City of Santa Ana appoints Cynthia Kurtz as Interim City Manager
City of Santa Ana Community: City of Santa Ana Appoints Cynthia Kurtz as Interim City Manager The Santa Ana City Council extended an offer and approved an Interim City Manager…
Mayor Pro Tem Martinez reacts to the effort to recall her pro-gang City Council colleagues
Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Michele Martinez reacted to the announcement that efforts are underway to recall her pro-gang colleagues on the Santa Ana City Council, in a rambling post…
2018 elections
David Benavides
Miguel Pulido
Nativo Lopez
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vicente Sarmiento
Santa Ana’s pro-gang City Council Members are now facing recalls
[caption id="attachment_40035" align="aligncenter" width="305"] Council Members Tinajero, Martinez and Benavides[/caption] Apparently efforts are now underway to recall Santa Ana City Council Members Sal Tinajero, David Benavides and Vince Sarmiento. All…
Community forum on Santa Ana City Council elections set for 4/26
Connect-to-Council, along with NeighborWorks OC, is hosting a public forum on Santa Ana local elections, past, present and future, on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.…
Why we need more SAUSD Trustees like Ceci Iglesias
Recalling the status quo in education By ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER EDITORIAL BOARD Teachers, administrators and parents were naturally upset when they took to the lectern at the Santa Ana Unified…
The OCTA seeks volunteers for two Citizens Advisory Committees
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2017 OCTA Seeks Volunteers for Two Citizens Advisory Committees Applications for the Citizens Advisory and Special Need…
The Santa Ana City Council has again failed to renegotiate the city jail’s ICE contract
As time ticks away on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s contract at Santa Ana Jail, a city councilman tried Tuesday to restart talks for a new agreement with the federal…
2016 Elections
2018 elections
Angelica Amezcua
Benjamin Vazquez
David De Leon
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Santa Ana
The campaign to recall Mayor Pulido failed to collect enough nominating signatures
[caption id="attachment_62406" align="aligncenter" width="198"] David De Leon and Angie Amezcua[/caption] Do you remember Angie Amezcua? She was accidentally elected a little over four years ago in Santa Ana's Ward 3.…
SAUSD pink slips are evidence of a dysfunctional system
By: Steven Greenhut c/o The Orange County Register The news from the Santa Ana Unified School District board meeting should raise red flags for anyone with children in the district’s…
The Santa Ana teachers union is to blame for teacher layoffs at the SAUSD
By: Cecilia Iglesias c/o The O.C. Register Confronting a financial disaster they helped create, Santa Ana teachers union leaders did Tuesday what they’ve done for years: They blamed someone else.…
Did Sarmiento vote for the Sanctuary City ordinance in order to protect his own family’s interests?
[caption id="attachment_65232" align="aligncenter" width="367"] Oscar Roberto Urbina[/caption] I took a call this week from a young lady who had quite a story to tell. Apparently she was dating a musician named…
Shame on Santa Ana Teacher/Councilman Sal Tinajero for allowing worker layoffs
School Board Member Ceci Iglesias just informed us here on New Santa Ana that 287 pink slips are being given to school employees. Now Santa Ana teacher and City Councilman…
The greedy Santa Ana teacher’s union pushed for raises that have resulted in firing 287 teachers
[caption id="attachment_65137" align="aligncenter" width="393"] The teacher's union blames a Trustee for the mess they created![/caption] By: SAUSD Trustee Cecilia Iglesias Just want to share on what is happening in SAUSD…
The Santa Ana City Council is regretfully reconsidering our jail’s ICE contract
As we predicted the Santa Ana City Council is having a conniption after President Donald Trump ordered ICE to prematurely cancel their contract with the Santa Ana Jail. This went…
The new U.S. Attorney General announces he is targeting gangbangers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 27, 2017 Attorney General Announces Crime Reduction and Public Safety Task Force Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the formation of the U.S. Department of…