Court stops gay activists from hijacking the Orange County Tet Parade
From the OC Politics Blog "A coalition of gay and lesbian groups lost its bid in court Thursday to force the Little Saigon Tet Parade organizers to include the group…
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John Palacio
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Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
SAUSD Trustees and administrators busted by State Senate audit
"Orange County’s largest school district has been ordered to repay $2.7 million that it illegally debited from its student meal program over the past five years, according to a sweeping…
An open letter to the Santa Ana City Council, by Tim Hirota
An open letter to the Santa Ana City Council... “I was not very excited or happy that Miguel didn’t want to do a nationwide search when we had the opportunity.…
Will Ackerman be picked to be the O.C. Clerk-Recorder?
[caption id="attachment_8309" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo of Dick Ackerman courtesy of the FFFF Blog[/caption] By the OC Politics Blog Reportedly over 800 Orange County residents have sent in applications to become…
Civic Affairs
Dave Ream
Gerardo Mouet
Kevin O'Rourke
Michele Martinez
Paul Walters
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Santa Ana
Will the Council hire former Stockton interim city manager Kevin O’Rourke?
[caption id="attachment_33047" align="aligncenter" width="370"] Picture of Kevin O'Rourke Courtesy of Recordnet[/caption] "Santa Ana city leaders apparently reached consensus Monday on appointing an interim city manager to fill the slot left…
2014 Elections
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Elections
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vicente Sarmiento
Who will the Santa Ana City Council blame now?
Well, the Santa Ana City Council got their way - and not even their own supporters can figure out why they fired City Manager Paul Walters. But here's the kicker…
Hospital association that donated to Nguyen wrote anon CalOptima complaint
From the OC Politics Blog The CalOptima scandal continues to grow as evidence has arisen that Supervisor Janet Nguyen was in cahoots with a hospital association that turned out to…
Civic Affairs
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Paul Walters
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vicente Sarmiento
The Council praised former City Manager Ream but back-stabbed Walters
The same Santa Ana City Council Members who just fired our City Manager, Paul Walters, heaped praise on his predecessor, Dave Ream, when he finally retired, as noted in the…
Santa Ana City Manager Paul Walters submits his resignation
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Advisory: City Manager Submits Resignation SANTA ANA, CA (January 31, 2013) - The Santa Ana City Council has agreed to accept the resignation of its…
While wrecking CalOptima, Nguyen got over $50K in med industry donations
[caption id="attachment_3613" align="aligncenter" width="310"] Janet Nguyen and Carlos Bustamante[/caption] From the OC Politics Blog "Supervisor Janet Nguyen raised about $50,000 in campaign contributions from the medical industry in the nine…
Medical marijuana dispensary ballot measure campaign turns in 16K signatures
"Yesterday, medical marijuana activists seeking to overturn Santa Ana's ban on medical marijuana collectives showed up at city hall with 16,000 signatures of city residents who want the pot clubs back…
Martinez blows up as Mouet allegedly dumps the Park Rangers
Did you notice how out of control Santa Ana Council Woman Michele Martinez appeared at the last Council meeting? I have been hearing for some time that she has become…
O.C. Grand Jury rips Supervisor Janet Nguyen for wrecking CalOptima
From the OC Politics Blog In the wake of a blistering report by Orange County's Grand Jury that raised troubling questions about hospital lobbyists writing controversial changes to the county's…
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The race for the 34th State Senate District is already heating up
From the OC Politics Blog Lou Correa has had a great run in the 34th State Senate District but he is terming out in 2014 and already both Democratic and…
Updated: Walters will accept a negotiated exit
UPDATED: Reportedly Paul Walters is going to negotiate an exit from Santa Ana's City Hall and won't be returning to the SAPD. I am told that he cares too much…