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Tinajero selected unanimously as the new Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem

Dec 11, 2012 Art Pedroza

In the end, Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides realized he was outnumbered and so he sucked it up and made the motion tonight to select his colleague, Council Member Sal…

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Angelica Amezcua will pick the next Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem

Dec 10, 2012 Art Pedroza

[caption id="attachment_30930" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Angelica Amezcua - or Angie Oliver, courtesy of the OC Register[/caption] Can you believe it? Newly elected Council Member Angelica Amezcua is now in a position…

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Pulido opposes the Downtown Santa Ana PBID tax!

Dec 6, 2012 Art Pedroza

"Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido said Monday he opposed allowing a controversial downtown property tax to continue, the mayor’s first declaration on the issue since he was given the OK…

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Who is Santa Ana’s most powerful politician?

Dec 4, 2012 Art Pedroza

Public OpinionPoll Results Who is Santa Ana's most powerful politician? U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez certainly made her case this year by helping to elect Anaheim Council Candidate Jordan Brandman and…

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Will the new City Council support finishing the Santiago Creek bike trail?

Nov 21, 2012 Art Pedroza

How will the new Santa Ana City Council deal with the uncompleted Santiago Creek Bike Trail? The trail is complete right now - except for a "missing link" - a 1/4-mile…

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Pulido is beating Benavides by a larger margin than he beat Amezcua in 2010

Nov 21, 2012 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is currently leading his closes challenger, Santa Ana Council Member David Benavides, by over 12,000 votes. Pulido has 27,068 votes, or 48.2% of the ballots…

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Pulido stands up for Vietnamese Americans and the Council backs him up

Nov 19, 2012 Art Pedroza

As this year's mayoral campaign drew to a close, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, in one fell swoop, was able to secure the vote of most Vietnamese Americans in his…

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Meet new Santa Ana Council Members at tonight’s Com Link meeting

Nov 15, 2012 Art Pedroza

Thursday November 15, 2012, 3:55 PM City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community: Please Join Us Tonight at Com-Link Forum Meeting to Welcome Newly Elected City Officials SANTA ANA, CA…

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The new Santa Ana Council leader is incoming Mayor Pro Tem Tinajero

Nov 11, 2012 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana Council Member Sal Tinajero got out of the way when his colleague, Council Member Michele Martinez, wanted to run for the 69th Assembly District. And he stepped aside…

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Palacio to blame for Amezcua’s loss in the SAUSD School Board race

Nov 11, 2012 Art Pedroza

[caption id="attachment_30395" align="aligncenter" width="280"] Valerie Amezcua[/caption] Regardless of whether or not you are a supporter of Valerie Amezcua, the daughter of failed Santa Ana mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua, you have…

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The Santa Ana City Clerk announces the 2012 Nov. 6 election results

Nov 7, 2012 Art Pedroza

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: 2012 UNOFFICIAL LOCAL SANTA ANA ELECTION RESULTS SANTA ANA, CA (November 7, 2012) – In an effort to keep Santa Ana…

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Team Benavides stumbles as Pulido and Alvarez win

Nov 7, 2012 Art Pedroza

[caption id="attachment_28989" align="aligncenter" width="163"] The Team Benavides consultant, John Palacio, lost his tug of war with Mayor Pulido[/caption] What a night. To sum it up, Mayor Miguel Pulido won easily.…

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Santa Ana Election results – Pulido far ahead and Amezcua winning in Ward 3!

Nov 6, 2012 Art Pedroza

[caption id="attachment_30761" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Two winners - Mayor Miguel Pulido and President Barack Obama[/caption] As expected, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is winning handily tonight. The O.C. Voter Registrar has…

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Who will win in Santa Ana’s elections on Tuesday?

Nov 6, 2012 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana Mayoral challenger David Benavides wasn't on the ballot two years ago, as he had no opponent for his City Council seat. The last time he appeared on the…

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Benavides and Sarmiento are bad for labor and for business

Oct 24, 2012 Art Pedroza

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Councilmen Benavides & Sarmiento Are Bad for Labor and for Business! I wrote previously about how Council Members Benavides and Sarmiento didn’t share with the…

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