UPDATE: Sources report that Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez is going to run for reelection this November. There has been some debate about whether or not Measure D, which allowed her to run for a third term, would allow her to run for two more. Alvarez is essentially challenging her detractors to sue her if they want to remove her from the ballot. There is precedent for similar measures to grant incumbents a new set of terms – which means that Alvarez could run twice more. She has been on the City Council for three terms – twelve years. Only Mayor Miguel Pulido has been there longer. Go Claudia!
“The city of Santa Ana has sought an outside legal opinion on whether Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez — who is thought to be termed out of office next year — can run for a fourth term on City Council, Santa Ana’s interim City Manager Paul Walters confirmed this week,” according to the Voice of OC.
Prior to the passage of Measure D in 2008, Santa Ana City Council members could only serve two consecutive four-year terms. The successful campaign for Measure D — which was run out of Alvarez’s home — added another four-year term to that limit.
The theory is that Measure D restarted Alvarez with a fresh set of terms. That means she can run again. That is what the City of Santa Ana’s outside counsel is verifying.
I thought the Santa Ana City Council wasn’t going to pursue this – but I am glad they are doing so. Say what you will about Alvarez but I think she is smarter than the rest of the Council Members – and she has the huevos to stand up to the Usual Suspects. For that I am glad.
If she gets to run again, she will win, hands down. I doubt the Usual Suspects will even find someone to run against her. Mark my words. Hate her all you want, but she has always garnered the most votes of any of the Council Members. She is currently the longest tenured Council Member, although Mayor Miguel Pulido has been in office much longer than she has.
Four more years of Alvarez will surely drive the PBID crowd nuts – their promoter, Archer Altstaetter, regularly rips her on Facebook. Keep it up Archer. Sooner or later she will handle you, the way she took care of Councilman Carlos Bustamante. Why don’t you ask Carlos how it worked out for him when he went after her?
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Don't forget Pat McGuigan managed to stay on the city council for nearly 21 years despite us having term limits back then. The city attorney ruled that she could continue because the election date were changed from March to June to November and thus gamed the system.
Where was the outrage then?
We're still paying for Pat's healthcare!
Are we not paying for Claudia's health care 3 times?
once at the county level, second at the city level, and third at the water board level.
But Claudia is young and healthy. Pat is old and is going to cost us a fortune.
"Pat is old and is going to cost us a fortune"...... Hmmmm
I believe it will be much less than Walters spiking his pension to about $500,000.00
Mr. Cook why should we be paying Pat anything? She was a part time employee of the city. She is no longer an employee. Do you get benefits from any employer that you used to work part time for?
Claudia is at least still an employee.
admin and what's good,
duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you two are forgetting that mcguigan is white and alvarez latino...that make it okay for pat to serve as long as she wanted and wrong for claudia.
HURRY OVER TO THE LIBERAL OC TO ATTACK CLAUDIA AND HER ALLIES...WE WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THERE IS A HUGE OPPOSITION TO HER.
THE LONG BEACH RESIDENT AND I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.
J-MACK,
Good points. Unfortunately, NOBODY involved with this BLOG lives in Santa Ana, so they are not stakeholders.
This about personal vendetta's and petty party politics.
Otherwise, your suggestions are excellent!
NOTE:
I just tried to post this EXACT COMMENT on the LOC, we'll see if it makes it!
"Are you ready for four more years of Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez?"
That's like saying - are you ready for a double root canal on the first and third Monday of every month?
Mr. Cook why should we be paying Pat anything? She was a part time employee of the city. She is no longer an employee. Do you get benefits from any employer that you used to work part time for?
Claudia is at least still an employee.
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I would say that the taxpayer should demand an end to the freebies that were given to local and state law makers. And their appointed staff too.
And by the way Claudia is not an employee of Santa Ana or the water board.
And I get my med from the VA. So I guess I get a free ride too.
Admin, you don't post enough articles. Viva Martinez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!