2012 Elections

Is it any surprise to anyone that Santa Ana Council Member David Benavides chose to break the news that he is running against Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido on the…

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UPDATE: Council Member Sal Tinajero has pulled papers to run against Mayor Pulido this November.  Chisme has it that Benavides will be pressured to get out of the race ASAP.…

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[caption id="attachment_27869" align="aligncenter" width="369"] Valerie and Al Amezcua[/caption] UPDATE: Valerie Amezcua has pulled papers to run for the SAUSD Board of Education.  She last ran for the SAUSD School Board…

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  An Orange County Superior Court judge has ruled that Santa Ana City Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez may not run for a fourth council term, according to the Voice of OC. …

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It looks like Steve Rocco is back.  According to Santa Ana neighborhood leader Connie Hamilton, Rocco has pulled papers to run for Ward 3 on the Santa Ana City Council.…

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Courtroom video courtesy of George Collins, Santa Ana Insight TV Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez has joined Santa Ana Parks and Rec Commisioner Max Madrid's lawsuit to compel…

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California's Attorney General, Kamala Harris, wrote a legal brief regarding local municipal term limits that should have a considerable bearing on tomorrow's hearing regarding Santa Ana Park and Rec Commissioner…

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Are you ready for yet another candidate for Santa Ana's Ward 3?  Park Santiago resident Shane Ramon Barrows has pulled papers for the City Council, but he says he won't be…

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[caption id="attachment_27417" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Brainwashed by Carlos Bustamante?[/caption] When we revealed in an earlier post that Santa Ana City Council candidate Karina Onofre had switched parties and become a registered…

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Sources at City Hall are telling me that Mayor Miguel Pulido is working overtime to stop an attempt by the Santa Ana City Council to draft a term limit measure…

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OC GOP Central Committee Member Thomas Gordon has pulled papers to run for Area Three of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.  He is thus far the only candidate for…

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[caption id="attachment_27584" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pictured: Rob Richardson, Mark McLoughlin, Carlos Bustamante and David Benavides[/caption] Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustees Mark McLoughlin and Dave Chapel both live in Santa Ana's…

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[caption id="attachment_27597" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pictured: Roman Reyna and Carlos Bustamante[/caption] SAUSD Trustee Roman Reyna has confirmed on this Facebook page that he is running for the Santa Ana City Council,…

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Tonight's Santa Ana City Council meeting, which was held at the SAPD's Community Room, was, as predicted, a real zoo.  Media vans and news crews were everywhere and residents and…

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Assemblyman Jose Solorio chose not to run against Supervisor Janet Nguyen in November, but he announced this afternoon, via email, that he is running for Area One of the Rancho…

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