Council to consider the marijuana dispensary measure, which is a hot mess
One of our readers asked me to have a look at the information that the Santa Ana City Council will be reviewing and voting upon at tomorrow night's Council meeting,…
Al Mijares
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Education
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Orange County
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
SAUSD
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana Political Chismes: Will Michele Martinez take a job in Sacramento?
Adios Martinez? Inside sources tell me that Santa Ana Council Woman Michele Martinez, who lost badly last June in her bid for the 69th Assembly District, is considering a job…
Why can’t Benavides find anyone to appoint to City Boards and Commissions?
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: NOTICE COUNCILMEMBER BENAVIDES ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPOINTMENT TO A BOARD OR COMMISSION SEAT REMINDER: DEADLINE IS MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 AT…
Street repairs on MacArthur Blvd. will stretch from Bristol to Flower
The City of Santa Ana has notified residents, in a letter, that a bid has been awarded to a contractor who will be making curb and pavement repairs on MacArthur…
Angelica Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Carlos Rojas
Civic Affairs
Crime
David Benavides
Food
Kevin O'Rourke
Michele Martinez
Planning
Politics
Public Safety
Safety
Santa Ana
Santa Ana Political Chismes – Special Bustamante edition
There is so much going on today in Santa Ana that I chose to report it all in our infamous Political Chismes format, rather than post several articles. Here we…
City of Santa Ana to host a field trip to Long Beach to check out their bike community
City of Santa Ana Community Alert - Building a Bicycle Friendly City Event FREE field trip to the City of Long Beach to learn about a local bicycle friendly community…
Obama’s own Justice Department admits that gun buyback programs don’t work
Santa Ana police officers "collected 237 guns today, between 8:45 a.m. and 2 p.m., from a steady steam of cars throughout the day," according to the O.C. Register. The residents…
City of Santa Ana to host community budget outreach meeting on 2/28
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: NOTICE OF COMMUNITY MEETING BUDGET OUTREACH SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA SANTA ANA, CA (February 22, 2013) - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That…
Council leaning towards returning $54 million to the State of California
It looks like our Santa Ana City Council is beginning to wave the white flag as the State of California continues to demand the return of millions of dollars of redevelopment funds. …
Civic Affairs
Kevin O'Rourke
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Public Safety
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
The Council is paying Walters over $700K and O’Rourke is getting $22K a month
" The City of Santa Ana will pay out more than $700,000 under the severance agreement struck with former city manager Paul M. Walters," according to the O.C. Register. The Voice…
The SAPD will buy guns back anonymously on 2/23 at the Santa Ana Bowl
The Santa Ana Police Department has announced the City of Santa Ana's First Ever Anonymous Gun Buy Back Program, which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, from 9…
Has Council Member Michele Martinez declared war on the SAPD?
Not only was Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez the driving force behind the ouster of Santa Ana City Manager Paul Walters - my sources are now telling me that…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Kevin O'Rourke
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
The Council’s war on Pulido could end up costing us over $1 million dollars
"The cost of the severance agreement with former Santa Ana City Manager Paul Walters will be "above $400,000," according to Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero, as reported by the O.C. Register. The L.A.…
City Council hires interim city manager who temped in Bell and Stockton
Kevin O'Rourke, a retired government executive with two decades of experience in Orange County was appointed Monday by the City Council as Santa Ana's interim city manager," according to the O.C.…
An open letter to the Santa Ana City Council, by Tim Hirota
An open letter to the Santa Ana City Council... “I was not very excited or happy that Miguel didn’t want to do a nationwide search when we had the opportunity.…