The L.A. Times piles on Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido
Santa Ana’s longtime mayor is under investigation for his relationship with the owner of the Santa Ana location of NAPA Auto Parts, to whom the mayor sold a piece of downtown …
Why did our City Council allow noisy early A.M. workouts in DTSA for so long?
Marc Payan wakes up just about every day well before the sun comes up, and drives to Downtown Santa Ana from his home in Irvine. He heads to a parking…
Effort underway to bring Ward-Specific Council elections to Santa Ana
I have been advocating for Ward-Specific City Council elections, here in Santa Ana, for many years. Our current system, which features six Wards, forces candidates to campaign in the entire…
Martinez says that NALEO is paying for her trip to a Disney resort in Orlando
[caption id="attachment_41168" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The Florida resort that Martinez will be visting[/caption] We posted an article yesterday about a trip that Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez is taking to the Disney…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Exclusive – Mayor Pulido responds to latest unfair VOC slam on him
[caption id="attachment_25907" align="aligncenter" width="300"] OCEA boss Nick Berardino has a grudge with Mayor Pulido[/caption] The Voice of OC is reporting that Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido voted for a $1.35-million…
2014 Elections
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
David Cavazos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Vince Sarmiento
Why is the Santa Ana City Council messing around with the Mayoral elections?
Is it desperation? Santa Ana Council Members Sal Tinajero and Vince Sarmiento placed an odd 85 A item on tonight's City Council agenda: DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS…
Santa Ana gangs raided as authorities go after the Mexican Mafia again
UPDATE: We have received the official press release regarding this multi-agency gang sweep. It is posted at the end of this article. Pre-dawn raids at about 75 locations throughout the…
Councilwoman Martinez is launching her re-election campaign on Oct. 3
[caption id="attachment_39658" align="aligncenter" width="210"] Several Santa Ana Council Members spent $10K of our money being wined and dined at the NALEO Conference in Chicago this year[/caption] Santa Ana Council Member…
Will anyone challenge Council Members Benavides, Martinez and Tinajero in 2014?
Several Santa Ana Council Members are going to have to run for re-election in 2014, including David Benavides, Michele Martinez and Sal Tinajero. It may well be that by then…
Councilwoman Martinez to present a State of the City address on 8/28
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez is hosting her own State of the City address on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at 6 pm, at the Santa Ana Senior Center, located at…
Council Members MIA from yesterday’s Santa Ana Peace March
More than 100 people from about 25 churches and community organizations marched on Saturday morning in a quest for peace in Santa Ana’s neighborhoods, according to the O.C. Register. What…
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Poll – Who is the worst Santa Ana City Council Member?
[cardoza_wp_poll id=10] We recently took a look at the official City Calendars of each of our Santa Ana City Council Members. Now it is time to vote! Which one of…
New City Manager’s huge contract blows up in the local media
The Santa Ana City Council's incredibly ridiculous decision to make their new City Manager, David Cavazos, a multi-millionaire (when you add in his six figure pension from the City of…
Councilwoman Martinez has not forgotten to represent her own Ward
We have been scrutinizing the public calendars of the Santa Ana City Council Members this week. We already looked at Councilman David Benavides' calendar, and that of Councilwoman Angie Amezcua. …
New alcohol ordinance passes but Benavides fails to keep bars open until 4 am
The City Council has approved a new ordinance aimed at simplifying the permit process for restaurants and other night-time businesses that want to offer entertainment, according to the O.C. Register.…