Civic Affairs

George Collins, a videographer who lives in south Santa Ana, and who ran for Mayor last year, was on the scene yesterday when graffiti was discovered on two walls in…

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The Santa Ana Soccer and Business Association held its first board meeting on January 11, at the offices of Edgar Seb Vazquez, their President.  Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and…

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In the wake of the horrific shooting in Tucson, that took six lives and left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords terribly wounded, shouldn't the Santa Ana City Council adopt additional security measures,…

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There has been some talk this week, in the local blogosphere, about whether or not someone might be qualified to be a City Commissioner.  That is a good subject to…

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New California Gov. Jerry Brown, facing tremendous budget problems, has proposed a statewide budget that eliminates state spending on public libraries entirely. Those cuts amount to around $30 million, according…

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Longtime Santa Ana City Commissioners Julie Stroud and Vicky Betancourt are out - both are being replaced this Tuesday night, at the next Santa Ana City Council meeting, according to…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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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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.…

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