer team
They’re back…the folks I used to refer to as the “Usual Suspects” have come together again. This time they are ticked off about Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s ongoing attempts to bring the Chivas soccer team to Santa Ana.
Here is [...]
Correa, Martinez and Pulido to speak at health summit at CSUF on May 26
Posted by Admin on May 22nd, 2011
[ May 26, 2011; 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. ]
Fighting Obesity: ‘Making Connections: Move More, Eat Healthy OC Summit’ May 26
What:
Defeating obesity is the aim of the May 26 “Making Connections: Move More, Eat Healthy OC Summit” at Cal State Fullerton. The program will feature presentations by health care providers, elected officials, and business, education and community leaders.
When:
Thursday, May 26
8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Where:
Portola Pavilion, Titan Student [...]
Vincent Sarmiento to run for the 69th Assembly District
Posted by Admin on May 9th, 2011
State Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-69) has reportedly convinced Santa Ana City Councilman Vincent Sarmiento to run for the 69th Assembly District in 2012, when Solorio will term out.
Sarmiento was appointed to the Santa Ana City Council when Solorio resigned to go to Sacramento. Now, I am told, Sarmiento will return the favor, as the Santa [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Civic Affairs, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, jose solorio, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana, Vincent Sarmiento, ward 1 2 Comments »PETA activists complain at Mayor Pulido’s house about elephant rides
Posted by Admin on April 12th, 2011
A bunch of PETA activists showed up at Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s house on Monday, to protest the fact that elephant rides are sometimes offered at the Santa Ana Zoo.
I am told that a lot of SAPD units were on the scene, at Pulido’s Floral Park home.
Here is PETA’s latest press release regarding their [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, mayor miguel pulido, Parks and Recreation, pets, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: elephants, miguel pulido, peta, protest, Santa Ana Zoo 3 Comments »It could be a free-for-all for Solorio’s Assembly seat in 2012
Posted by Admin on April 11th, 2011
It is beginning to look like a free-for-all for Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s 69th Assembly District seat, which includes most of Santa Ana and parts of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Tustin and Orange, in 2012.
I am hearing that Santa Ana City Councilman Vincent Sarmiento is not going to run after all. I cannot blame him. Term limits [...]
Posted in anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, elections, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, alfredo amezcua, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, jordan brandman, jose solorio, lorri galloway, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, Sal Tinajero, tom daly, Vincent Sarmiento 4 Comments »Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream retires at last
Posted by Admin on March 10th, 2011
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 another $25K in the process, but then he will be, at last, gone – without a severance check.
Ream told the Register that his “proudest achievements [...]
Beth Krom to serve as new Chair of the O.C. Great Park’s Board of Directors
Posted by Admin on February 19th, 2011
Larry Agran stepped down as Chairman of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors this week, according to the O.C. Register, which reported that “Agran gave no reason other than that it was a good time to step aside.”
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido also serves on the O.C. Great Park Board. It also turns [...]
Mayor Pulido speaks out about air quality and his work with the AQMD
Posted by Admin on February 14th, 2011
Did you know that Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido represents Orange County cities on the Board of Directors of the South Coast Air Quality Management District? He recently was interviewed on a T.V. show produced by the agency, regarding his work with the AQMD. The video is above.
Pulido holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, green, mayor miguel pulido, Orange County, Santa Ana Tags: air quality, emissions, miguel pulido, south coast aqmd 1 Comment »Another day in the life of Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido
Posted by Admin on February 10th, 2011
I met with Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido yesterday morning, and he was kind enough to share with me, again, his itinerary. Remember as you read this that Pulido is a part-time Mayor – but he clearly spends a lot of time doing the job he was elected to do:
8:30 a.m. Pedro Magallon, Santa Ana [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: aqmd, avasa, cabco, dave elliot, ernesto medrano, ernie vasquez, Jay Trevino, jnh motivational, jose harris, lara beers, lara montagne, libreria martinez, louie lujan, matt southgate, melanie rios glaser, miguel pulido, nati alvarado, ochsa, pat kelly, pedro magallon, peter wittingham, project backpack, ralph opacic, recycle bank program, Santa Ana, santa ana chamber of commerce, santa ana winds soccer, state budget, steve wagner, sue baung, tennis, the grain project, the wooden floor, tim conlon 14 Comments »Santa Ana’s progressive City Council majority may not be in charge for long
Posted by Admin on January 30th, 2011
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, along with former Mayoral candidate Thomas Gordon, and many former Santa Ana City Commissioners – who were give the boot by the current City Council [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Civic Affairs, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, elections, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: Carlos Bustamante, Claudia Alvarez, council majority, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, roman reyna, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana, Vincent Sarmiento 21 Comments »Can Alfredo Amezcua beat Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido in 2012?
Posted by Admin on January 22nd, 2011
Failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua convinced his then-friend, Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, to run for Mayor of Santa Ana, in 2008, against the incumbent, Miguel Pulido. In hindsight that was a ridiculous idea, but Martinez gave it her best. She built a large coalition that included a lot of young people – [...]
