2024 Elections
Benjamin Vazquez
Civic Affairs
Democratic Party
Elections
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Santa Ana
Valerie Amezcua
Who is Benjamin Vazquez, the man trying to beat Santa Ana’s first woman Mayor?
Santa Ana City Councilman Benjamin Vazquez is challenging Santa Ana's first woman Mayor, Valerie Amezcua, in this November's General Election, which is on Nov. 5. Vazquez, was first elected to…
Santa Ana gangbanger gets 21 years in prison for killing a teenager at El Salvador Park
Juan Sotelo Gatica, a 26-year-old Santa Ana gangbanger, was sentenced this Thursday, Sept. 27 to 21 years in prison for the shooting death of Rodrigo Aguilar, a 15-year-old, during a…
Probationer arrested in Costa Mesa on firearm and drug charges
A couple of nights ago, while conducting a probation check at a residence on the 2800 block of Boa Vista Drive, the Costa Mesa Police Department's Gang Unit located a…
Four men from L.A. County arrested for stealing cash and property from a car in Irvine
Last week, a man withdrew money from the bank, placed it in his vehicle, and went shopping at a Walmart, according to the Irvine Police Department. A suspect smashed the…
Two men in a U-Haul truck stole a vacuum and an electric scooter from an Irvine Target store
On August 12, a pair of male suspects defeated the security devices and walked out of the Spectrum Target with a Dyson vacuum and an electric scooter valued at $1,329,…
Santa Ana street closures and permitted events for September 27 to October 2
Here are the locations of upcoming permitted events and road closures in Santa Ana so you can plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded…
Santa Ana City Council gifts Key to the City to their sister city Sahuayo, Mexico
SANTA ANA, Calif. – During the 2024 Fiestas Patrias celebration, Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua proudly presented a Key to the City to Mayor Dr. Manuel Gálvez Sánchez from Sahuayo,…
Anaheim murder suspects arrested
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept 26, 2024) – Anaheim Police detectives have arrested three suspects after a man was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood. On Monday, August 12, 2024, around…
The SAPD recovered the vehicle used by a fatal shooting suspect
The SAPD is closing in on the suspect who fatally shot a man in Santa Ana this week, on Monday, Sep. 23, in the area of W. Ross St. and…
Owners of homes damaged by the O.C. Airport Fire have property tax options
Santa Ana, Calif. – Orange County Treasurer Shari Freidenrich is informing taxpayers that property owners impacted by the recent Airport Fire may have certain property tax relief options available to…
Euro distraction thieves finally arrested thanks to the Tustin Police Department
When a Tustin resident called 911 to report he had just been the victim of a distraction theft, numerous police officers rapidly responded to the area, according to the Tustin…
An inmate facing drug charges died at the Theo Lacy Facility
ORANGE, Ca. (September 25, 2024) – On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died. 48-year-old Jason Castillo of Anaheim was booked into…
Ontario man arrested after burglarizing an Irvine construction site and trying to sell the equipment online
Recently, police detectives dove headfirst into a burglary case in which expensive pool equipment was stolen from a construction site, according to the Irvine Police Department. The equipment was found…