Carlos Bustamante

There is so much going on today in Santa Ana that I chose to report it all in our infamous Political Chismes format, rather than post several articles.  Here we…

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[caption id="attachment_32559" align="aligncenter" width="394"] Where were Sarmiento's complaints before the majority took power?[/caption] I continue to be amazed by the lame excuses our Santa Ana Council Members are making with regard to…

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[caption id="attachment_30930" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Angelica Amezcua, courtesy of the OC Register[/caption] The year 2012 was a great year for news in Santa Ana.  I have reviewed all of our readership…

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"Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido said Monday he opposed allowing a controversial downtown property tax to continue, the mayor’s first declaration on the issue since he was given the OK…

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How will the new Santa Ana City Council deal with the uncompleted Santiago Creek Bike Trail?  The trail is complete right now - except for a "missing link" - a 1/4-mile…

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It didn't take long for losing Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides to show his immaturity.  Check out these excerpts from the Voice of OC: Benavides was defiant in defeat,…

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[caption id="attachment_30792" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Benavides signs at Bustamante's house[/caption] I got a tip today that disgraced Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante has been seen putting up signs for his…

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The inside baseball set has assumed that Santa Ana Planning Commissioner Eric Alderete is going to win in Ward 3, in November's election.  However an unpublished poll shows former Santa…

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[caption id="attachment_29005" align="aligncenter" width="386"] Robert Hammond, promoting the GOP[/caption] Orange County's Democrats are generally clueless, but this past June they were particularly out of sorts.  They inexplicably gave Orange County…

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[caption id="attachment_28824" align="aligncenter" width="312"] Benavides tried to evade the PBID issue, but failed[/caption] A clearly chastened Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante returned to work tonight, showing up to the…

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A surprise candidate filed for the SAUSD School Board at the last minute - a "customer service administrator" named Robert Allen.  I have no idea who he is, and I…

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The Registrar of Voters announced today that the nomination period has been extended until August 15, 2012, 5:00 p.m. for the Santa Ana offices listed below because the incumbent failed to…

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Estela and Angelica Amezcua pulled papers today to run for the Santa Ana City Council, in Wards 1 and 3.  It initially appeared that they were running for each other's wards,…

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[caption id="attachment_393" align="aligncenter" width="403"] Zeke Hernandez is pictured on the right[/caption] It looks like SAUSD Trustee Roman Reyna won't be winning easily after all, in his campaign for the Santa…

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In the end the Santa Ana PBID tax may finally die - but it won't be because our City Council had the guts to get rid of it.  Instead it…

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