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…
Correa invites high school seniors to apply for the Young Senators program
Senator Correa is encouraging Orange County high school students to apply for his Young Senators Program, a hands-on youth leadership program. Selected students will participate in community service activities, have…
2012 Elections
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homeless
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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…
Time to strike a new tone and retire the phrase “Usual Suspects”
As we close out this year, I would like to set a better tone going forward. We think our readers value our political coverage, but we also feel that we…
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Loretta Sanchez
Lou Correa
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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.…
2010 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
David Benavides
Extremism
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
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Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Amezcua’s vigil of malcontents
This group is just a front operation for failed Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua. It is evident that Amezcua and his supporters have no plans on be gracious in defeat.
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
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Michele Martinez
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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…
Senator Correa introduces a bill requiring local governments to register lobbyists
State Sen. Lou Correa has introduced a bill which would require lobbyist registration at the local government level– a feat the County of Orange has failed to accomplish on its…
Passage of Dream Act would have a huge impact on Santa Ana’s young people
Congress on Wednesday is expected to begin its fight over extending legal immigration status to foreign-born youngsters with a scheduled cloture vote on the DREAM Act in the Senate, according…
Mayor Pulido’s involvement in state real estate deal not illegal
By most accounts Pulido in his capacity as a businessman, not Mayor, pulled together a group of investors to purchase 11 parcels currently owned by the state. There is nothing…
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…