Poll: Should Alfredo Amezcua move on, or continue his insurrection?
There are some that say that failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua is being heroic because he is still fighting, months after he lost his election last November. To…
Los Amigos press conference turns out to be a giant waste of time
I attended the Los Amigos press conference today, which was held in their usual meeting place - a German restaurant in Anaheim. As I expected, it was a giant waste…
Governor-Elect Jerry Brown is targeting Santa Ana’s Enterprise Zone tax breaks
California Governor-elect Jerry Brown is laying the groundwork for a budget plan that would couple deep cuts to state services, including university systems and welfare programs, with a request that…
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Loretta Sanchez
Lou Correa
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vietnamese
Vince Sarmiento
A lot has changed in the last decade, in Santa Ana politics
We started a new decade this year - and a lot of political change came to Santa Ana in the previous ten years. We now have an all-Latino City Council.…
Sam Romero says the Santa Ana PBID is destroying the Fiesta Marketplace
I received a phone call today from Sam Romero, a longtime community leader who used to head up SANO, an organization of 13 Santa Ana Neighborhood Organizations. He has run…
Downtown Santa Ana businesses rebelling against PBID assessment
On the heels of the artist revolt in downtown Santa Ana comes yet another uprising - a group of businesses who want to get rid of the PBID - an…
Alfredo Amezcua’s cultists to engage in rude protest at Council inauguration ceremony
When a political candidate loses an election, generally they do so with some modicum of grace. It is customary to call the winning candidate and congratulate him, and concede the…
Have Alfredo Amezcua’s followers become a cult?
An old friend of mine got really upset at me this week for something I wrote about failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua. I told him that Amezcua lied…
Did Pulido earn a fee by helping to seal a $2.3 billion dollar real estate deal?
The State of California announced on Oct. 12 that it would be selling 24 government office buildings — including the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles and the San…
Have critics of the Santa Ana City Council gone too far?
My colleague, Sean Mill, recently extended an invitation to the editor of a local news and entertainment publication to go on a ride-along with Mayor Miguel Pulido, to see some…
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Janet Nguyen
Jose Solorio
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Who will run for the Santa Ana City Council in 2012?
This year's Santa Ana City Council elections were a mixed bag. On the one hand, mayoral challenger Alfredo Amezcua proved he could run a serious campaign - but he lost…
Santa Ana is OC’s most interesting city
Santa Ana is a great place to live and is by far the most interesting city in Orange County. We are anything but a "lost cause", our best days lie…
Solorio and Correa to speak at tonight’s Santa Ana City Council meeting
The Santa Ana City Council meeting is tonight, at 5 pm, at the Civic Center Plaza. Our Mayor, Miguel Pulido, has posted a few highlights about the meeting at his…
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido to serve once more on the OCTA’s Board of Directors
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has retained his seat on the Orange County Transportation Authority's Board of Directors, according to the O.C. Register. This is good news for the residents…
Will the O.C. Supervisors dump Santa Ana and move the County seat to Irvine?
Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach has a plan to move the Orange County seat out of Santa Ana - to a 100 acre parcel the County owns next to the…