Who will replace beleaguered Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante?
UPDATE: Bustamante has resigned from his job at the County of Orange. It is only a matter of time now before he is pressured off the Santa Ana City Council.…
Bustamante quits his County job – will he resign from the Council too?
"County executive manager Carlos Bustamante, the target of an internal investigation into accusations that he had sexual encounters with his employees, resigned from his ($178,000) job Tuesday afternoon," according to the…
Thank you Carlos Bustamante!
None of us knows for sure what is going to happen to Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante, who is under investigation by his employer, the County of Orange, for allegations…
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Is FPPC complaint selectively targeting Latino officials?
[caption id="attachment_20686" align="aligncenter" width="180" caption="Glenn Stroud - Complainer in Chief"][/caption] When Santa Ana resident Glenn Stroud, at the urging of Liberal OC blogger Chris Prevatt, filed a complaint with the Fair…
Could alleged tampering with witnesses be Bustamante’s downfall?
The Voice of OC reported on Sep. 16, that Santa Ana Councilman and County of Orange Public Works Administrator Carlos Bustamante, "who first began working at the county in 2000,…
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Team Pulido and Solorio publicly endorse Michele Martinez at her fundraiser
When OC Labor Political wannabe Julio (Wholio?) Perez held his fundraiser this month it turned into a reunion of the sad sacks who failed to elect Alfredo Amezcua last year,…
What if Bustamante were still on the state’s anti-harassment commission?
When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced, back on Jan. 2, 2008, that he was appointing Santa Ana Carlos Bustamante to the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, I could not believe…
Is Bustamante qualified to serve as an O.C. Public Works manager?
Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante once told an audience at a fundraiser (for his failed Supervisorial campaign) that his life was like Forrest Gump - a movie character who…
City of Santa Ana may investigate Bustamante as more women surface
According to a new anonymous letter that was sent to the County of Orange and to the Orange County Register, Bustamante and one of the four women named in the…
Carlos Bustamante anti-tax crusader???
[caption id="attachment_20384" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Twin devils of deception"][/caption] Embattled Ward 3 City Councilman Carlos Bustamante likes to portray himself as an anti-tax crusading small government Republican, but is he? At…
Will City of Santa Ana raise taxes – or file bankruptcy?
The Santa Ana City Council voted unanimously tonight to support a potential move of the Chivas USA soccer team to the Willowick Golf Course (that's right - Usual Suspects fave…
Bustamante and the County could face big fines if harassment charges stick
What penalties does Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante face - if the harassment charges against him stick? Well, the bad news for him is that the harassment penalties in California…
Bustamante appears to be finished, as allegations of sex at work surface
"The initial inquiry into Bustamante's behavior was prompted by an anonymous letter to county officials received after a female employee allegedly walked in on Bustamante and another female employee having…
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Santa Ana Political Chismes: Did Nguyen prod Bustamante to attack Alvarez?
When Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante ran for reelection, in 2008, he was fully supported by Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez. In fact he even sat next to…
Carlos Bustamante’s last stand was an epic fail
Does Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante realize he is up for reelection next year? He sure isn't acting like it. He went off on the Latino residents and businessmen…