David Benavides

Alex Padilla, our endorsed candidate for Ward 4 on the Santa Ana City Council, is hosting a campaign reception on Thursday, Sep. 18, 2014, from 6 to 8 pm, at…

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Santa Ana City Council members voted Tuesday in closed session to release to the public the city attorney's report on Mayor Miguel Pulido's property swap case on Sept. 30 if…

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The Orange County Labor Federation's granted their COPE (Committee on Political Education) General Election endorsements to the three incumbents running for the Santa Ana City Council - Michele Martinez (Ward…

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Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides represents Ward 4, which stretches from Willits on the North to Sunflower on the South and from Fairview on the West to Flower on the…

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Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides got a free ride when he ran for reelection in 2010.  No one ran against him.  He got just over 34,000 votes according to Smart…

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Well the dust has finally cleared and we now know who is running for the Santa Ana City Council in this November's General election. The Mayor's race lost many of the…

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State Senator Lou Correa has opted not to run for Mayor of Santa Ana.  Why did he get cold feet? "After a review of various factors, I have decided not…

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[caption id="attachment_46196" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Santa Ana Planning Commissioner Phil Bacerra[/caption] Why would two Santa Ana Planning Commissioners vote against transparency?  That is what happened at tonight's Santa Ana Planning Commission…

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The Santa Ana City Council unanimously rejected their own ballot measure proposal, which was Agenda Item # 65A, to give themselves what amounted to a 700% pay raise.  We have…

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Three Santa Ana City Council Members, including Michele Martinez, David Benavides and Angie Amezcua have placed an 85A item on the agenda for this Tuesday's City Council meeting, regarding medical…

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Santa Ana's City Council Members are finally reacting to the increasing violence and crime in our city - but their reaction is not what anyone might have expected. In a…

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When Ellie Soto, a student at Santa Ana College, posted this on Facebook: "The community of Santa Ana is asking for more green spaces and less drinking spaces. The city…

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Santa Ana’s longtime mayor is under investigation for his relationship with the owner of the Santa Ana location of NAPA Auto Parts, to whom the mayor sold a piece of downtown …

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The Memphis at the Santora partied one last time last night, as they are closing down.  But the night ended ominously as a suspect pulled a knife on David Hastie,…

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[caption id="attachment_40668" align="aligncenter" width="396"] Teachers Daniel Ramirez, Emily Benavides, and Mark Bush were honored.[/caption] SAUSD Teachers Daniel Ramirez, Emily Benavides, and Mark Bush were honored earlier this year as "Teachers…

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