Alfredo Amezcua to offer free breakfast and dinner to supporters this Saturday
I will say this for Alfredo Amezcua, he still isn't being specific about what it is he intends to do as Mayor of Santa Ana, but he sure does hold…
Van Tran says Loretta Sanchez hasn’t pandered enough to the Viet voters
Does Tran seriously think Sanchez hasn't pandered enough to the Vietnamese voters? Republican Assemblyman Van Tran has fired off his first shot at Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, who he is running…
Amezcua complains about business license fees but offers no solutions
I visited Alfredo Amezcua's mayoral campaign website again yesterday- and as usual found nothing of substance. However, he did post a new statement on his Facebook page hinting at a…
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Does mayoral candidate Charles Hart miss the days when there were less Mexicans in Santa Ana?
Gustavo Arellano wrote a great post over at the O.C. Weekly's Navel Gazing blog wondering what Republican Santa Ana mayoral candidate Charles Hart meant when he stated in his press…
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Who are Santa Ana’s Usual Suspects?
The Usual Suspects One of my readers, named Cook, asked me yesterday to explain who Santa Ana's Usual Suspects are. He wondered if the term was meant to be racist.…
Is Supervisor Janet Nguyen planning to get rid of Latinos in her district?
Is Supervisor Janet Nguyen trying to get rid of Latinos in her district - before Solorio challengers her in 2012? Supervisor Janet Nguyen's imperious ways have finally done her in.…
Can Councilman David Benavides survive the Hatergate scandal?
Councilman David Benavides has been desperately trying to quell the firestorm that erupted when we broke the story that he honored a group of Minutemen and extremist Republicans who were recruited by…
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Lupe Moreno declares jihad on Mexican civil rights activist
The Benavides Hatergate scandal blew up again today as Minuteman Lupe Moreno began a libelous jihad against Mexican civil rights activist Naui Huitzilopochtli. Moreno forwarded a letter asking her hater…
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VADPAC Luncheon Honoring Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Phu Nguyen
The IBEW is hosting a Vietnamese American Democratic PAC (VADPAC) luncheon honoring Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and 68th Assembly District candidate Phu Nguyen on August 27, from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm.…
Republican Charles Hart announces his campaign for Mayor of Santa Ana
Have Santa Ana's "Usual Suspects" found their candidate for Mayor of Santa Ana? Charles Hart, a resident of the same Riverview Neighborhood where Julie and Glen Stroud live, has announced…
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The OC Weekly jumps on the Benavides hatergate story
R. Scott Moxley, of the OC Weekly, attended last night's Santa Ana City Council meeting. Now the OC Weekly has piled on Councilman David Benavides too. Here are a few…
Amezcua says Pulido isn’t helping our youth – but is that really true?
Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua finally offered a glimpse at one of his campaign ideas, with this comment that was posted today on Facebook ( I am posting it…
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Benavides Hatergate: Will the Santa Ana City Council honor the Minutemen on Monday?
Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides has chosen to give common sense and decency, not to mention his fellow councilmembers and the residents of the city, the middle finger. The…
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New campaign reports show Sanchez has over one million cash on hand
Congressional campaign finance reports were released today, and the news isn't terribly good for some of Orange County's challengers. In the 47th Congressional District, Assemblyman Van Tran reported $347,914 cash…
More evidence emerges that Amezcua didn’t live in Area 1 while on the RSCCD Board
I have received evidence that Al Amezcua, an attorney who is a candidate for Mayor of Santa Ana, did not live in Area 1, when he was serving on the…