Steve Rocco becomes fifth candidate to announce for Ward 3
It looks like Steve Rocco is back. According to Santa Ana neighborhood leader Connie Hamilton, Rocco has pulled papers to run for Ward 3 on the Santa Ana City Council.…
Alvarez joins Madrid’s term limits lawsuit against the Santa Ana City Clerk
Courtroom video courtesy of George Collins, Santa Ana Insight TV Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez has joined Santa Ana Parks and Rec Commisioner Max Madrid's lawsuit to compel…
Legal brief by Attorney General implies that Alvarez can run again in Nov.
California's Attorney General, Kamala Harris, wrote a legal brief regarding local municipal term limits that should have a considerable bearing on tomorrow's hearing regarding Santa Ana Park and Rec Commissioner…
Irvine police officer Shane Barrows running for Santa Ana’s Ward 3
Are you ready for yet another candidate for Santa Ana's Ward 3? Park Santiago resident Shane Ramon Barrows has pulled papers for the City Council, but he says he won't be…
Bustamante was the one who advised Onofre to switch to the GOP
[caption id="attachment_27417" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Brainwashed by Carlos Bustamante?[/caption] When we revealed in an earlier post that Santa Ana City Council candidate Karina Onofre had switched parties and become a registered…
Carlos Bustamante’s twin brother sued for alleged affair with client
[caption id="attachment_27915" align="aligncenter" width="317"] Carlos and Alfonso Bustamante[/caption] A lawsuit filed this week in Orange County Superior Court accuses Alfonso Bustamante, the twin brother of Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante, "of…
Floral Park neighbors battle over RSCCD’s Area 5
[caption id="attachment_27584" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pictured: Rob Richardson, Mark McLoughlin, Carlos Bustamante and David Benavides[/caption] Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustees Mark McLoughlin and Dave Chapel both live in Santa Ana's…
SAUSD Trustee Roman Reyna will run for the Santa Ana City Council
[caption id="attachment_27597" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pictured: Roman Reyna and Carlos Bustamante[/caption] SAUSD Trustee Roman Reyna has confirmed on this Facebook page that he is running for the Santa Ana City Council,…
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer seeks divorce from troubled wife Nadia
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer filed for divorce Friday, months after his wife's affair with a methamphetamine addict and her own substance abuse problems became public, according to the Sacramento Bee.…
UPDATE: OCDA blocks release of Drakodaidis letter regarding county corruption
UPDATE: District Attorney Tony Rackauckas Monday quashed the release of a politically explosive letter sent to the Orange County Board of Supervisors by an attorney representing Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis, who…
Santa Ana City Council establishes a term limits committee
Tonight's Santa Ana City Council meeting, which was held at the SAPD's Community Room, was, as predicted, a real zoo. Media vans and news crews were everywhere and residents and…
Solorio to run for the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s B.O.E.
Assemblyman Jose Solorio chose not to run against Supervisor Janet Nguyen in November, but he announced this afternoon, via email, that he is running for Area One of the Rancho…
Santa Ana boxing club’s leader allegedly arrested for sexual abuse
Local sports legend Anthony Serrano, the head of the Santa Ana Boxing Club, has been arrested, according to the OC Weekly. The official press release about this arrest has not…
Council candidate Onofre now embracing her Republican identity
Carlos Bustamante is the last Republican left on the Santa Ana City Council. And his political career appears to be done, as he is facing numerous felony charges of sex crimes…