David Benavides

Santa Ana mayoral candidate George Collins is best known in town for one thing - he always brings a video camera along, wherever he goes.  He brought his camera early…

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Don't miss the 2012 Candidates Forum that will be hosted today,.from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, at the Delhi Center, which is located…

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Santanero Zine, a publication written by members of the artist community in Santa Ana, is having a fun contest just in time for Halloween, the Dia de los Muertos and…

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[caption id="attachment_27601" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Let's raise taxes![/caption] A curious thing happened at the Santa Ana City Council Candidates Forum hosted by Com Link last night.  The event moderator asked the…

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It looks like we are going to be stuck with Tom Daly as our Assemblyman in the 69th Assembly District, with the news we broke today that his opponent, Jose…

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Our neighboring city of Anaheim exploded this summer when Anaheim cops appeared to shoot a young Latino in the back - and no weapon was found on him.  There was…

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Santa Ana Council Member David Benavides is finally holding a fundraiser for his fading Mayoral campaign, on Thursday, September 20, 2012, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm, at Chapter One Restaurant, located at…

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The Santa Ana 2012 Fiestas Patrias parade ran for about an hour and a half today, starting at 4 pm.  I got there a few minutes late and missed Mayor…

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Until last night I had never attended the "El Grito" event at Santa Ana's annual Fiestas Patrias.  Who knew I was missing out on an unbelievable spectacle? Thousands of Mexican…

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I am hearing that Santa Ana Council Member Vince Sarmiento appears to be having buyer's regret when it comes to upstart Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides.  Apparently Sarmiento has…

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The inside baseball set has assumed that Santa Ana Planning Commissioner Eric Alderete is going to win in Ward 3, in November's election.  However an unpublished poll shows former Santa…

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One of the first things that Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides said at this week's candidate forum was "I have a question for you.  Are you okay with the…

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If there is one thing I can guarantee going into the November elections, it is that the current Santa Ana City Council is destined to crumble.  Already the coalition that…

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[caption id="attachment_28984" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Valerie Amezua, David Benavides and company - but no Eric Alderete[/caption] Santa Ana mayoral candidate David Benavides and his supporters would like us to think that…

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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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