Large crowd shows up to watch the Santa Ana 2013 Fiestas Patrias parade
The 2013 Fiestas Patrias Parade was held this afternoon in Downtown Santa Ana. This annual event is always well attended and despite the heat today there were a lot of…
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Poll – Who is the worst Santa Ana City Council Member?
[cardoza_wp_poll id=10] We recently took a look at the official City Calendars of each of our Santa Ana City Council Members. Now it is time to vote! Which one of…
A look at Mayor Pulido’s official calendar shows a full time schedule
Our family vacation interrupted my series of articles about the Santa Ana Council Members' City Calendars, which are posted for public review on the City's website. We have looked at…
Adult Baseball fight breaks out, with Tinajero and Pulido in the middle
"A dispute involving adult baseball leagues in Santa Ana is providing yet another backdrop for the ongoing political battle between Mayor Miguel Pulido and the current City Council majority, with…
Mayor Pulido addresses the public employee pension fiasco
Pension costs: Pushing cities to fiscal disaster By San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed & Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, The San Diego Union-Tribune The skyrocketing cost of public employee retirement…
Mayor Pulido to deliver his annual State of the City address on 6/19
Mayor Miguel Pulido will deliver his 2013 State of the City address on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, to the members of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce. Pulido was challenged…
Pulido garners praise as he works to shut down SONGS and save the fire pits
It has been a tough ride for longtime Santa Ana Mayor Miguel A. Pulido since his successful re-election last November. He easily defeated Councilman David P. Benavides in that election,…
2014 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Term Limits
Tom Daly
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana Political Chismes – Sarmiento for Supervisor?
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…
Why Rocco’s misguided recall campaign against Mayor Pulido will fail
We reported back on March 21, that Steve Rocco, the perennial candidate who appears to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic, had filed paperwork with the Santa Ana…
May Day at the Santa Ana City Council meeting on May 6
Join the OC May Day Coalition this Monday night, at 5:30 pm, at the Santa Ana City Council meeting, as they come together to share their stories and demand that…
Pulido steps into the raging bonfire debate
[caption id="attachment_12168" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Click for complete text[/caption] From the OC Politics Blog Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is calling for a meeting of his fellow wizards mayors to "identify…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Kevin O'Rourke
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
The City Council fired Walters but it’s still business as usual at City Hall
I almost fell out of my chair laughing today when I read that "Among the shifts Rourke made late in March, External Affairs Manager Jill Arthur was promoted to deputy…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
OCTA
Orange County
Politics
Santa Ana
Transportation
Vince Sarmiento
Another damn Streetcar
From the OC Politics Blog Lurking in the back of the OCTA's Measure M Wasteful Boondoggles Projects File is another streetcar project in Santa Ana. It's not as expensive (for…
Recall Pulido?
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…
Al Mijares
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Education
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Orange County
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
SAUSD
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana Political Chismes: Will Michele Martinez take a job in Sacramento?
Adios Martinez? Inside sources tell me that Santa Ana Council Woman Michele Martinez, who lost badly last June in her bid for the 69th Assembly District, is considering a job…