[caption id="attachment_47718" align="aligncenter" width="300"] David Benavides and Phil Bacerra[/caption]   Agenda Item 13C is on tomorrow night's Santa Ana City Council agenda, regarding the recommended reappointment of Phil Bacerra to the Ward 4…

Karen Haluza, the Interim Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency at City of Santa Ana, is leaving Santa Ana on December 15, for a new job in the City…

Transparency really matters to Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero.  It is why he split from Councilman David Benavides' "Team Santa Ana" in the recent City Council election.  Benavides…

In 2008 there were three Vietnamese candidates running for the First Supervisorial District but only one of them was a Democrat - a nice fellow named Hoa Van Tran.  The…

Have you wondered how in the world Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides and his sidekick, Roman Reyna, who is an ill-advised Mayoral candidate this year, are funding their respective political…

Team Santa Ana appears to be finished as Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides posted a snarky picture of the Team Santa Ana walk piece with Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero's…

[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…

Santa Ana's Planning Commissioners were tasked this year with filling out disclosure forms when they talk to stakeholders about pending development projects. That is a reasonable request given how easy…

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,…

In a blog post, titled: ‘These Are the 7 Biggest Fears That You Need To Avoid Having  In Your Twenties’ on the website Elite Daily, Kim Pham called on people her …

[caption id="attachment_32444" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Bacerra at the podium[/caption] Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides, who failed badly in his attempt to beat Mayor Miguel Pulido last year, is trying to…

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…

UPDATE: The Santa Ana Planning Commision voted 4-2 to approve the ordinance discussed below.  Eric Alderete and Patrick Yrarrazaval were opposed.  Sean Mill and Frank Acosta made and seconded the…

The Santa Ana Planning Commission is considering new rules for Downtown Santa Ana bars - and several of the more controversial bar owners and other Downtown Santa Ana gadflyes showed…