If Mayor Pulido goes down, get ready for Mayor Claudia Alvarez!

“Los Amigos, a community organization that serves Latinos, asked the Orange County grand jury to look into Mayor Miguel Pulido’s connections to a business that twice received key approvals from the city,” according to the O.C. Register.

Pulido’s worst nightmare has come true.  He has confided to friends that he is in fear of a grand jury investigation – and here it is.

Pulido’s mayoral opponent, Alfredo Amezcua, is a longtime member of Los Amigos.  But I truly doubt that Amezcua will be allowed to become our next Mayor – even if Pulido goes down.

I expect that Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez will run for Mayor if Pulido opts to retire from the City Council.  And if Pulido is forced out of office, Alvarez will be appointed to fill out his term, by the other Council Members.

If Alvarez opts to stay put, it is likely that Councilman Vincent Sarmiento will be the backup choice. 

Will other candidates jump into the mayoral race if Pulido is out?  You bet.  It will be a full contact scrum! 

Pulido obviously stayed in office too long.  He could have moved on to higher office years ago.  Now he is looking into the abyss…

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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  • I agree with lawyer. I could never understand what Claudia is saying at city council meet or at community meeting or in person. There is no content. There is no public policy. There is nothing. She ahs no redeeming value. BTW, Al is not a bad lawyer. He is often asked to do the impossible and he tries. Some people come to him for legal work to undo things that they should have not done nor that they should expect to get away with. Unfortuantely, as a lawyer you can't choose your clients. I seen him put the community first before his business.

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