Santa Ana City Council tosses Tish Leon
The Santa Ana City Council voted 6-1 to remove Tish Leon from the city's Recreation and Parks Board. Only Ward 4 Councilmember David Benavides voted against the motion brought forth…
Santa Ana firefighters surprise Councilwoman Michele Martinez with a birthday cake
Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez had to work on her birthday today, but she had a surprise coming. As the City Council proceeded through their meeting tonight, at the…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Amezcua campaign mimes, then retreats, at the Yost Theater
Debbie McEwen practices her free speech, at tonight's Council meeting The Alfredo Amezcua campaign spent a week screaming on Facebook about free speech, but at tonight's Santa Ana City Council…
How will Amezcua surpass the votes Martinez got in 2008?
Will Team Martinez be sufficient to elect Alfredo Amezcua? For Alfredo Amezcua to become the next Mayor of Santa Ana, he would have to surpass the number of votes that…
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Republican Party
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Mayor Miguel Pulido may have already won
In a stunner, four challengers qualified today to run for Mayor of Santa Ana, perhaps dooming the campaign of Alfredo Amezcua, the former Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee who was the…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Civil Rights
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
immigration
Latinos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Racism
Republican Party
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Benavides goes after Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez while defending Moreno and the Minutemen again
Tonight's Santa Ana City Council meeting blew up again as a few of the haters that Councilman David Benavides honored at the last meeting showed up to cry about the…
Civic Affairs
Democratic Party
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Women
Youth Activities
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez gave an impassioned speech at her fundraiser
I attended Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez' fundraiser tonight, at Karmina Restaurant and Grill, at 515 N. Broadway. It was a lot of fun actually as the folks in attendance…
Fundraiser for Councilwoman Michele Martinez tonight
ADOLFO LOPEZ AND SA DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS Cordially invite you to a reception supporting the re-election of COUNCILWOMAN MICHELE MARTINEZ Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:30 PM– 7:30 PM Program to start…
350 Santa Ana residents attended the Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival
Safe Bike Helmets for Santa Ana Residents by Sophin Zoe Pruong-McCreery “Does that fit okay?” Margaret Macias of St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group asked a young Santa Ana resident. “We…
Santa Ana Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival on Saturday, July 24
The City of Santa Ana is hosting the Pacific Electric Bike Ride and Festival, on Saturday, July 24, from 10 am -2 pm, with two bike rides starting at Thornton Park…
Councilmember Michele Martinez Elected to the NALEO Board of Directors
Councilwoman Michele Martinez pictured with Brea Mayor Ron Garcia and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido Councilmember Michele Martinez Elected to the NALEO Board of Directors The NALEO Board of Directors…
Civic Affairs
Civil Rights
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
immigration
Latinos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana Council refuses to honor haters much to Benavides’ chagrin
The Santa Ana City Council wisely pulled the awarding of a Certificate of Recognition at tonight's meeting to a group of folks that included individuals with ties to the Minuteman…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Santa Ana candidates scramble to raise more money as deadline looms today
This Wednesday, June 30, marks the end of the first campaign finance reporting period, which means that local candidates are scrambling to raise more money in advance of the…
Councilwoman Michele Martinez cancels fundraiser tomorrow night due to Laker game
Maybe the Lakers could use Councilwoman Michele Martinez' help tonight? Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez knows better than to hold a fundraiser tomorrow night - not with the Los Angeles Lakers…
Business
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Real Estate
Redevelopment
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
How will the Santa Ana City Council vote on Mike Harrah’s OBP changes?
Now that the Santa Ana Planning Commission has voted, by a margine of 3-2, to approve the changes requested in the developer agreement for the One Broadway Plaza development, by…