The Amezcua brigade demands seats on the Santa Ana Ethics Panel
Al Amezcua and his daughter Valerie Amezcua led a contingent of angry Usual Suspects at last night's Santa Ana Code of Ethics Committee meeting, which was held at City Hall.…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
UPDATE: Santa Ana Code of Ethics meeting tonight at 6 pm
Unethical behavior is abundant in Santa Ana politics... The Santa Ana City Council is holding a meeting on Dec. 6, at 5:30 pm, to review the "Code of Ethics," which…
2012 Elections
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Jose Solorio
Latinos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Support Michele Martinez for Assembly this Thursday night
Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez has announced a series of fundraisers for her campaign for the 69th Assembly District. She has been endorsed by Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido…
PBID to be reconsidered by the Santa Ana City Council in May
Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez tried her best to stop the PBID (a property tax in Downtown Santa Ana that is used largely to promote bars and restaurants…
Affordable Housing
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Development
Michele Martinez
Orange County
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Why did Santa Ana Occupy fail to support affordable housing last night?
Why should Santa Ana Occupy care about affordable housing? Their leader is a wealthy lawyer who lives in Brea! About 40 members of Santa Ana Occupy showed up at…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Orange County
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Updated: Santa Ana Council rejects Occupy camping bid
This guy says he is almost homeless... UPDATE: The Santa Ana City Council rejected Santa Ana Occupy's request to camp out in Downtown Santa Ana, according to O.C. Register reporter…
Connect to Council’s next meeting is on 9/28, in Santa Ana’s Ward 6
Connect to Council is holding what they call a "Resource Event" on Wed., Sep. 28, at 6 pm., for the neighborhoods in Ward 6, which include: Riverview West Windsor Village…
2012 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Democratic Party
Elections
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
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,…
2012 Elections
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Updated: Michele Martinez to kick off her Assembly campaign on 9/22
Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez has officially announced her candidacy for the 69th Assembly District, in an email I am reproducing below. She is also hosting a Candidacy Announcement Kick-Off…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Live blogging – Alvarez vs. Bustamante and Benavides at the Council meeting
I am covering tonight's Santa Ana City Council meeting - which figures to be an epic confrontation between Republican Council Member Carlos Bustamante and his sidekick, David Benavides vs. Mayor…
Why not name the O.C. Great Park after Harvey Milk?
Will Irvine Mayor Beth Krom support naming the O.C. Great Park after Harvey Milk? While everyone has been focusing on the ruckus between Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez…
Business
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Entertainment
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
The Santa Ana City Council will host a PBID Public Hearing on 8/24
The Santa Ana City Council is holding a special meeting on Wednesday, August 24, at 5 pm. The biggest item on the agenda is a public hearing regarding the controversial…
automobiles
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
immigration
Politics
Public Safety
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Impounding of cars on Santa Ana Public Safety Committee meeting agenda
The impounding of cars driven by immigrants, by the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD), is on the agenda for the Santa Ana City Council's Public Safety Committee meeting scheduled for…
2012 Elections
California
Democratic Party
Elections
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Perez should drop out now that Martinez is running for the 69th A.D.
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez made an interesting announcement this morning on her Facebook page, "Good Morning! I wanted to share some great news with all of you. In the…
2010 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Claudia Alvarez
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Elections
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Sean Mill
Vince Sarmiento
How and why I ended up helping Pulido to defeat Amezcua last year
Former Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream was not a fan of the Orange Juice blog I have taken a lot of heat over the past couple of years because…