Lupe Moreno, Minuteman, running for Mayor of Santa Ana
Lupe Moreno, perhaps the most notorious of Orange County's Minutemen, has filed to run for Mayor of Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register. Moreno has a long history of…
2012 Elections
Brett Franklin
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Elections
Eric Alderete
Julio Perez
Latinos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Paul Walters
Politics
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
SAUSD
Transportation
Valerie Amezcua
Why they can’t beat Miguel Pulido – and he will win again this year
UPDATE: Council Member Sal Tinajero has pulled papers to run against Mayor Pulido this November. Chisme has it that Benavides will be pressured to get out of the race ASAP.…
2012 Elections
Carlos Bustamante
Democratic Party
Education
Republican Party
Rob Richardson
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
SAUSD
Sergio Verino
Valerie Amezcua
Updated: Verino and Amezcua to run for the SAUSD School Board
[caption id="attachment_27869" align="aligncenter" width="369"] Valerie and Al Amezcua[/caption] UPDATE: Valerie Amezcua has pulled papers to run for the SAUSD Board of Education. She last ran for the SAUSD School Board…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Courts
Democratic Party
Elections
Karina Onofre
Miguel Pulido
Republican Party
Rob Richardson
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Judge rules that Alvarez cannot run again for the Santa Ana City Council
An Orange County Superior Court judge has ruled that Santa Ana City Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez may not run for a fourth council term, according to the Voice of OC. …
2012 Elections
California
Claudia Alvarez
Courts
Democratic Party
Elections
Karina Onofre
Orange County
Politics
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Legal brief by Attorney General implies that Alvarez can run again in Nov.
California's Attorney General, Kamala Harris, wrote a legal brief regarding local municipal term limits that should have a considerable bearing on tomorrow's hearing regarding Santa Ana Park and Rec Commissioner…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Education
Politics
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
SAUSD Trustee Roman Reyna will run for the Santa Ana City Council
[caption id="attachment_27597" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pictured: Roman Reyna and Carlos Bustamante[/caption] SAUSD Trustee Roman Reyna has confirmed on this Facebook page that he is running for the Santa Ana City Council,…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
Democratic Party
Elections
Latinos
Loretta Sanchez
Orange County
Politics
Republican Party
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Women
Council candidate Onofre now embracing her Republican identity
Carlos Bustamante is the last Republican left on the Santa Ana City Council. And his political career appears to be done, as he is facing numerous felony charges of sex crimes…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Karina Onofre
Politics
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Was Madrid’s Alvarez lawsuit timed to stop Roman Reyna?
My old friend Max Madrid, a longtime member of the Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commission and an employee of State Senator Lou Correa, has filed a lawsuit against the…
2012 Elections
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Democratic Party
Elections
Karina Onofre
Latinos
Loretta Sanchez
Politics
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Newcomer to Santa Ana politics announces campaign for Ward 5
Karina Onofre has announced that she is running for Ward 5 on the Santa Ana City Council, which is currently represented by Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, who…
SAUSD schools suck again – why do the Trustees keep getting elected?
How depressing. The OC Weekly posted a number of articles featuring the worst Orange County elementary, middle and high schools. The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) dominated all three…
New SAUSD textbook policy straining students’ backs and hurting learning
SAUSD students and parents, as well as teachers and administrators are in an uproar over an ill-advised cost-cutting measure adapted by the SAUSD, apparently on the sly. As of this…
Can Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez run for two more terms?
Our reader, Cook, has often said that Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez is eligible to run for two more terms. The thinking is that Measure D, which extended…
2012 Elections
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Elections
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana’s progressive City Council majority may not be in charge for long
A few folks in Santa Ana have been mighty perplexed about the current City Council majority. I would definitely include failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua in that number,…
Could SAUSD Trustee Roman Reyna beat GOP Supervisor Janet Nguyen in 2012?
Well, it looks like none of the Santa Ana City Council Members are going to challenge Republican Supervisor Janet Nguyen in 2012, so are there any viable Democrats out there…
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…