Alfredo Amezcua

Perhaps the biggest knock on Santa Ana Mayoral challenger Benjamin Vazquez, besides his aggressively liberal politics, is the doubt that he can raise enough money to seriously contend against longtime…

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Peter Ojeda, the head of an Orange County wing of the Mexican Mafia, and his former girlfriend, Suzie Rodriguez,  have been convicted of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder and assault…

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Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, told NBC News this week that she "will not mind if she isn’t reelected in November."  She was interviewed after this week's City Council meeting had to…

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Santa Ana's Mayor Pro Tem, Sal Tinajero, is up for reelection in Ward 6, in this November's General Election, but you would hardly know that as he still doesn't have…

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State Senator Lou Correa has opted not to run for Mayor of Santa Ana.  Why did he get cold feet? "After a review of various factors, I have decided not…

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[caption id="attachment_30395" align="aligncenter" width="280"] Valerie Amezcua[/caption] Rumor has it that longtime SAUSD School Board Member Audrey Yamagata-Noji is finally going to retire this year.  That means her seat will open…

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UPDATE: We have received the official press release regarding this multi-agency gang sweep. It is posted at the end of this article. Pre-dawn raids at about 75 locations throughout the…

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It has been a tough ride for longtime Santa Ana Mayor Miguel A. Pulido since his successful re-election last November.  He easily defeated Councilman David P. Benavides in that election,…

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I had a long talk this afernoon with a Santa Ana insider who had some amazing chismes for me.  I was expecting that perhaps Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido would…

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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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Should Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and local community leaders demand an appeal of the Santa Ana City Council's decision to fire City Manager Paul Walters - seven months after…

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What is up with the Santa Ana City Council?  In their quest to fire popular and successful City Manager Paul Walters, they are talking like tough guys - as if…

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Update: So now that the Benavides cartel is running the Santa Ana City Council, are they really going to be all about change?  If so when are they dumping Dan…

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Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is currently leading his closes challenger, Santa Ana Council Member David Benavides, by over 12,000 votes. Pulido has 27,068 votes, or 48.2% of the ballots…

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[caption id="attachment_30761" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Two winners - Mayor Miguel Pulido and President Barack Obama[/caption] As expected, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is winning handily tonight.  The O.C. Voter Registrar has…

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