Jose Solorio set for the Santa Ana Political Chismes podcast on 8/22
Join us on Saturday morning, August 22, at 9:30 a.m. for our Santa Ana Political Chismes podcast with Santa Ana City Councilman Jose Solorio, who is running for Santa Ana…
The next Santa Ana Political Chismes podcast will feature Ceci Iglesias on 8/21
The next installment of our New Santa Ana podcast, which we are calling Santa Ana Political Chismes, is set for Friday, August 21 at 6 p.m. and will feature the…
New Santa Ana is launching a live podcast starting on August 19
The New Santa Ana blog had 19,000 views back in 2009, when we first started covering Santa Ana. The last four years we have had over one million views per…
The City Clerk has announced the Santa Ana City Council and Mayoral candidates
The Santa Ana City Clerk has closed the 2020 General Election candidate filing and so we now know who will be running for the City Council and for Mayor this…
The O.C. Democratic party announces their Nov. 3 election endorsements
ORANGE, Calif. -- The Democratic Party of Orange County released a new round of endorsements for the November 3rd elections on Monday night. The party endorsed dozens of candidates across…
2020 Elections
Cecilia Iglesias
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Cynthia Contreras
Danny Vega
Elections
George Collins
Janelle Welker
Jeffrey Katz
Jessie Lopez
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Jose Maduena
Jose Solorio
Juan Villegas
Laura Perez
Mark I. Lopez
Mark McLoughlin
Politics
Santa Ana
Thai Viet Phan
Tony Adame
Vince Sarmiento
All the candidates who have filed to run for the Santa Ana City Council or for Mayor this November
I am encouraged by how many candidates have pulled papers to run for the Santa Ana City Council this November. This will be a very different election as the current…
SAUSD school employees endorse Contreras for Supervisor
WESTMINSTER, CA -- Exemplifying the wide-ranging support from students, teachers, and faculty for his campaign for the Orange County Board of Supervisors First District, today Westminster City Councilmember Sergio Contreras…
2020 Elections
Cecilia Iglesias
Claudia Alvarez
Danny Vega
Democratic Party
Elections
Janelle Welker
Jessie Lopez
Jose Solorio
Mike Gonzalez
Politics
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
You can file to run for Santa Ana Mayor or Wards 1, 3 or 5 through August 6
The City of Santa Ana has finally released their official notice of the upcoming City Election this November. Wards 1, 3 and 5 are up for grabs as is the…
Santa Ana Ward 5 City Council candidate slammed by Chicanxs Unidxs
Chicanxs Unidxs issued a blistering statement today regarding Santa Ana Ana City Council Ward 5 Candidate Johnathon Ryan Hernandez, who is also seeking endorsement from the Democratic Party of Orange…
Danny Vega announces his campaign for the Santa Ana City Council’s Ward 3
Another candidate has emerged for the Santa Ana City Council's Ward 3, which is up for grabs this November as the incumbent, Jose Solorio, is running for Mayor. Danny Vega,…
Contreras endorsed for O.C. Supervisor by Planned Parenthood and many labor unions
WESTMINSTER, CA -- In a reflection of his strong record of prioritizing public safety, today Westminster City Councilmember Sergio Contreras earned a powerful endorsement from the Orange County Professional Firefighters…
Senator Umberg’s legislation to protect voters rights amid pandemic passes Senate
SACRAMENTO - Today, Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments, presented Assembly Bill 860 (AB 860) as Joint Author on the Senate…
2020 Elections
Civic Affairs
Democratic Party
Elections
Janelle Welker
Jessie Lopez
Politics
Santa Ana
Two women announce their campaigns for the Santa Ana City Council’s Ward 3
This November Santa Ana residents will be voting for new City Council Members in several wards, including Ward 3, which includes much of North Santa Ana. Ward 3 is currently…
2020 Elections
Civic Affairs
David Penaloza
Elections
Janelle Welker
Jessie Lopez
Jose Solorio
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Will termed out Mayor Pulido run for the City Council?
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido will finally be terming out of office this November, after over 20 years. But pajaritos are reporting that Pulido may be looking at running for…
2020 Elections
Benjamin Vazquez
Cecilia Iglesias
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Elections
Jose Solorio
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
A preview of this November’s Santa Ana Mayoral election
The recently concluded Santa Ana Recall Election was a grueling experience but it won't be long before we start getting bombarded by mail yet again from the candidates for the…