Our next podcast will feature Mayoral candidate Mark I. Lopez
Our next Santa Ana Chismes Podcast is set for this Wednesday night, August 26, at7 pm. and will feature Mark I. Lopez a business owner running for Mayor of Santa…
The next Santa Ana Political Chismes podcast will feature Ceci Iglesias on 8/21
The next installment of our New Santa Ana podcast, which we are calling Santa Ana Political Chismes, is set for Friday, August 21 at 6 p.m. and will feature the…
New Santa Ana is launching a live podcast starting on August 19
The New Santa Ana blog had 19,000 views back in 2009, when we first started covering Santa Ana. The last four years we have had over one million views per…
The O.C. Democratic party announces their Nov. 3 election endorsements
ORANGE, Calif. -- The Democratic Party of Orange County released a new round of endorsements for the November 3rd elections on Monday night. The party endorsed dozens of candidates across…
2020 Elections
Cecilia Iglesias
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Cynthia Contreras
Danny Vega
Elections
George Collins
Janelle Welker
Jeffrey Katz
Jessie Lopez
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Jose Maduena
Jose Solorio
Juan Villegas
Laura Perez
Mark I. Lopez
Mark McLoughlin
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Santa Ana
Thai Viet Phan
Tony Adame
Vince Sarmiento
All the candidates who have filed to run for the Santa Ana City Council or for Mayor this November
I am encouraged by how many candidates have pulled papers to run for the Santa Ana City Council this November. This will be a very different election as the current…
SAUSD school employees endorse Contreras for Supervisor
WESTMINSTER, CA -- Exemplifying the wide-ranging support from students, teachers, and faculty for his campaign for the Orange County Board of Supervisors First District, today Westminster City Councilmember Sergio Contreras…
Attorney and activist Jeffrey Katz Announces bid for the Santa Ana City Council’s Ward 3
Emboldened and exasperated by the lack of effective, aggressive leadership for Santa Ana’s Ward 3 district, attorney, activist, and community advocate Jeffrey Katz announced his official candidacy for Santa Ana’s…
2020 Elections
Cecilia Iglesias
Claudia Alvarez
Danny Vega
Democratic Party
Elections
Janelle Welker
Jessie Lopez
Jose Solorio
Mike Gonzalez
Politics
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
You can file to run for Santa Ana Mayor or Wards 1, 3 or 5 through August 6
The City of Santa Ana has finally released their official notice of the upcoming City Election this November. Wards 1, 3 and 5 are up for grabs as is the…
A Santa Ana student defends charter schools as the State acts to defund them
By: Ivan Joseph Ramirez A quality school education makes students more likely to be accepted into a four-year university, and a college education is the key to having a better…
The Santa Ana City Council will resume in-person public comments at their July 7 meeting
The City of Santa Ana is pleased to announce that beginning July 7, 2020, the Santa Ana City Council will allow in-person public commentary during Council meetings. The public no…
Santa Ana Ward 5 City Council candidate slammed by Chicanxs Unidxs
Chicanxs Unidxs issued a blistering statement today regarding Santa Ana Ana City Council Ward 5 Candidate Johnathon Ryan Hernandez, who is also seeking endorsement from the Democratic Party of Orange…
The chair of the O.C. Board of Supervisors defends the name of John Wayne Airport
John Wayne led the movement to make Orange County home to Vietnamese refugees, he was an ardent supporter of our men and women in uniform, and his family foundation has…
The O.C. Democratic Party wants to change the name of John Wayne Airport
https://youtu.be/-ftJ9Q6vsLU Ada Briceño, the Chair if the Democratic Party of Orange County has teamed up with Fred Smoller, Associate Professor of Political Science, Chapman University and Dr. Michael A. Moodian,…
The Santa Ana City Council proclaims solidarity with peaceful protesters
The Santa Ana City Council has issued a Proclamation recognizing “Santa Ana solidarity with those who protest peacefully against systemic injustice.” Mayor Pro Tem Juan Villegas and Councilmember Nelida Mendoza…
Danny Vega announces his campaign for the Santa Ana City Council’s Ward 3
Another candidate has emerged for the Santa Ana City Council's Ward 3, which is up for grabs this November as the incumbent, Jose Solorio, is running for Mayor. Danny Vega,…