So it begins. I am told, on good authority, that a Santa Ana businesswoman and resident named Cherie Kerr allegedly went to City Hall today to begin the process of recalling Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez. This is, no doubt, fallout from Martinez’ attack on Mayor Miguel Pulido and City Manager Paul Walters. Martinez, and the Council Majority, have recently declared war on Walters, even though he has done a fine job as our City Manager and previously as our Chief of Police.
I have been saying for awhile that eventually the Council’s ridiculous behavior would end up in a recall and here we are. Remember that Pulido and his supporters previously recalled former SAUSD Trustee Nativo Lopez, who at the time was allied with current Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero – who previously served on the SAUSD School Board.
Martinez has made bad headlines before. She told OC Metro Magazine that “My mom was a drug addict and my uncles were drug dealers.” And she admited that she was making $2,000 a week selling drugs, when she was 17 years old.
Worse yet Martinez has bragged that when selling drugs she was working for the “Godfather” of the Mexican Mafia in Orange County, Peter “Sana” Ojeda. Ojeda, who is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted on R.I.C.O. charges, also has close ties to Martinez mentor and failed Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua. Those ties were noted in a 2011 article that stated, “Santa Ana defense attorney Alfredo Amezcua was Ojeda’s favorite, and he was also the legal and political advisor to Eme and Calli Cartel associate Art Romo. Alfredo Amezcua was also an advisor to the Orange County Gang Council. This friend and advisor to the Ojeda faction made a run to be elected as Santa Ana’s mayor in 2010.”
Last year Martinez was overhead talking loudly about money that a gambling tribe was going to spend on her Assembly campaign, which failed, in the form of independent expenditures, according to the Voice of OC.
And Martinez was embarrassed when her half brother was arrested during her failed mayoral campaign in 2008.
Will the recall sweep up other Council Members? Maybe. But Martinez, Tinajero and Council Member David Benavides are all up for re-election in 2014. But should we let them continue to screw up our city in the meantime?
This is the same sad bunch that Tinajero dubbed the “Santa Ana Spring.” Well that turned out to be a fraud. These lame politicians are not about change. They are about power. They have no good ideas. They just want to take over and get their way, as previous crooked Councils have done repeatedly in East Los Angeles, where Benavides was born and raised.
With the R word now raised will the Council bullies back off and let Walters do his job? We shall see about that…
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"Put simply, a police chief does not necessarily make a good city manager."
Unless you are a high crime city like Santa Ana where you can't afford to have a City Manager who is NOT a former Police Officer.
"By the way, have you ever stopped and wondered how Pulido has been able to rise from an apartment to a near two-acre estate in Floral Park during his time at City Hall?"
It goes a little something like this:
The Mayor and his wife married late in life and already owned real estate seperately. He owned a Condo in Studio City and she owned one in Laguna Beach purchased when they were single. They kept those two pieces of real estate as rentals and also purchased a home on South Garnsey in Santa Ana's Wilshire Square neighborhood where they lived for many years. They then sold all THREE homes (Studio City, Laguna Beach, South Garnsey) and bought the one home they now live in for around $900,000.
It's not magic, it's called hard work, leverage, appreciation, and combining assets when getting married later in life.
School is out.
Meanwhile, Daivid Benavide's uses his wifes job as a teacher to get a low interest subsidized loan to buy the Daisy But, she leaves after he is caught cheating with an intern.
So now she lives in a low rent apartment in the shadows of the 55 freeway with the kids and he keeps the house and the dog.
To make matters worse, he is on his "Chica Run" in Mexico right now, while his "Fam" is trying to keep the aprtment warm during the cold snap.
Now that's a the kind of man we want making decisions about the management of a city of 400,000 right???
"I personally welcome a recall of Michelle Martinez "
Joe W. Yanez
Santa Ana Neighborhood Leader and husband of Rancho Board Member
Hey Joe, Thanks for providing the first quote for Martinez Recall brochures and web site. Would you mind providing a photo of yourself as well to save organizers a little time?
