Meet author Juan Villegas at the Santa Ana Public Library on 10/3
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: Santa Ana Public Library Welcomes Author: Juan Villegas SANTA ANA, CA – The Santa Ana Public Library is pleased to present…
Santa Ana urges residents to participate in National Voter Registration Day
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: JOIN US FOR NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY REGISTER TO VOTE TODAY! SANTA ANA, CA (September 24, 2012) - On September 25,…
Athens street sweeping services scheduled to begin in Santa Ana on 10/1
Community: ATHENS STREET SWEEPING SERVICES SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN SANTA ANA ON OCTOBER 1, 2012 SANTA ANA, CA (September 17, 2012) – On July 17, 2012, the Santa Ana City…
Arts and Culture
Charles Hart
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Eric Alderete
Jose Solorio
Karina Onofre
Latinos
Loretta Sanchez
Lou Correa
Mexico
Miguel Pulido
Patriotism
Politics
Republican Party
Rob Richardson
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Politicians, ninjas and a bear show up at the 2012 Fiestas Patrias parade
The Santa Ana 2012 Fiestas Patrias parade ran for about an hour and a half today, starting at 4 pm. I got there a few minutes late and missed Mayor…
2012 Fiestas Patrias Parking, Traffic and Parade Route information
Santa Ana Police Department Citizen Alert: Traffic Advisory Sept 15 and 16 Fiestas Patrias Parade and Festival The City will be hosting the Fiestas Patrias Downtown Festival and Parade on…
Santa Ana City Council candidate forums to be held on Sep. 12 and 27
On Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 7 pm, the Connect-to-Council organization will host a candidate debate for the Santa Ana Mayoral and City Council candidates (Council Wards 1, 3 &…
2012 Elections
Art Pedroza
Civic Affairs
Elections
Measure GG
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Santa Ana
Term Limits
The O.C. Register’s Editorial Board opposes Santa Ana’s Term Limits Measure
The Orange County Register's Editorial Board has decided to oppose Santa Ana's latest unfair Term Limits initiative, Measure GG. You can read the ballot argument I wrote opposing Measure GG…
2012 Elections
Arts and Culture
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Taxes
Bustamante returns to join Benavides in supporting the PBID tax
[caption id="attachment_28824" align="aligncenter" width="312"] Benavides tried to evade the PBID issue, but failed[/caption] A clearly chastened Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante returned to work tonight, showing up to the…
Santa Ana keeps all investigations of alleged bad cops secret
According to the Orange County Register, "the Peace Officers’ Bill of Rights, introduced in 1976, was intended to protect cops from overzealous investigations. Since its passage into California law, it has protected…
Civic Affairs
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Parks and Recreation
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
SAUSD
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana announces addition of 22 new park acres!
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community: Santa Ana City Council Announces Improvement in Acres of Recreational Space SANTA ANA, CA (August 20, 2012) – For the last twenty years,…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Elections
George Collins
Lupe Moreno
Miguel Angel Briseno
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Roy Alvarado
Santa Ana
Collins, Benavides and Moreno fighting over the same voters
[caption id="attachment_27144" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Can you spot all the Usual Suspect Mayoral candidates in this photo?[/caption] Santa Ana Mayoral candidate George Collins gloated on Facebook today because his name is…
Candidate filing deadline extended to Wed., 8/15, in several Santa Ana races
The Registrar of Voters announced today that the nomination period has been extended until August 15, 2012, 5:00 p.m. for the Santa Ana offices listed below because the incumbent failed to…
Questions our Santa Ana City Council candidates need to answer
UPDATE: This post has been read 299 times as of August 13, at 11:30 pm. But only one Santa Ana Council candidate has been forthright enough to answer the questions…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Elections
George Collins
Lupe Moreno
Miguel Angel Briseno
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Roy Alvarado
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Update: Tinajero drops out of the Santa Ana Mayor’s race
Santa Ana Council Member Sal Tinajero has dropped out of the Santa Ana Mayor's race. The remaining candidates include: Mayor Miguel Pulido Council Member David Benavides Analyst/Production Manager George Collins…
Update: Revised argument against the Santa Ana term limits accepted
Rob Cook and I were able to file our argument against the latest flawed Santa Ana term limits measure today and were joined by Becky Valencia Verdin, who also signed…