Councilman Benavides should not be honored by Santa Ana’s artists
Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides (seen above getting a piggyback ride from Councilman Roman Reyna) is going to be honored by the United Artists of Santa Ana this Saturday, July…
2nd Annual Santora Celebration to honor local art heroes
**** PRESS RELEASE **** For Immediate Release July 4, 2013 Press Contact: info@unitedartistsofsantaana.org 2ND ANNUAL SANTORA CELEBRATION HONORS LOCAL ART HEROES United Artists of Santa Ana (UASA), the galvanizing group…
Crime
David Benavides
Entertainment
immigration
Michele Martinez
Politics
Public Safety
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Activists to ask the SAPD to stop collaborating with ICE, on June 18
The OC May Day Coalition is asking the public and their members to join them at the next Santa Ana Public Safety Committee meeting, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at…
Pulido garners praise as he works to shut down SONGS and save the fire pits
It has been a tough ride for longtime Santa Ana Mayor Miguel A. Pulido since his successful re-election last November. He easily defeated Councilman David P. Benavides in that election,…
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Politics
Public Works
Raul Godinez
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Will the next City Manager be Public Works Director Raul Godinez II?
I am hearing that the Santa Ana City Council has settled on their next City Manager and despite a supposed national search and calls for transparency they are going with…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Tom Daly
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana Political Chismes – is a new City Manager on the way?
So many chismes! The big one I am hearing is that the Santa Ana City Council is preparing to hire a new City Manager at a special meeting next week,…
David Benavides
immigration
Labor
Latinos
Michele Martinez
Politics
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Big turnout for Santa Ana’s May Day March
Santa Ana's May Day march was a huge success. The theme of the May Day March was immigration reform. There are only two immigrants left on our City Council today…
Deputy City Manager Jill Arthur being investigated for misconduct
Santa Ana Deputy City Manager Jill Arthur was placed on administrative leave this week pending a city-commissioned investigation into allegations that she engaged in misconduct following a traffic accident, according…
Benavides attempting to appoint a paid consultant to the Planning Commission
[caption id="attachment_32444" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Bacerra at the podium[/caption] Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides, who failed badly in his attempt to beat Mayor Miguel Pulido last year, is trying to…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Kevin O'Rourke
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
The City Council fired Walters but it’s still business as usual at City Hall
I almost fell out of my chair laughing today when I read that "Among the shifts Rourke made late in March, External Affairs Manager Jill Arthur was promoted to deputy…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
OCTA
Orange County
Politics
Santa Ana
Transportation
Vince Sarmiento
Another damn Streetcar
From the OC Politics Blog Lurking in the back of the OCTA's Measure M Wasteful Boondoggles Projects File is another streetcar project in Santa Ana. It's not as expensive (for…
Councilman Benavides voted to increase your sanitation bill
Your annual Orange County Sanitation District fee is going to go up - and our representative on the OCSD Board of Directors, Councilman David Benavides, voted for the increase. OCSD…
Al Mijares
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Education
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Orange County
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
SAUSD
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana Political Chismes: Will Michele Martinez take a job in Sacramento?
Adios Martinez? Inside sources tell me that Santa Ana Council Woman Michele Martinez, who lost badly last June in her bid for the 69th Assembly District, is considering a job…
Benavides and Reyna back gay militants instead of Vietnamese families
Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides recently called for a review of city policies related to issuing public events permits to ensure such events are staged in a nondiscriminatory way," according…
Why can’t Benavides find anyone to appoint to City Boards and Commissions?
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: NOTICE COUNCILMEMBER BENAVIDES ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPOINTMENT TO A BOARD OR COMMISSION SEAT REMINDER: DEADLINE IS MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 AT…