The lame Santa Ana City Council Majority want us to believe that Mayor Miguel Pulido forced them to hire current City Manager Paul Walters, but they were all there at the City Council meeting on May 21, according to the meeting minutes, when they discussed the appointment of Paul Walters, who at the time was the Acting City Manager, in closed session.  It should be noted that three Council Members were late to that meeting – Vince Sarmiento, David Benavides and Michele Martinez.

Those Council Members are now accusing Mayor Miguel Pulido of violating the Brown Act, but what were they doing arriving late to that May meeting – and walking in together to boot?  Did they have an illegal “pre-meeting?”

For some reason Sarmiento did not vote in that meeting for the Consent Calendar items – but the rest of them did and the items included a motion to direct the City Attorney to “prepare an employment agreement for City Manager.”  They voted 6-0 for that item!

When the Council later voted in June to hire Walters as the permanent City Manager both Martinez and current Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero blew off that meeting!  Martinez told the O. C. Register that “I was not very excited or happy that Miguel didn’t want to do a nationwide search when we had the opportunity,” Martinez said. “He forced Paul on us.”

Forced Walters on the Council?  Are you kidding?  Martinez and Tinajero didn’t show up to vote at that June meeting!  Now they are whining that the vote was forced on them.  They had a chance to voice their concerns in June and they took a pass!  You don’t get Mulligans when it comes to these votes Martinez!

Martinez also said that: “The reality is that maybe it’s time to take a leap of faith and bring in new people who can lead the city in a new direction,” said Martinez, who with Tinajero was absent for the June vote. She said that the city should have continued with a nationwide recruiting effort after the former city manager – David Ream – retired in 2011. Instead, she said that Pulido pushed the council to hire Walters,” according to the O.C. Register.

The Council voted unanimously to hire Walters.  And he saved the city from a horrible budget crisis that the Council and the previous City Manager, Dave Ream, created.  Now they want to can Walters because they are trying to punish Mayor Pulido.  This isn’t political leadership, it is sour grapes!

My sources also are reporting that Martinez is now running around saying that there are “secret” accounts in the Santa Ana Police Department.  Didn’t the cops support her in June when she ran for the Assembly?  She didn’t wait long to stab them in the back!  That seems to be her M.O.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • That is why we have Coinspiracy A,B,and C!
    A)Springsters are petty jealous mob that want Pulido's Head and Walter's Head for ignorant resentful pleasure.

    B)Springsters know that Walters gets mucho bucks to be retired by the city. So maybe Walters and Council Majority arrange deal to put on show of discontent and then fire his wealthy ass. for More Walters Money.

    C)I forget what C was. Getting my Drink on early tonight.

  • C) I just remembered what conspiracy C was. But Pulido will have my have my head on a platter if I say it. So I will shut up now. what happened to that portrait of Bustamante in the corner of Chapter One?

      • Did Emily go to MEXICO with Pablo?

        It's not lost on me that he continues to avoid that issue. Which is absolutely related to his character.

        Maybe Joe Hill can research this. I think he interviewed her for the LIBERAL OC during the election.Maybe he could call her or David for that matter.

    • "So I will shut up now"........ Hmmmmmmm

      Did you already cut off your ear?

      Have a one more drink and try it. I thing it was left one.

  • "My sources also are reporting that Martinez is now running around saying that there are 'secret' accounts in the Santa Ana Police Department"......... Hmmmmmmm

    That I believe!

    But running around won't help her case.

    If she has reasonable allegation she should go to FBI.

    She even does not need to have any facts just believable story to start an investigation.

    Than, as usually they will all lie and will get fried for perjury.

    There always is one who will rat the others.

    However, the only way she can have any such info is via a "Deep Throat" or she may be setup.

    But I think she is street smart.

    It is all consistent with my Remote viewing (RV) predictions made earlier here.

  • I know huh?. Benavides told me he was going to buy a painting from me, but he never did. He opted for "Dogs playing Poker" (print) instead. When is your Dude Pulido ever going to buy a painting from me? I want to do a whole Film Noir series of all the cast of characters, council members and Chief Walters. Seriously! That Chief Walters has some diabolical looking portrait shots floating around the internet. Like somebody found him inside a casket in some dark London Alley labeled "Transylvania".

  • Fiala, all of us Patriots already know about the SAPD- Homeland Security-F.B.I Secret Accounts.
    Why do you think that we encourage you to blab so much on N.S.A.?

  • How funny and sad to see Sarmiento, a lawyer, say "no comment" at the end of a meeting where he gets chewed up and spit out by members of the public and a group 11 year old of Foklorico Dancers!

  • "Why do you think that we encourage you to blab so much on N.S.A.?".......... Hmmmmmmm

    Who are we above?....... you Teo and your small penis?

  • "When is your Dude Pulido ever going to buy a painting from me?"....... Hmmmmmmm

    When you will become famous, Teo.

    • I should add Teo, that you should paint Pulido standing in a glass of the urine and name it "The December 27, 2012" and put in on display during one of these art walks.

      It may be become priceless 100 later and it may sell for million$.

  • That is not cool Admin. You have rearranged my insults of Fiala and his compliments of me. I have advised you many times not to assert too much ministerial authority. Pulido's secretary will be giving you a call.

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