Here he is:
Who can be put up against David in 2014?
There has to be a better representitive considering the reach into South Santa Ana Ward four has!
Let's start grooming someone now, meanwhile as the truth about David's infidelity (I heard from Joe Hill that she is madder than ever, since he has failed to make good on financial help).
IMagine the BAD publicity he'd suffer when the family voters in South City learned that he bailed to Mexico,to party like Antonio Villagrosa, leaving his wife and kids behind.
Put a photog on him, the Bachelor pad, it won't take long for the truth to be realized. He'll be finished.
Dig up the girl from Chapter One who spit on him, Quote her in a hit piece.
Then ask the SAPOA, why they support a philandering Liar, who has accosted young women.
Finally, use the death quote:
"I'll be in Mexico eating seafood, while she's serving Mac-N-Cheese".
How would that sit with the Mom's?????
FIND A CANIDATE: It's an easy race to win.
What is that old saying?
It is better to be quiet and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Michele Martinez should have kept quiet because now well all know she's a FOOL!
Hurry up and start the recall and get rid of her.
Martinez can't be recalled alone!
The recall must name troika Benavides, Tinajero and Martinez so there is a conspiracy shown.
In contrast, if she will be alone named in recall she will gain enormous support and finally political power to defeat Pulido in 2014.
People like underdog fighter especially a woman.
However, she is self destructive and surrounds herself with losers...... so???
There is old saying: If you dig a grave for someone you may fall into it...... Pulido!
The Committee to Recall Martinez will be populated mostly by women.
That is even worse!
It shows a cat fight. It will not work!
Unless she will do herself in, she will come out from recall stronger. Trust me!
You do not understand human psychology.
No Fiala it shows that the community is quickly rallying against Martinez. She is toast.
"it shows that the community is quickly rallying against Martinez"....... Hmmmmmm
And community is quickly forgetting about Benavides?
And community is quickly forgetting about Tinajero?
And community is quickly forgetting about Sermentio?
And community is quickly forgetting about Reyna?
If so the community will fail because the voter will ask question: What about them?..... Huh?
Why they are of the hook?
Any reasonable person will smell a Rat.
For years, I have been noticing that there is some short circuit in your bran Zorro.
As I said, unless she calls me for an advise she may destroy herself as she always did.
She won't be calling you. She already has several advisers, including Bacerra, Palacio, Sarmiento and Al Amezcua.
Sarmiento almost lost to an unknown candidate in November. This Benavides got his butt kicked in November. Tinajero is afraid of Gordon. These people are acting out of fear, not strength.
Headlines:
MILF Cherie Kerr vs. YOUNG Michele Martinez
Expect more soon!
She was young in 2006. That was over six years ago. What is her excuse now?
Quite smart targeting Michele, she is the weakest among the council and certainly not the smartest.
Benavide's and Sarimento will leave her behind faster than a used napkin. Roman is in the ELA club, plus he just got here and hasn't had the chance to embarass himself to badly yet.
Is Santa Ana ready to Cede control to the likes of Irv Chase and Art Lomeli.
These two Millionares who already are manipulating people for monetary gain should have NO SAY in how our city is run.
Do these these two think they can buy the power?
We know Lomeli ran for RSCCD illegally. He is a skunk out to enrich himself and his Villa Park High School amigo's.
He's found some electeds willing to prostitute themselves for his gain.
STOP THE MONEY GRABBERS!
From a Voice Of OC article from June:
"Council members also said Walters' approach to the budget was different and much better than his predecessor's. Some council members have pointed fingers at Ream for misleading them into the budget crisis, keeping veiled for years the truth about the city's budget health.
“Finally, someone has been listening. So thank you, Paul,” said Martinez at a previous council meeting."
Talk about politically expedient.
http://www.voiceofoc.org/oc_central/article_42baa112-af3a-11e1-9a27-001a4bcf887a.html
What a liar. She needs to take Benavide's balls out of her mouth.
Are you accusing Martinez of being a Tea Bagger?