Former City Manager David Ream left behind a legacy of transformation
The City of Santa Ana is mourning the loss of former City Manager David Ream, who passed away on Dec. 26 after a long illness. Ream served as city manager…
Retired Santa Ana City Manager David Ream has passed away
Dave Ream Retired Santa Ana City Manager David Ream passed away on Dec. 26, at around 11 p.m., at the age of 76. Ream's wife, Diane, and his son Tim…
2018 elections
Cecilia Iglesias
Civic Affairs
Dave Ream
David Penaloza
Elections
Juan Villegas
Miguel Pulido
Nelida Mendoza
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
It’s going to be up to the Millennials to save the City of Santa Ana
Santa Ana's baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. I just missed that time period - marking me as a member of Gen X. The baby boomers love to point…
Updated: Adios Jill Arthur
UPDATED: The Voice of OC is now reporting that Jill Arthur is possibly working in a volunteer capacity for Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. We have no problem with that. …
Civic Affairs
Dave Ream
Gerardo Mouet
Kevin O'Rourke
Michele Martinez
Paul Walters
Politics
Santa Ana
Will the Council hire former Stockton interim city manager Kevin O’Rourke?
[caption id="attachment_33047" align="aligncenter" width="370"] Picture of Kevin O'Rourke Courtesy of Recordnet[/caption] "Santa Ana city leaders apparently reached consensus Monday on appointing an interim city manager to fill the slot left…
Civic Affairs
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Paul Walters
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
The Council praised former City Manager Ream but back-stabbed Walters
The same Santa Ana City Council Members who just fired our City Manager, Paul Walters, heaped praise on his predecessor, Dave Ream, when he finally retired, as noted in the…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Why is the Council blaming Walters for problems they created?
[caption id="attachment_32559" align="aligncenter" width="394"] Where were Sarmiento's complaints before the majority took power?[/caption] I continue to be amazed by the lame excuses our Santa Ana Council Members are making with regard to…
2012 Elections
Carlos Bustamante
Charles Hart
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Dave Ream
Democratic Party
Eric Alderete
Karina Onofre
Latinos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Martinez pushes the Santa Ana City Council to review term limits on Monday
Play time is over - the Santa Ana City Council appears to be rebelling against Mayor Pulido "The Santa Ana City Council is scheduled July 16 to consider a ballot…
Business
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Courts
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Development
Fraud
Latinos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
City Council to decide the fate of the Downtown PBID tax tonight
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,…
2006 Elections
2008 Elections
2010 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Claudia Alvarez
Dave Ream
Democratic Party
Elections
Julio Perez
Latinos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
No Gustavo, Michele Martinez and I did not sell out to Miguel Pulido
The OC Weekly's Gustavo Arellano is a huge fan of far-left Democrat Julio Perez - one of four Democrats vying for the 69th Assembly District. That's fine. What is not…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Dave Ream
Michele Martinez
Politics
Santa Ana
Tom Daly
A Year in Review – a look back at Santa Ana in 2011
Our posts about Santa Ana's Cafe Lu and Councilman Bustamante topped the charts in 2011 What a year it has been here in Santa Ana - and on this blog,…
2010 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Claudia Alvarez
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Elections
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Sean Mill
Vince Sarmiento
How and why I ended up helping Pulido to defeat Amezcua last year
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…
Council members Martinez and Benavides to host a city manager forum on 7/28
Santa Ana Council Members Michele Martinez and David Benavides are going to host a community forum on Thursday, July 28, from 6 pm to 8 pm, at the Southwest Senior…
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Latinos
Lawyers
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Santa Ana
Has the City of Santa Ana suspended its city manager search?
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…
Santa Ana City Attorney Joe Fletcher is gone, for good reason, what about Ream?
I have nothing against Santa Ana City Attorney Joseph Fletcher, who is either retiring or getting the boot, depending on who you talk to. But the fact is, he dropped…