It looks like the Santa Ana City Council majority will not be able to put a district election measure on the June ballot after all. A judge ruled today that…

Santa Ana City Councilman Roman Reyna must be in full panic mode by now. Reyna is running for reelection in November, but this time he is facing a 25-year member…

Did you know that former Santa Ana City Commissioner Thomas Gordon maintains a second home in Denver, CO? He has in fact served in City Commissions both in Denver and…

Apparently several Santa Ana City Council members are scheming to get rid of our overpaid City Manager, David Cavazos, if Santa Ana City Council Member Michele Martinez is successful in…

There is an effort underway by Rock Solid Recovery to convert the Mauna Loa Garden Apartments in Santa Ana to a 60 unit residential development to a behavioral health facility - essentially…

By: Phil Bacerra On Monday, January 25, 2015, at 9 a.m., the OCTA will hold a public hearing that could ultimately take bus lines away from Santa Ana, the city…

Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides has married Erika Carranza, the girlfriend that he previously appointed to the Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission. The wedding, which took place this…

It is hard to believe given that the Santa Ana City Council is entirely comprised of Latinos, but there are only two Latinos serving currently on the Santa Ana Planning…

[caption id="attachment_47718" align="aligncenter" width="300"] David Benavides and Phil Bacerra[/caption]   Agenda Item 13C is on tomorrow night's Santa Ana City Council agenda, regarding the recommended reappointment of Phil Bacerra to the Ward 4…

Karen Haluza, the Interim Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency at City of Santa Ana, is leaving Santa Ana on December 15, for a new job in the City…

Transparency really matters to Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero.  It is why he split from Councilman David Benavides' "Team Santa Ana" in the recent City Council election.  Benavides…

In 2008 there were three Vietnamese candidates running for the First Supervisorial District but only one of them was a Democrat - a nice fellow named Hoa Van Tran.  The…

Have you wondered how in the world Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides and his sidekick, Roman Reyna, who is an ill-advised Mayoral candidate this year, are funding their respective political…

[caption id="attachment_46196" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Santa Ana Planning Commissioner Phil Bacerra[/caption] Why would two Santa Ana Planning Commissioners vote against transparency?  That is what happened at tonight's Santa Ana Planning Commission…

Santa Ana's Planning Commissioners were tasked this year with filling out disclosure forms when they talk to stakeholders about pending development projects. That is a reasonable request given how easy…