2014 Elections - New Santa Ana

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So you think you can beat Mayor Pulido?

Mar 7, 2013 Art Pedroza

There appears to be an anti-Mayor Pulido cult in town and I find it rather laughable. Simply put, these folks can't beat him. So why is that? Well, here are…

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Shouldn’t RSCCD Trustee Solorio finish his first term before moving on?

Mar 1, 2013 Art Pedroza

State Assemblymember emeritus and now Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) Trustee, Jose Solorio announced his candidacy for the 34th Senate District a little over a month after being sworn in.…

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Janet Nguyen holding a fundraiser at a questionable eatery in Costa Mesa

Feb 20, 2013 Art Pedroza

From the OC Politics Blog Supervisor Janet Nguyen and the Atlas PAC are hosting a 2013 Lunar New Year Celebration Fundraiser, for her campaign for the 34th State Senate District –…

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The Grand Jury isn’t done thrashing Nguyen over her destruction of CalOptima

Feb 17, 2013 Art Pedroza

Watch The Grand Jury, Supervisor Janet Nguyen and Medi-Cal on PBS. See more from KOCE. The Orange County grand jury is planning two more reports on CalOptima, the county’s health…

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Solorio’s campaign for the 34th State Senate District is heating up

Feb 15, 2013 Art Pedroza

Former Assemblyman Jose Solorio, a Democrat who currently serves on the Rancho Santiago Community College District's Board of Education, formally announced his campaign for the 34th State Senate District seat…

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Who will the Santa Ana City Council blame now?

Feb 3, 2013 Art Pedroza

Well, the Santa Ana City Council got their way - and not even their own supporters can figure out why they fired City Manager Paul Walters. But here's the kicker…

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Medical marijuana dispensary ballot measure campaign turns in 16K signatures

Jan 26, 2013 Art Pedroza

"Yesterday, medical marijuana activists seeking to overturn Santa Ana's ban on medical marijuana collectives showed up at city hall with 16,000 signatures of city residents who want the pot clubs back…

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O.C. Grand Jury rips Supervisor Janet Nguyen for wrecking CalOptima

Jan 25, 2013 Art Pedroza

From the OC Politics Blog In the wake of a blistering report by Orange County's Grand Jury that raised troubling questions about hospital lobbyists writing controversial changes to the county's…

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Santa Ana Political Chismes: the return of Thomas Gordon?

Jan 11, 2013 Art Pedroza

The Return of Thomas Gordon? Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero thought he was being rather clever when he moved community activist Thomas Gordon out of his ward, when…

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Exclusive – City Council to fire City Manager Paul Walters in January

Dec 27, 2012 Art Pedroza

EXCLUSIVE - The Santa Ana City Council met today in a last-minute closed-session to consider the fate of City Manager Paul Walters. Don't buy the B.S. that they were also reviewing…

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Can Solorio take Correa’s State Senate seat in 2014?

Dec 14, 2012 Art Pedroza

Jose Solorio no longer has to fly to Sacramento every week to do business in the State Legislature, having termed out as our Assemblyman in the 69th Assembly District. Reportedly…

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Who is Santa Ana’s most powerful politician?

Dec 4, 2012 Art Pedroza

Public OpinionPoll Results Who is Santa Ana's most powerful politician? U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez certainly made her case this year by helping to elect Anaheim Council Candidate Jordan Brandman and…

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Santa Ana’s voters should reject East L.A. style candidates

Oct 19, 2012 Art Pedroza

As the stumbling "Santa Ana Spring" movement continues to unimpress, it is becoming obvious that David Benavides, the bogus revolution's candidate for Mayor of Santa Ana, is going to lose on…

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Who will defeat Tom Daly in 2014?

Sep 27, 2012 Art Pedroza

It looks like we are going to be stuck with Tom Daly as our Assemblyman in the 69th Assembly District, with the news we broke today that his opponent, Jose…

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RSCCD Area 3 candidate Tony Tapia to host a fundraiser on 9/27

Sep 27, 2012 Art Pedroza

[caption id="attachment_28329" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Tony Tapia and State Senator Lou Correa[/caption] Tony Tapia, a candidate for the Rancho Santiago Community College District Board of Education, is hosting a fundraiser for…

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