Civic Affairs - New Santa Ana

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Will the new City Council support finishing the Santiago Creek bike trail?

Nov 21, 2012 Art Pedroza

How will the new Santa Ana City Council deal with the uncompleted Santiago Creek Bike Trail? The trail is complete right now - except for a "missing link" - a 1/4-mile…

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Pulido is beating Benavides by a larger margin than he beat Amezcua in 2010

Nov 21, 2012 Art Pedroza

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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Pulido stands up for Vietnamese Americans and the Council backs him up

Nov 19, 2012 Art Pedroza

As this year's mayoral campaign drew to a close, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, in one fell swoop, was able to secure the vote of most Vietnamese Americans in his…

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Council Member Martinez claims City’s water fee transfers are illegal

Nov 13, 2012 Art Pedroza

"For years Santa Ana has been transferring millions of dollars raised from water fees to the general fund to cover public safety costs, a budget-balancing method that city officials say…

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What issues should our new Santa Ana City Council focus on?

Nov 13, 2012 Art Pedroza

The new Santa Ana City Council Members - Angelica Amezcua and Roman Reyna, won't be sworn in yet for a few weeks. Once they are sworn in they are facing…

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Santa Ana Election results – Pulido far ahead and Amezcua winning in Ward 3!

Nov 6, 2012 Art Pedroza

[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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Who will win in Santa Ana’s elections on Tuesday?

Nov 6, 2012 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana Mayoral challenger David Benavides wasn't on the ballot two years ago, as he had no opponent for his City Council seat. The last time he appeared on the…

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Santa Ana Work Center to host a flag hoisting and job fair on Veteran’s Day

Nov 1, 2012 Art Pedroza

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: CITY HOSTS FLAG RAISING CEREMONY TO HONOR VETERAN’S DAY SANTA ANA, CA (October 31, 2012) - To commemorate the upcoming Veteran’s…

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Benavides and Sarmiento are bad for labor and for business

Oct 24, 2012 Art Pedroza

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Councilmen Benavides & Sarmiento Are Bad for Labor and for Business! I wrote previously about how Council Members Benavides and Sarmiento didn’t share with the…

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Groundbreaking at joint use SAUSD/Santa Ana Community Center set for 10/24

Oct 23, 2012 Art Pedroza

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2012 Contact: Deidra Powell Chief Communications Officer, 714-558-5555 – Office, 714-673-4995 - Cell CITY OF SANTA ANA AND SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE…

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Santa Ana to open a new exercise park on 10/27

Oct 23, 2012 Art Pedroza

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: Grand Opening of the City’s First Exercise Park SANTA ANA, CA - (October 23, 2012) - The City of Santa Ana,…

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Our Santa Ana Voter Guide for the Nov. 6 election

Oct 19, 2012 Art Pedroza

There are quite a few key races coming up in the November 6, 2012 General Election, here in Santa Ana. I have written dozens of posts in recent weeks about…

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Mayor Pulido to speak at ribbon cutting at the Bao Quang Temple

Oct 13, 2012 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido will be speaking this Sunday, October 14, at the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Bao Quang Temple Buddhist Cultural Center, located at 713 N. Newhope St. (Newhope &…

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Video footage of Santa Ana’s mayoral candidates at a Sep. forum

Oct 2, 2012 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana mayoral candidate George Collins is best known in town for one thing - he always brings a video camera along, wherever he goes. He brought his camera early…

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Santa Ana launches online building inspection scheduling

Sep 25, 2012 Art Pedroza

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: WEB INSPECTION SCHEDULING GETS CUSTOMERS ON-LINE RATHER THAN IN-LINE SANTA ANA, CA (September 25, 2012) – The City today announced the…

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