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Don’t let the Minutemen take over this year’s Santa Ana 4th of July event!

Apr 3, 2011 Art Pedroza

Do you recall that last year the Minutemen took over the Santa Ana 4th of July event? We raised a stink after one of them got caught on video calling…

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KPCC’s Larry Mantle to host a radio show about Santa Ana, on March 28

Mar 27, 2011 Art Pedroza

Click here for an audio link to Larry Mantle's "Santa Ana Gentrification Wars" segment of Air Talk. KPCC's Larry Mantle is hosting a radio show about Santa Ana on March…

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Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream retires at last

Mar 10, 2011 Art Pedroza

Longtime Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream has at long last decided to retire, according to the O.C. Register. He will remain as a consultant through May - and make…

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Santa Ana’s progressive City Council majority may not be in charge for long

Jan 30, 2011 Art Pedroza

A few folks in Santa Ana have been mighty perplexed about the current City Council majority. I would definitely include failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua in that number,…

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Stroud and Betancourt to be replaced as Santa Ana City Commissioners on Tuesday

Jan 17, 2011 Art Pedroza

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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Sean Mill appointed to the Santa Ana Planning Commission by a 5-2 Council vote

Jan 5, 2011 Art Pedroza

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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A lot has changed in the last decade, in Santa Ana politics

Dec 23, 2010 Art Pedroza

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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Council installation ceremony quite upbeat

Dec 15, 2010 Art Pedroza

Last evenings city council installation ceremony was great success that had a very upbeat vibe about it...Despite a small gathering of protesters organized by the failed Amezcua campaign the evening…

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Bloggers and media demonstrate Santa Ana must be the most interesting city in OC

Dec 7, 2010 Art Pedroza

Read the local blogs or the pseudo-media and you will see an incredible fascination, some might say obsession, with our great city and our elected officials. Whether they live in…

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Who will run for the Santa Ana City Council in 2012?

Nov 30, 2010 Art Pedroza

This year's Santa Ana City Council elections were a mixed bag. On the one hand, mayoral challenger Alfredo Amezcua proved he could run a serious campaign - but he lost…

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If Brown appoints Pulido to a state post, get ready for Mayor Alvarez

Nov 7, 2010 Art Pedroza

When Jerry Brown came to Santa Ana, to speak at the O.C. Labor Day event, he first stopped to visit at Mayor Miguel Pulido's home. Now that both Brown and…

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Is Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides a member of the GOP’s Hispanic 100?

Oct 9, 2010 Art Pedroza

No bueno! Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides appears on the home page of the so-called "Hispanic 100," which is really a front for the Republican Party. Note that GOP Senate…

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Exclusive video of this year’s Santa Ana’s Fiestas Patrias Parade

Sep 20, 2010 Art Pedroza

Yesterday's Fiestas Patrias parade, in Santa Ana, was perhaps the best one yet. A huge crowd lined Main St., many in folding chairs. Kids blew on horns and waved Mexican…

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Pictures taken at the Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias Parade

Sep 19, 2010 Art Pedroza

Click here to see our exclusive videos taken at the Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias Parade. The Fiestas Patrias Parade in Santa Ana today was a huge success. Massive crowds lined…

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Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante to host a fundraiser for Van Tran at his home

Sep 15, 2010 Art Pedroza

When I ran against Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante, in 2008, I did so primarily because the Democrats failed to recruit a challenger against the only Republican on the Santa…

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