Alfredo Amezcua to offer free breakfast and dinner to supporters this Saturday
I will say this for Alfredo Amezcua, he still isn't being specific about what it is he intends to do as Mayor of Santa Ana, but he sure does hold…
Amezcua complains about business license fees but offers no solutions
I visited Alfredo Amezcua's mayoral campaign website again yesterday- and as usual found nothing of substance. However, he did post a new statement on his Facebook page hinting at a…
350 Santa Ana residents attended the Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival
Safe Bike Helmets for Santa Ana Residents by Sophin Zoe Pruong-McCreery “Does that fit okay?” Margaret Macias of St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group asked a young Santa Ana resident. “We…
Santa Ana City Commissioners terrorized a student so badly that he resigned
Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission Chair Tish Leon Another scandal is erupting - and like the Benavides Hatergate fiasco it involves Councilman David Benavides. I found out this week…
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Does mayoral candidate Charles Hart miss the days when there were less Mexicans in Santa Ana?
Gustavo Arellano wrote a great post over at the O.C. Weekly's Navel Gazing blog wondering what Republican Santa Ana mayoral candidate Charles Hart meant when he stated in his press…
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Who are Santa Ana’s Usual Suspects?
The Usual Suspects One of my readers, named Cook, asked me yesterday to explain who Santa Ana's Usual Suspects are. He wondered if the term was meant to be racist.…
Can Councilman David Benavides survive the Hatergate scandal?
Councilman David Benavides has been desperately trying to quell the firestorm that erupted when we broke the story that he honored a group of Minutemen and extremist Republicans who were recruited by…
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Lupe Moreno declares jihad on Mexican civil rights activist
The Benavides Hatergate scandal blew up again today as Minuteman Lupe Moreno began a libelous jihad against Mexican civil rights activist Naui Huitzilopochtli. Moreno forwarded a letter asking her hater…
Benavides Hatergate: The missing Independence Day video emerges
I met last night with Naui Huitzilopochtli and he graciously allowed me to borrow his video clips of the footage he shot at the Santa Ana Independence Day event on…
Santa Ana Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival on Saturday, July 24
The City of Santa Ana is hosting the Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival, on Saturday, July 24, from 10 am -2 pm, with two bike rides starting at Thornton Park…
Republican Charles Hart announces his campaign for Mayor of Santa Ana
Have Santa Ana's "Usual Suspects" found their candidate for Mayor of Santa Ana? Charles Hart, a resident of the same Riverview Neighborhood where Julie and Glen Stroud live, has announced…
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The O.C. Register piles on the Benavides Hatergate scandal
It has become the scandal that won't go away. This time the Orange County Register piled on the David Benavides Hatergate scandal with a new article that is very illuminating.…
SAPD Officer Amadu Kabia’s dedication & service honored by the Santa Ana City Council
Santa Ana Police Officer Amadu Kabia succumbed to cancer recently - but he worked until he no longer could. This Monday, the Santa Ana Police Department and the Santa Ana…
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The OC Weekly jumps on the Benavides hatergate story
R. Scott Moxley, of the OC Weekly, attended last night's Santa Ana City Council meeting. Now the OC Weekly has piled on Councilman David Benavides too. Here are a few…
Benavides Hatergate: Santa Ana Councilman publicly rebuked by colleagues for honoring Moreno & co.
Lupe Moreno supporter Anne Menaldo(center) and David Benavides(right) Councilman David Benavides chose to ignore common sense and the advice of his fellow elected officials and honored a group of folks…