Elections

I had a long talk this afernoon with a Santa Ana insider who had some amazing chismes for me.  I was expecting that perhaps Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido would…

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Santa Ana Michele Martinez announced her intention to run for re-election in 2014, today on her Facebook page: "It's with great excitement to announce my re-election campaign for 2014! Re-Elect…

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Come to the Orange County campaign kickoff for SB 52, the California DISCLOSE Act! Join SB 52 supporters including Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, Community College Trustee and former Assemblymember Jose Solorio,…

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I received an email tip this morning from a reader who said that someone had turned in recall paperwork, at the City Clerk's office - and they were going after…

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One of our readers asked me to have a look at the information that the Santa Ana City Council will be reviewing and voting upon at tomorrow night's Council meeting,…

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Diverse? No! The last time someone tried to change our City Council elections from at large to ward specific the effort failed, primarily because white voters were told that the…

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Well, the Santa Ana City Council got their way - and not even their own supporters can figure out why they fired City Manager Paul Walters.  But here's the kicker…

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Have Benavides and Sarmiento been secretly coordinating their attack on Walters? Apparently Council Member David Benavides called the Santa Ana City Clerk, Maria Huizar, this Friday, in the morning at…

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What to do?  Our Santa Ana City Council majority has lost it.  Now Council Member David Benavides is back from his travels - apparently he flew to India with his…

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The Return of Thomas Gordon? Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero thought he was being rather clever when he moved community activist Thomas Gordon out of his ward, when…

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So it begins.  I am told, on good authority, that a Santa Ana businesswoman and resident named Cherie Kerr allegedly went to City Hall today to begin the process of recalling…

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[caption id="attachment_8342" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Assembly Speaker John Perez and Jeff LeTourneau[/caption] The race to see who will replace Frank Barbaro as the new Chair of the Democratic Party of Orange…

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This was a news-packed year in Santa Ana - and women were a big part of many of our leading stories this year.   Now its time to pick our 2012…

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As has been our tradition, it is time to vote for the Santa Ana Man and Woman of the Year, for 2012.  And we have quite a few great choices…

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[caption id="attachment_30930" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Angelica Amezcua, courtesy of the OC Register[/caption] The year 2012 was a great year for news in Santa Ana.  I have reviewed all of our readership…

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