Vince Sarmiento

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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2012 CONTACT: Karia Salazar, PHONE: (714) 623-7185, EMAIL: salazar_karia@yahoo.com The Democratic Party of Orange County Endorses Councilman Vincent Sarmiento to Represent Santa Ana City Council…

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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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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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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community: Santa Ana City Council Announces Improvement in Acres of Recreational Space SANTA ANA, CA (August 20, 2012) – For the last twenty years,…

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Santa Ana Ward 3 candidate Eric Alderete's campaign held a fundraiser tonight at Chapter One: the Modern Local, in Downtown Santa Ana.  There were at least 80 attendees including quite…

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Estela and Angelica Amezcua pulled papers today to run for the Santa Ana City Council, in Wards 1 and 3.  It initially appeared that they were running for each other's wards,…

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UPDATE: A four member city council voted tonight to unanimously put to the voters a four term limit of 2 years each for the office of Mayor. I can understand…

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Sources at City Hall are telling me that Mayor Miguel Pulido is working overtime to stop an attempt by the Santa Ana City Council to draft a term limit measure…

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Tonight's Santa Ana City Council meeting, which was held at the SAPD's Community Room, was, as predicted, a real zoo.  Media vans and news crews were everywhere and residents and…

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Santa Ana Planning Commissioner Eric Alderete has announced that he will campaign for Ward 3 on the Santa Ana City Council, which is currently held by Council Member Carlos Bustamante, who…

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[caption id="attachment_27049" align="aligncenter" width="316"] Alvarez couldn't help but smile at tonight's City Council meeting...[/caption] Remember when Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante went after his colleague, Santa Ana Mayor Pro…

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July 4 falls on a Wednesday this year but there will be fireworks early this week, at Monday night's Santa Ana City Council meeting, on July 2, at 5 pm,…

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