Santa Ana Council Member Vince Sarmiento, who is widely respected by both Democrats and Republicans, sent out a letter via email yesterday encouraging his supporters to back his colleague, Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez, for the 69th Assembly District. Sarmiento and his wife are hosting a fundraiser for her on Thursday, Feb. 23. Here [...]
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Councilman Sarmiento touts Martinez as the best candidate for the 69th AD
Posted by Admin on February 7th, 2012
Poll closes tonight: Who was Santa Ana’s Man of the Year in 2011?
Posted by Admin on December 31st, 2011
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 »City Council reacts to Forbes article that named Santa Ana 4th Safest City
Posted by Admin on December 22nd, 2011
Thursday December 22, 2011, 8:18 AM
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Advisory: Santa Ana City Council Reacts to Recent ‘America’s Safest Cities’ Article by Forbes
SANTA ANA, CA (December 22, 2011) – On December 15, 2011, Forbes published ‘America’s Safest Cities,’ which ranked the City of Santa Ana 4th in the entire country. In order to [...]
The Amezcua brigade demands seats on the Santa Ana Ethics Panel
Posted by Admin on December 8th, 2011
Al Amezcua and his daughter Valerie Amezcua led a contingent of angry Usual Suspects at last night’s Santa Ana Code of Ethics Committee meeting, which was held at City Hall. They were accompanied by a wandering blogger from Long Beach.
The Code of Ethics Committee is comprised of Council Members Vince Sarmiento and Sal Tinajero, who [...]
Alvarez and Sarmiento lost money while serving on municipal boards
Posted by Admin on September 28th, 2011
The Liberal OC blog’s Chris Prevatt feels that it is an FPPC violation for Council Members to vote to appoint themselves to municipal commissions and boards that pay a stipend. Prevatt, a high school grad who did not complete college, has purposefully misinterpreted Government Code §§ 87100 which states:
No public official at any level of state [...]
Team Pulido and Solorio publicly endorse Michele Martinez at her fundraiser
Posted by Admin on September 22nd, 2011
When OC Labor Political wannabe Julio (Wholio?) Perez held his fundraiser this month it turned into a reunion of the sad sacks who failed to elect Alfredo Amezcua last year, when he got thoroughly trounced by Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. In stunning contrast tonight, Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez was ringed by the entire [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Alfredo Amezcua, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, dan chmielewski, eric alderete, jose solorio, julio perez, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, Santa Ana, sean mill, Vince Sarmiento 45 Comments »Benavides and Bustamante thwarted by the Santa Ana City Council
Posted by Admin on September 6th, 2011
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 »Perez should drop out now that Martinez is running for the 69th A.D.
Posted by Admin on August 8th, 2011
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez made an interesting announcement this morning on her Facebook page, “Good Morning! I wanted to share some great news with all of you. In the next week or so I will officially declare my candidacy for the 69 Assembly District. Michele Martinez.”
I have been tracking this story for weeks. For [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, california, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, jose solorio, julio perez, Michele Martinez, Sal Tinajero, Vince Sarmiento 15 Comments »Santa Ana continues to dominate redistricted 69th Assembly District
Posted by Admin on July 30th, 2011
Santa Ana will continue to dominate the 69th Assembly District, in the latest redistricting proposal that is now headed for public comment. The new district map includes all of Santa Ana, for the most part, and just a piece of Anaheim.
The Democrats ought to be able to hang on to this seat easily – and [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Latinos, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Orange County, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, anaheim, jose solorio, julio perez, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento No Comments »What if Vince Sarmiento doesn’t run for the 69th Assembly District?
Posted by Admin on July 10th, 2011
I am hearing that there is a chance that Santa Ana Council Member Vince Sarmiento may not run for the 69th Assembly District after all. Apparently it is going to be up to his wife – and as he has a successful law practice and young children she may in the end not go for [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Democratic Party, elections, Labor, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: 2012 elections, 69th assembly district, Democratic Party, jose solorio, julio perez, libertarian party, republican party, Vince Sarmiento 9 Comments »Alfredo Amezcua crashes Michele Martinez’ Santa Ana candidate meeting
Posted by Admin on July 10th, 2011
Failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua strolled into Santa Ana City Councilwoman Michele Martinez’ meeting this morning, at the Corner Bakery located at the CityPlace, as if he owned the place. He even refused to shake hands with a local resident at the meeting.
Martinez held the meeting to give those interested in running for [...]
Why is Julio Perez holding a fundraiser in Los Angeles?
Posted by Admin on June 23rd, 2011
Julio Perez, a political director with O.C. Labor, is holding a fundraiser for his campaign for the 69th Assembly District – in Los Angeles. It should be noted that the 69th Assembly District is entirely in Orange County – not in L.A.
Here is Perez’ Host Committee:
AFSCME Local 741
IBEW Local 11
UFCW Local 324
Al Austin, II
Marcos Cardenas
Brenda [...]
Perez will battle Sarmiento in the Democratic primary for the 69th A.D.
Posted by Admin on June 3rd, 2011
When I first heard that Julio Perez, the Political Director of the Orange County Labor Federation, was interested in running for the 69th Assembly District, I figured he was just testing the waters. But he is holding a fundraiser on June 2, at Santa Ana’s Bistro 400, so I guess he is serious about running.
The [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Democratic Party, elections, Labor, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 2012 elections, 69th assembly district, anaheim, jose solorio, julio perez, Orange County Labor Federation, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento 37 Comments »Assemblyman Solorio invites you to the 2011 Cesar Chavez Celebration
Posted by Admin on March 23rd, 2011
[ March 26, 2011; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]
For Immediate Release: March 22, 2011
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – Office: (916) 319-2069, cell: (916) 804-5355
ASSEMBLYMAN SOLORIO INVITES PUBLIC TO CESAR CHAVEZ CELEBRATION
Wide variety of activities planned in honor of the farm worker labor leader
ANAHEIM – State Assemblyman Jose Solorio invites the community to the 11th Annual Cesar E. Chavez State Holiday and [...]
Posted in anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Entertainment, Labor, Latino Leaders, Latinos, Santa Ana Tags: cesar chavez, jose solorio, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento 4 Comments »A lot has changed in the last decade, in Santa Ana politics
Posted by Admin on December 23rd, 2010
We started a new decade this year – and a lot of political change came to Santa Ana in the previous ten years. We now have an all-Latino City Council. Candidates with names like Franklin, Bist and Christy are no longer electable in Santa Ana. But they were at the start of this decade. Let’s [...]
Posted in Alfredo Amezcua, assemblyman jose solorio, Civic Affairs, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, 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, State Senator Lou Correa, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, vietnamese Tags: decade, joe dunn, jose solorio, loretta sanchez, lou correa, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, politics, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento 2 Comments »
