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Santa Ana Political Chismes: is the Benavides Council cabal out of control?

Jan 3, 2013 Art Pedroza

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…

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Santa Ana City Attorney to resign if the Council fires Walters?

Jan 2, 2013 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana City Attorney Sonia R. Carvalho has apparently had enough of the amateurs on the Santa Ana City Council and she is allegedly planning to resign - if the…

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Update: When will the Benavides Council dump Griset from the MWD Board?

Dec 18, 2012 Art Pedroza

Update: So now that the Benavides cartel is running the Santa Ana City Council, are they really going to be all about change? If so when are they dumping Dan…

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The Benavides Council cabal snaps up all the choice commission appointments

Dec 18, 2012 Art Pedroza

The David Benavides cabal on the Santa Ana City Council didn't wait long to show their true colors. Their pals at the union-funded Voice of OC wrote that they "took…

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Angelica Amezcua will pick the next Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem

Dec 10, 2012 Art Pedroza

[caption id="attachment_30930" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Angelica Amezcua - or Angie Oliver, courtesy of the OC Register[/caption] Can you believe it? Newly elected Council Member Angelica Amezcua is now in a position…

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Pulido opposes the Downtown Santa Ana PBID tax!

Dec 6, 2012 Art Pedroza

"Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido said Monday he opposed allowing a controversial downtown property tax to continue, the mayor’s first declaration on the issue since he was given the OK…

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Pulido is beating Benavides by a larger margin than he beat Amezcua in 2010

Nov 21, 2012 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido is currently leading his closes challenger, Santa Ana Council Member David Benavides, by over 12,000 votes. Pulido has 27,068 votes, or 48.2% of the ballots…

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Meet new Santa Ana Council Members at tonight’s Com Link meeting

Nov 15, 2012 Art Pedroza

Thursday November 15, 2012, 3:55 PM City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community: Please Join Us Tonight at Com-Link Forum Meeting to Welcome Newly Elected City Officials SANTA ANA, CA…

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How Latino candidates fared in the O.C. Nov. 6 general election

Nov 8, 2012 Art Pedroza

[caption id="attachment_3086" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Two winners - U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez and Pres. Barack Obama[/caption] Fullerton residents are in shock today as they deal with the fact that Assemblyman Chris…

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Benavides and Sarmiento are bad for labor and for business

Oct 24, 2012 Art Pedroza

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Councilmen Benavides & Sarmiento Are Bad for Labor and for Business! I wrote previously about how Council Members Benavides and Sarmiento didn’t share with the…

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Santa Ana’s voters should reject East L.A. style candidates

Oct 19, 2012 Art Pedroza

As the stumbling "Santa Ana Spring" movement continues to unimpress, it is becoming obvious that David Benavides, the bogus revolution's candidate for Mayor of Santa Ana, is going to lose on…

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Why did Benavides blow off the ribbon cutting at the Bao Quang Temple?

Oct 15, 2012 Art Pedroza

"After a long time, through many difficulties, under the enthusiastic help of effort and money from donors and Buddhists in many places, especially Council Member Santa Ana, Bao Quang Temple…

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Will high gas prices doom Team Benavides as they call for tax increases?

Oct 9, 2012 Art Pedroza

"As early voting begins, Californians are dealing with a new cost crisis as gasoline prices explode upward all over the state. The five-dollar a gallon figure was crossed at a…

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A look at the Santa Ana Council candidates campaign finance reports

Oct 8, 2012 Art Pedroza

The Santa Ana City Clerk, Mary Huizar, sent me the Santa Ana Council and Mayoral candidates' new campaign finance reports today. You can read them all by clicking here. …

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Sarmiento stiffs Santa Ana’s businesses and votes for red tape and more taxes

Oct 5, 2012 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana City Council candidate Roman Reyna was not the only candidate that skipped out on the recent Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum. It turns out that Council…

Santa Ana Political Chismes: is the Benavides Council cabal out of control?

Santa Ana City Attorney to resign if the Council fires Walters?

Update: When will the Benavides Council dump Griset from the MWD Board?

The Benavides Council cabal snaps up all the choice commission appointments

Angelica Amezcua will pick the next Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem

Pulido opposes the Downtown Santa Ana PBID tax!

Pulido is beating Benavides by a larger margin than he beat Amezcua in 2010

Meet new Santa Ana Council Members at tonight’s Com Link meeting

How Latino candidates fared in the O.C. Nov. 6 general election

Benavides and Sarmiento are bad for labor and for business

Santa Ana’s voters should reject East L.A. style candidates

Why did Benavides blow off the ribbon cutting at the Bao Quang Temple?

Will high gas prices doom Team Benavides as they call for tax increases?

A look at the Santa Ana Council candidates campaign finance reports

Sarmiento stiffs Santa Ana’s businesses and votes for red tape and more taxes

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