Avoid the Santa Ana crash tax by paying $48 for EMS membership
The City of Santa Ana is one of at least 50 cities in the state that have adopted so-called crash-tax laws allowing local governments to seek reimbursement from insurance companies…
Sean Mill to be appointed to the Santa Ana Planning Commission next week
Next week's Santa Ana City Council meeting was moved to January 4, which is on Tuesday. Ordinarily the first Council meeting of the year would likely be a boring affair,…
Time to strike a new tone and retire the phrase “Usual Suspects”
As we close out this year, I would like to set a better tone going forward. We think our readers value our political coverage, but we also feel that we…
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Loretta Sanchez
Lou Correa
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
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Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vietnamese
Vince Sarmiento
A lot has changed in the last decade, in Santa Ana politics
We started a new decade this year - and a lot of political change came to Santa Ana in the previous ten years. We now have an all-Latino City Council.…
Downtown businesses need to support the Station District
The problems that are being incurred by the downtown businesses can't be blamed on Downtown Inc., the restaurant association, Mike Harrah or the PBID. The problems they are incurring are…
Santa Ana City Attorney Joe Fletcher is gone, for good reason, what about Ream?
I have nothing against Santa Ana City Attorney Joseph Fletcher, who is either retiring or getting the boot, depending on who you talk to. But the fact is, he dropped…
City of Santa Ana cancels trial valet parking program in Artists Village
There was a stunning development this afternoon in Santa Ana's Artists Village, where the artists had been upset and had begun to organize because of concerns about a trial valet…
Pulido keeps it positive at swearing in ceremony
While failed Santa Ana mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua and about 15 of his unhappy followers froze outside, the Santa Ana City Council Members and Mayor Miguel Pulido were sworn in…
Don’t believe the naysayers, violent crime has gone down in Santa Ana
An irresponsible O.C. blogger, who regrettably has joined the Amezcua cult, has been advancing the notion that violent crime has not gone down in Santa Ana. In 2009, according to…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Will Jose Solorio run for the Santa Ana City Council again in 2012?
Assemblyman Jose Solorio won reelection easily in November, as he always has. But he is going to term out of his seat in the 69th Assembly District in 2012. It…
Does City of Santa Ana need a PIO?
For far too long the city of Santa Ana has let others define who we are and what our city is all about. Be it the media outlets like the…
Did Pulido earn a fee by helping to seal a $2.3 billion dollar real estate deal?
The State of California announced on Oct. 12 that it would be selling 24 government office buildings — including the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles and the San…
Have critics of the Santa Ana City Council gone too far?
My colleague, Sean Mill, recently extended an invitation to the editor of a local news and entertainment publication to go on a ride-along with Mayor Miguel Pulido, to see some…
Valet parking debate underscores need for Santa Ana Artist Village City Commission
Some of the artists in downtown Santa Ana's Artist Village are not happy about a new valet parking service that is being coordinated by the Downtown Santa Ana Restaurant Association…
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Who will run for the Santa Ana City Council in 2012?
This year's Santa Ana City Council elections were a mixed bag. On the one hand, mayoral challenger Alfredo Amezcua proved he could run a serious campaign - but he lost…