Civic Affairs

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Most public libraries in the cities surrounding Santa Ana are open on Sundays.  The Santa Ana Public Libraries are closed on Sundays.  Should they be open as well? The need…

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Santa Ana Business Emergency Response Team (BERT) Graduation announcement: Thursday November 18, 2010 9:00 am to 11:00 am hosted by the Santa Ana Police Department in the Community Room at their…

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The Santa Ana City Council meeting is tonight, at 5 pm, at the Civic Center Plaza.  Our Mayor, Miguel Pulido, has posted a few highlights about the meeting at his…

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Official No One Left Behind is hosting a charitable holiday event on November 12, from 10 am to 3 pm, at the Delhi Center, located at 505 E. Central Ave.,…

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Senator Lou Correa is hosting a town hall meeting today entitled “Transparency & Accountability: Pursuing the Public’s Right To Know,” from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, at the Board Chambers…

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First Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua falsely claimed that Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez was appearing at a fundraiser on his behalf at the exclusive estate of Orange Park Acres resident and Republican…

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The Santa Ana Boxing Club hosted their 4th Annual “Off the Streets and into the Ring” event yesterday.  The show was sponsored by Northgate Gonzalez Markets; Attorney Deborah Vasquez; UFCW…

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Announcing the 13th Annual Celebrate Santa Ana, including the presentation of Community Building Awards, Resource EXPO, Most Beautiful Yard, reunion event for our neighborhood heroes and wonderful networking opportunities for…

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A small gaggle of malcontents led by a self-important blogger from Long Beach have been trying to compare the actions of our city council here in Santa Ana to those of…

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