David Benavides

You don't get a consolation prize when you run for office. You either win or lose. After many weeks of politicking a number of local Santa Ana candidates will discover…

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SAUSD School Board candidate David Benavides had no choice but to file a police report when someone called the company that is handling his mailers, Mailing Pros and pretended to…

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You would think that SAUSD School Board candidate Carolyn Torres had the endorsement of our local teacher's union, the SAEA, given the ads her campaign is running on Facebook. But…

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All of the candidates for Santa Ana's Ward 4 are Democrats except for Bishop Gale Oliver Jr., who is an independent. Special Elections are generally low turnout affairs. Democrats in…

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The candidates are set for the upcoming SAUSD School Board Special Election, which will be held on Nov. 5, to replace Cecilia Iglesias, who was elected to the Santa Ana…

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Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is finally going to term out of office next November. He is already making plans to run for the First Supervisorial District. So far three…

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Santa Ana's new City Council Members have started to appoint their nominees to our city's Boards and Commissions, according to the current City Council Meeting Agenda. City Councilwoman Elect Cecilia…

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[caption id="attachment_70336" align="aligncenter" width="412"] The Santa Ana City Council Majority[/caption] The Santa Ana City Council Majority - which now includes Council Members David Benavides, Jose Solorio, Vince Sarmiento and Sal…

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It looks like the Santa Ana City Council majority will not be able to put a district election measure on the June ballot after all. A judge ruled today that…

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[caption id="attachment_69791" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The Santa Ana City Council Majority - David Benavides, Sal Tinajero, Vince Sarmiento and Jose Solorio[/caption] The Santa Ana City Council majority decided at their last-minute…

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[caption id="attachment_69791" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The Santa Ana City Council majority - David Benavides, Vince Sarmiento, Sal Tinajero and Jose Solorio[/caption] The four clowns on the current Santa Ana City Council…

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The Santa Ana City Council majority proved once again this week that they are a bunch of clowns as their efforts to illegally place a district specific elections measure on…

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The Santa Ana City Council majority is up to their old tricks again. This time they are trying to sneak through major changes to our local elections ordinance without much…

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In November 2017, the city council approved a million dollar "loan" to the Santa Ana Auto Mall to build a new digital billboard next to the 55 Fwy. This million…

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A 36-year-old man was shot and killed in Santa Ana this afternoon, according to the O.C. Register. The shooting happened at about 1:30 p.m. at the 1900 block of West…

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