Poll: would you support Brandman or Sarmiento to replace Assemblyman Solorio?
[poll id="4"] It looks like there is going to be quite a battle for Assemblyman Jose Solorio's seat in the 69th Assembly District, in 2012. Rumor has it that Jordan…
Los Amigos press conference turns out to be a giant waste of time
I attended the Los Amigos press conference today, which was held in their usual meeting place - a German restaurant in Anaheim. As I expected, it was a giant waste…
Los Amigos of Anaheim to attack the Santa Ana City Council on Wed., Jan. 5
Los Amigos? Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido easily defeated Alfredo Amezcua, back in November. But, for whatever reason, Amezcua's supporters are still grousing about this - even though everyone else…
2010 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
David Benavides
Elections
Jose Solorio
Latino Leaders
Lou Correa
Miguel Pulido
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Poll: Who was Santa Ana’s Man of the Year in 2010?
UPDATE: Voting will close on Friday, Jan. 7, at 10 am This poll is now closed. Find out who won at this link. Who was Santa Ana's Man of the…
2012 Elections
Crime
Economy
Education
Elections
Energy
Fiscal Sustainability
homeless
Housing
Janet Nguyen
Jobs
Labor
Miguel Pulido
Orange County
Paul Walters
Politics
Public Safety
Real Estate
Redevelopment
Santa Ana
Water
Poll: What are the top ten issues in Santa Ana going into 2012?
As the year 2011 draws to a close it is time to ponder the top ten issues facing the people of the City of Santa Ana, going into the New…
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre is running for the Chairmanship of the OC GOP
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre has announced that he is challenging attorney and lobbyist Scott Baugh for the Chairmanship of the Republican Party of Orange County (OC GOP). Whitacre is…
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Loretta Sanchez
Lou Correa
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vietnamese
Vince Sarmiento
A lot has changed in the last decade, in Santa Ana politics
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.…
Have Alfredo Amezcua’s followers become a cult?
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…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Will Jose Solorio run for the Santa Ana City Council again in 2012?
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…
It is highly unlikely that Lou Correa will run against Janet Nguyen in 2012
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.…
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Who will run for the Santa Ana City Council in 2012?
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…
Meet Assemblyman Jose Solorio and local elected officials, over coffee
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…
2010 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Claudia Alvarez
Elections
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
If Brown appoints Pulido to a state post, get ready for Mayor Alvarez
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…
Santa Ana voters reject Amezcua, the Usual Suspects and the Coalition of No
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…
Santa Ana Election Results – Amezcua loses badly
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…