Carlos Bustamante

Funny how history has a habit of repeating itself.  A few years ago a Santa Ana Councilman got a job as an Orange County middle manager.  He proceeded to get…

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There is so much going on today in Santa Ana that I chose to report it all in our infamous Political Chismes format, rather than post several articles.  Here we…

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[caption id="attachment_30930" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Angelica Amezcua, courtesy of the OC Register[/caption] The year 2012 was a great year for news in Santa Ana.  I have reviewed all of our readership…

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It didn't take long for losing Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides to show his immaturity.  Check out these excerpts from the Voice of OC: Benavides was defiant in defeat,…

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[caption id="attachment_30792" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Benavides signs at Bustamante's house[/caption] I got a tip today that disgraced Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante has been seen putting up signs for his…

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[caption id="attachment_28824" align="aligncenter" width="312"] Benavides tried to evade the PBID issue, but failed[/caption] A clearly chastened Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante returned to work tonight, showing up to the…

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A surprise candidate filed for the SAUSD School Board at the last minute - a "customer service administrator" named Robert Allen.  I have no idea who he is, and I…

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In the end the Santa Ana PBID tax may finally die - but it won't be because our City Council had the guts to get rid of it.  Instead it…

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UPDATE: A four member city council voted tonight to unanimously put to the voters a four term limit of 2 years each for the office of Mayor. I can understand…

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UPDATE: Council Member Sal Tinajero has pulled papers to run against Mayor Pulido this November.  Chisme has it that Benavides will be pressured to get out of the race ASAP.…

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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.…

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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…

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[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…

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[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…

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Norberto Santana, the Editor in Chief at the Voice of OC, said today on KPCC's Airtalk that the Voice of OC is going to sue the County of Orange to compel the…

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