Claudia Alvarez

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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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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Update: Alvarez is still ahead of McLoughlin, by 117 votes, at 9:30 pm on Saturday night, Nov. 10. Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez is still leading as ballots…

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[caption id="attachment_3086" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Two winners - U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez and Pres. Barack Obama[/caption] Fullerton residents are in shock today as they deal with the fact that Assemblyman Chris…

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[caption id="attachment_30930" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Angelica Amezcua - or Angie Oliver, courtesy of the OC Register[/caption] Surprise!  It turns out that Angelica Amezcua, the mystery candidate who somehow got elected to…

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[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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[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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Nice try, but no cigar.  Mark McLoughlin, a candidate for Area 5 on the Rancho Santiago Community College District's Board of Education, sent out a mailer today implying that he…

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Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez is hosting a major fundraiser this Thursday October 25th, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM, at 302 French Street, in Santa Ana.  Alvarez…

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As the stumbling "Santa Ana Spring" movement continues to unimpress, it is becoming obvious that David Benavides, the bogus revolution's candidate for Mayor of Santa Ana, is going to lose on…

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After hearing SAUSD Board of Education candidate Ceci Iglesias affirm her support for the Dream Act at last night's Santa Ana School Board forum, I have decided to endorse her after…

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There are quite a few key races coming up in the November 6, 2012 General Election, here in Santa Ana. I have written dozens of posts in recent weeks about…

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"After a long time, through many difficulties, under the enthusiastic help of effort and money from donors and Buddhists in many places, especially Council Member Santa Ana, Bao Quang Temple…

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Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez has launched her campaign website, for the Rancho Santiago Community College District's Board of Trustees. Her endorsements are impressive.  They include: Miguel Pulido Santa…

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It is hard to believe that the Santa Ana Unified School District's Board of Education, which consists of five Trustees,  includes only one woman - longtime Trustee Audrey Noji.  Or…

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