Elections

We started a new decade this year - and a lot of political change came to Santa Ana in the previous ten years.  We now have an all-Latino City Council.…

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An old friend of mine got really upset at me this week for something I wrote about failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua.  I told him that Amezcua lied…

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Assemblyman Jose Solorio won reelection easily in November, as he always has.  But he is going to term out of his seat in the 69th Assembly District in 2012.  It…

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Matt Cunningham, a Republican blogger at the Red County blog, thinks that State Senator Lou Correa, who just won reelection, is going to run against Supervisor Janet Nguyen in 2012.…

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This year's Santa Ana City Council elections were a mixed bag.  On the one hand, mayoral challenger Alfredo Amezcua proved he could run a serious campaign - but he lost…

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Upcoming "Capitol in Your Corner" Events Please accept this opportunity to meet one-on-one with Assemblyman Solorio and other local elected officials to talk about important legislative, city and school issues…

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When Jerry Brown came to Santa Ana, to speak at the O.C. Labor Day event, he first stopped to visit at Mayor Miguel Pulido's home.  Now that both Brown and…

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The ballots have been cast and the votes tallied and Santa Ana voters sent a message that was loud and clear.  The people of the "Golden City" soundly reject Alfredo…

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The O.C. Voter Registrar has just about processed all the votes.  Here are a few of the more interesting results: Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez beat Van Tran, by 8 points.  The…

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In a sign of growing desperation, Alfredo Amezcua's mayoral campaign has hired human signs to stand on the corner of 17th and Main St., in front of the Norm's Restaurant.…

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The Orange County Labor Federation is going to be conducting Get out the Vote (GOTV) activities on Nov. 1 and 2.  To view their GOTV schedule click HERE. After the polls…

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Apparently Santa Ana Police Department Chief Paul Walters called voters, using a robo-call service, this week to warn them about mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua. Amezcua and his Usual Suspect acolytes…

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Amezcua tells Hart, thanks for splitting the vote! Alas, poor Charles Hart.  The Santa Ana mayoral candidate has finally figured out that he was used by the Usual Suspects.  They…

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We often forget our history - and you know what that means - we are doomed to repeat it.  That cycle is happening right now, here in Santa Ana. It…

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Every morning I drop off my son Jacob at John Muir Fundamental Elementary School.  We have to park and walk and as we do so we always stop and greet…

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