Elections

  This Wednesday, June 30, marks the end of the first campaign finance reporting period, which means that local candidates are scrambling to raise more money in advance of the…

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Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides said in a recent email that his recent campaign kickoff fundraiser was a big success.  City hall insiders tell me that he did indeed have a…

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SAUSD Trustee Audrey Noji always finds a way to win in November... Two of the Santa Ana Unified School District's (SAUSD) Trustees are up for reelection in November - Audrey…

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Will Irene Ibarra run for Santa Ana Mayor? Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and his challenger, local attorney Alfredo Amezcua, figure to have a fierce, expensive campaign this fall.  Their…

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You are invited to join Guest Host Committee: Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez State Senator Lou Correa Assemblyman Jose Solorio Santa Ana School Trustee Roman Reyna Mayor Miguel Pulido in supporting Santa…

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Santa Ana Mayoral Candidate Alfredo Amezcua is having another fundraiser, this time in celebration of Independence Day.  The event will be held on Saturday, July 3, at the Laborers Local…

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The Orange County Labor Federation is hosting a Candidate's Academy, on June 23, from 4:30 pm to 8 pm, at UFCW 324, located at 8530 Stanton Ave., in Buena Park.…

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Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua finally has put up some "Issues" on his campaign website.  I spoke to Amezcua recently and asked why he had not done more to explain…

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Picture courtesy of Miniondas An article in the latest edition of Miniondas, a Spanish language newspaper in Santa Ana, covered Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido's recent State of the City…

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Maybe the Lakers could use Councilwoman Michele Martinez' help tonight? Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez knows better than to hold a fundraiser tomorrow night - not with the Los Angeles Lakers…

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Councilwoman Michele Martinez (Ward 2) is having her next fundraiser on Thursday, June 17, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm, at the new Karmina Restaurant & Grill, in downtown Santa Ana. Karmina Restaurant is the…

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Mayor Pulido enjoys the support of the entire Santa Ana City Council   Who is better for Santa Ana? Al Amezcua or Miguel Pulido? (polls) Several of my friends here…

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Nadia Lockyer and Bill Lockyer Remember former SAUSD Trustee Nadia Davis?  We wrote recently about her campaign for County Supervisor in Alameda.  She got caught lying about her job but…

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Will Lucille Kring's GOP pals put her over the top in the 34th State Senate District in November? Does it really matter that Republican Lucille Kring got more votes than…

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Time for Van Tran (R-CA-47) to Answer Some Questions Van Tran, running against Representative Loretta Sanchez, has kept a noticeably low profile on the campaign trail these past months. No…

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