Politics

Update on 2/10/13: None of the Santa Ana City Council Members showed up to the Tet Parade nor did I see any of the gay activists. The controversy that has…

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"Orange County officials have decided not to renew an exclusive contract with Latino Health Access (LHA) to provide promotores services throughout the county, opting instead to divvy up the approximately…

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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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"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…

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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.…

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[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…

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[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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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[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…

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"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…

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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…

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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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