Catch Michele Martinez and David Benavides in the act and win a prize!
Everyone loves blog contests, so we have come up with a real fun one! How about we give a prize to whoever gets the best video of Santa Ana Council…
Civic Affairs
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Paul Walters
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
The Council praised former City Manager Ream but back-stabbed Walters
The same Santa Ana City Council Members who just fired our City Manager, Paul Walters, heaped praise on his predecessor, Dave Ream, when he finally retired, as noted in the…
Council to meet behind closed doors again tonight regarding dismissal of Walters
The Santa Ana City Council has agendized a clsoed door session to take place tonight at 5 pm. The topic? Dismissing City Manager Paul Walters. Details below. This is a chance…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Elections
Michele Martinez
Paul Walters
Politics
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Is the Council secretly coordinating their attack on Walters?
Have Benavides and Sarmiento been secretly coordinating their attack on Walters? Apparently Council Member David Benavides called the Santa Ana City Clerk, Maria Huizar, this Friday, in the morning at…
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Dave Ream
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Why is the Council blaming Walters for problems they created?
[caption id="attachment_32559" align="aligncenter" width="394"] Where were Sarmiento's complaints before the majority took power?[/caption] I continue to be amazed by the lame excuses our Santa Ana Council Members are making with regard to…
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Paul Walters
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Council majority adds item to dismiss Walters to next week’s meeting agenda
The Santa Ana Council Majority has placed an item, 1C, on the agenda for the next Council Meeting, on Jan. 22, that reads: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE AND/OR POTENTIAL…
2013 Elections
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Elections
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Poll: Should any of our Council members be recalled over the Walters flap?
What to do? Our Santa Ana City Council majority has lost it. Now Council Member David Benavides is back from his travels - apparently he flew to India with his…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Has the Council forgotten that they voted unanimously to hire Walters?
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…
Alicia Rojas
Arts and Culture
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David Benavides
Occupy Orange County
Santa Ana
Women
Our readers select Alicia Rojas as our 2012 Santa Ana Woman of the Year
Our readers have spoken and their choice for the 2012 Santa Ana Woman of the Year is the inimitable Alicia Rojas, the President of the United Artists of Santa Ana,…
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Martinez and Reyna flee the Council meeting early to escape Walters’ fans
Martinez left early tonight. Perhaps she had a party to get to? Mission accomplished! So many fans of Santa Ana City Manager Paul Walters showed up at tonight's Santa Ana…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Public Safety
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Stand up for our City Manager at the Council meeting set for this Monday
Supporters of Santa Ana City Manager Paul Walters are expected to turn out in large numbers at this Monday's City Council meeting, on Jan. 7, 2013, at 5:45 pm, at…
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Taxes
Tom Daly
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana Political Chismes: is the Benavides Council cabal out of control?
SARMIENTO WANTS TO CREATE A COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS DISSOLVING OTHER COMMITTEES "The City Council has taken another step toward reducing the mayor's authority by voting to give the council, rather…
Angelica Amezcua
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Lawyers
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Sonia Carvalho
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana City Attorney to resign if the Council fires Walters?
Santa Ana City Attorney Sonia R. Carvalho has apparently had enough of the amateurs on the Santa Ana City Council and she is allegedly planning to resign - if the…
2012 Elections
David Benavides
Elections
George Collins
Gerardo Mouet
Jeff Dickman
Jose Solorio
Julio Perez
Ken Nguyen
Lou Correa
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Rob Richardson
Robert Hammond
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Sean Mill
Thomas Gordon
Poll: Who is Santa Ana’s 2012 Man of the Year?
As has been our tradition, it is time to vote for the Santa Ana Man and Woman of the Year, for 2012. And we have quite a few great choices…
2014 Elections
David Benavides
Labor
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Public Safety
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Exclusive – City Council to fire City Manager Paul Walters in January
EXCLUSIVE - The Santa Ana City Council met today in a last-minute closed-session to consider the fate of City Manager Paul Walters. Don't buy the B.S. that they were also reviewing…