Claudia Alvarez

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…

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The City of Santa Ana spent hundreds of thousands starting up the Artists Village.  Then they made tattoo shops, hookah bars and massage parlors illegal in the Downtown area.  Now…

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[poll id="6"] We broke the story that the Santa Ana City Council suspended the search for a new City Manager, and today the O.C. Register followed up with a new…

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Can't let a rainy day go by without a new edition of Santa Ana Political Chismes, can we?  Church doesn't start for another hour, so here goes... The Voice of…

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Santa Ana will continue to dominate the 69th Assembly District, in the latest redistricting proposal that is now headed for public comment.  The new district map includes all of Santa…

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I was going to wait a week for the next Santa Ana Political Chismes column, but I have some more Chismes and they need to get posted now, so here…

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Several sources in and around Santa Ana's City Hall are reporting that the City of Santa Ana has suspended their search for a new city manager.  I am told that…

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The Santa Ana City Council's Public Safety Committee is meeting on Tuesday, July 26, and the meeting promises to be an interesting one.  The topics on the agenda, which is…

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The Santa Ana Police Department held their 24th Annual Employee Recognition and Awards Ceremony last night, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Santa Ana. Deputy Chief Carlos Rojas welcomed the attendees…

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The City of Santa Ana's Public Safety Committee meeting, on Tuesday, May 24, promises to be an interesting one - with activists coming to the meeting to talk about illegal…

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State Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-69) has reportedly convinced Santa Ana City Councilman Vincent Sarmiento to run for the 69th Assembly District in 2012, when Solorio will term out. Sarmiento was…

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It is beginning to look like a free-for-all for Assemblyman Jose Solorio's 69th Assembly District seat, which includes most of Santa Ana and parts of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Tustin and…

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Our reader, Cook, has often said that Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez is eligible to run for two more terms.  The thinking is that Measure D, which extended…

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A few folks in Santa Ana have been mighty perplexed about the current City Council majority.  I would definitely include failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua in that number,…

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The Santa Ana City Council majority has about had it with City Manager Dave Ream and his staff.  One Council Member I spoke to this week said that it was…

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