Cindy Nelson, head of Santa Ana’s Development Services, opts to retire
I ran into a senior employee of the City of Santa Ana today, who told me that Cindy Nelson, the head of the City's Community Development Agency, whose title is…
Santa Ana City Council pushing for transparency, whether Ream likes it or not
The Santa Ana City Council majority has about had it with City Manager Dave Ream and his staff. One Council Member I spoke to this week said that it was…
KOCE Video of Los Amigos attack on the Santa Ana City Council
KOCE's David Nazar has apparently bought into the unfounded allegations and slander that were pitched by the Los Amigos of Anaheim at their recent press conference, against the Santa Ana…
A day in the life of Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido
I met with Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido today at noon, and we had a chance to discuss the Artists Village, amongst other topics. In the course of our conversation…
Sean Mill appointed to the Santa Ana Planning Commission by a 5-2 Council vote
Sean Mill was appointed last night, at the Santa Ana City Council, to the Planning Commission. Mill was nominated by Councilman Sal Tinajero, who won re-election to a four year…
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…
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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…
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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…