[ March 26, 2011; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]
For Immediate Release: March 22, 2011
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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 [...]
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Tags: cesar chavez, jose solorio, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento 
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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 »
Mayor Miguel Pulido, with Angels owner Arte Moreno, and Council Members Vince Sarmiento and Michele Martinez
I have spent years fighting the folks at Santa Ana’s City Hall, and have been, quite frankly, brutal in writing about our Mayor, Miguel Pulido and our City Council.
The high point of the “revolution” was beating Pulido’s hand-picked candidates, Tino [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, elections, Latinos, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: alfredo amezcua, Claudia Alvarez, janet nguyen, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, Sal Tinajero, usual suspects, Vince Sarmiento 14 Comments »
Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kenneth Nguyen
Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kenneth Nguyen was honored by Councilman Vince Sarmiento and his peers on the City Council tonight for being elected to serve in External Affairs with a Vietnamese community organization. According to Sarmiento, this organization held a vote and 18,000 members cast ballots, [...]
Alfredo Amezcua, the local lawyer who is challenging Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido in November’s General Election, has gathered up essentially the same coalition that backed Councilwoman Michele Martinez when she took on Pulido, in 2008. We know how that worked out.
So the question is, how will Amezcua grow this coalition such that he will [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Democratic Party, elections, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana, vietnamese Tags: al amezcua, Claudia Alvarez, kenneth nguyen, little saigon, miguel pulido, Santa Ana, vietnamese voters, Vince Sarmiento No Comments »
Council Members Sarmiento and Martinez, the progressive heart of the S.A. City Council
Another blog in town ripped Councilwoman Michele Martinez, alleging that she is trying to use the Santa Ana City Clerk as her Campaign Treasurer.
I spoke to Martinez and she verified that she does indeed have a terrific treasurer, David Gould, of Los Angeles. [...]
The Santa Ana City Council voted unanimously tonight to approve the Transit Zone project.
Council Members Michele Martinez, David Benavides, Carlos Bustamante and Sal Tinajero voted in the affirmative. Miguel Pulido, Claudia Alvarez and Vince Sarmiento did not vote, due to conflicts of interest. Sarmiento and Alvarez were there, but left the room for the vote. Pulido did [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Development, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, public works, Real Estate, Santa Ana, Transportation, working families Tags: Carlos Bustamante, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, sacred, Santa Ana, thomas gordon, transit zone, usual suspects, Vince Sarmiento 1 Comment »The Santa Ana 714 Nutrition and Fitness Fair was held today at Godinez High School, located adjacent to Centennial Park. The highlight of the event was the basketball game between Santa Ana City Council Members, Santa Ana School Board Members, community organization activists, high school students and other city leaders.
Council Member Michele Martinez captained the [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Latinos, mayor miguel pulido, Santa Ana, sports, Youth Tags: 714 nutrition and health fair, basketball game, godinez high school, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, roman reyna, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento No Comments »The Santa Ana City Council meeting tonight should be a lively one. In addition to a measure opposing the Arizona racial profiling bill, and calling for immigration reform, the Council will also be considering a motion to recognize May 22nd as Harvey Milk Day. The proclamation was crafted by Council Members Vince Sarmiento and Sal [...]
Has Mayor Pulido finally remembered his raza?
Can you believe it? Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is standing up against the racial profiling bill in Arizona!
Pulido, along with Council Members Claudia Alvarez and Vince Sarmiento, has put an item on the agenda for Monday night’s City Council meeting in opposition to Arizona’s SB 1070. I am [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, immigration, Latinos, mexico, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: arizona, claudia alvarienz, miguel pulido, racial profiling, Sal Tinajero, sb 1070, Vince Sarmiento 8 Comments »Remember how Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido took out Coucilman Ted Moreno? His henchmen set up a sting operation and Moreno fell for it. Moreno was ensnared.
Today Liberal OC blogger Claudio Gallegos admitted, in a blog post, to using similar tactics when he called Pulido supporter Alex Vega under fraudulent circumstances.
Gallegos pretended to be a disgruntled [...]
“Los Amigos, a community organization that serves Latinos, asked the Orange County grand jury to look into Mayor Miguel Pulido’s connections to a business that twice received key approvals from the city,” according to the O.C. Register.
Pulido’s worst nightmare has come true. He has confided to friends that he is in fear of a grand [...]
Could Jim Walker become Santa Ana’s next Mayor?
When Santa Ana community activist Jim Walker ran against Santa Ana Councilman Vince Sarmiento, in 2008, he did so with very little money. But Walker ended up with over 37% of the vote, according to Smart Voter.
In 2006, Thomas Gordon ran against Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, with [...]
State Senator Lou Correa celebrates the opening of the new Lee’s Sandwiches in Santa Ana
It is a big deal when a new business opens up in Santa Ana, particularly during the awful economic crisis our nation is currently undergoing. Perhaps that is why so many local politicians showed up at the new Lee’s Sandwiches in [...]
State Senator Lou Correa and friends walk in the Fiestas Parade
I visited “Las Fiestas de Independencia” today, in Santa Ana. My six year old son, Jacob, and I had a blast. The crowds were about 25-35% less than last year, but there were still a lot of folks there to watch the parade and to [...]
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