David Benavides

It looks like we are going to be stuck with Tom Daly as our Assemblyman in the 69th Assembly District, with the news we broke today that his opponent, Jose…

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Our neighboring city of Anaheim exploded this summer when Anaheim cops appeared to shoot a young Latino in the back - and no weapon was found on him.  There was…

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Santa Ana Council Member David Benavides is finally holding a fundraiser for his fading Mayoral campaign, on Thursday, September 20, 2012, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm, at Chapter One Restaurant, located at…

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The Santa Ana 2012 Fiestas Patrias parade ran for about an hour and a half today, starting at 4 pm.  I got there a few minutes late and missed Mayor…

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Until last night I had never attended the "El Grito" event at Santa Ana's annual Fiestas Patrias.  Who knew I was missing out on an unbelievable spectacle? Thousands of Mexican…

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I am hearing that Santa Ana Council Member Vince Sarmiento appears to be having buyer's regret when it comes to upstart Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides.  Apparently Sarmiento has…

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One of the first things that Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides said at this week's candidate forum was "I have a question for you.  Are you okay with the…

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If there is one thing I can guarantee going into the November elections, it is that the current Santa Ana City Council is destined to crumble.  Already the coalition that…

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[caption id="attachment_28984" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Valerie Amezua, David Benavides and company - but no Eric Alderete[/caption] Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides and his supporters would like us to think that…

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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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[caption id="attachment_27981" align="aligncenter" width="300"] SAUSD Trustee John Palacio[/caption] To understand why SAUSD Trustee John Palacio hates Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido so much you have to understand that Palacio is…

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It has become increasingly obvious that the so-called "Santa Ana Spring" is actually a collection of Santa Ana politicians with different axes to grind, who have come together as their…

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When word got out that Irvine's Newsong Church was in escrow to buy the landmark Santora building in Downtown Santa Ana, the artists community in our Downtown Artists Village area…

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Apparently the Orange County Democratic Party Central Committee endorsed the following Santa Ana candidates yesterday: Loretta Sanchez for United States Congress (Re-Elect) Councilman David Benavides for Mayor Eric Alderete for…

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