Santa Ana mayoral candidate George Collins is best known in town for one thing – he always brings a video camera along, wherever he goes. He brought his camera early in September to the Connect to Council Santa Ana Council Candidates Forum.
The footage of the Council candidates was marred by poor sound, which was the fault of the event organizers and the facility, not Collins, but his mayoral candidate footage came out pretty sharp. You can see it atop this post. Continue reading
It seems like many of our readers have forgotten how much Santa Ana has improved under Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s leadership. Rather than try to make the point myself, I am excerpting a recent article from the Santa Ana Sentinel, by Omar Avalos Gallegos:
Editor’s Desk: Why I’m Voting for Pulido
It’s apparent that some people need more detailed explanations as to why Pulido should remain mayor.
People need to either A) be informed of what this mayor has done over time or B) be reminded of what this mayor has done over time. Continue reading
Don’t miss the 2012 Candidates Forum that will be hosted today,.from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, at the Delhi Center, which is located at 505 E. Central Ave., in Santa Ana.
Think Together’s Director, Randy Barth, will be serving as the forum moderator. The forum is supposed to offer a business perspective. Continue reading
Myriam Tinajero
Ballots are arriving now in the mail for this November’s General Election. Here in Santa Ana we are voting for three Trustees on the Santa Ana Unified School District’s Board of Education.
Incumbents Rob Richardson and Jose A. Hernandez are running for re-election – and SAUSD incumbents never lose. They have both been endorsed by the Santa Ana Educators Association. There is one open SAUSD seat as Trustee Roman Reyna is leaving the School Board after only one term, to run for the Santa Ana City Council, in Ward 5.
There are several challengers running for the Reyna seat on the SAUSD School Board. The top candidates include Myriam Tinajero, who is the sister of former SAUSD Trustee and current Santa Ana Council Member Sal Tinajero; Orange County Probation Officer Valerie Amezcua, who lost four years ago to Reyna; and former Congressional candidate Cecilia Iglesias, who recently became a registered Republican and subsequently disavowed the Dream Act. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2012
CONTACT: Karia Salazar, PHONE: (714) 623-7185, EMAIL: salazar_karia@yahoo.com
Working Families Line Up in Support of Councilman Vincent Sarmiento for Re-election in Santa Ana City Council
Santa Ana, California – Councilman Vincent Sarmiento receives the backing of working families for his re-election to represent Santa Ana’s Ward -1.
“We are proud to endorse Councilman Sarmiento for re-election. Councilman Sarmiento has a proven record of delivering for working families in Santa Ana . We look forward to working with him to build a smart, transparent and vibrant city,” said Tefere Gebre, Executive Director of Orange County Labor Federation. Continue reading
It looks like we are going to be stuck with Tom Daly as our Assemblyman in the 69th Assembly District, with the news we broke today that his opponent, Jose Moreno, has withdrawn from the contest after being threatened with the loss of his job, via the federal Hatch Act.
But Daly is going to be toast in two years – and there will be no shortage of viable candidates available to take him out.
So who will defeat Daly in two years? Here are the top contenders: Continue reading
Jose Moreno’s campaign for the 69th Assembly District has ended – a result of a federal law, the Hatch Act, which prevents many employees of county governments from running for legislative seats – if federal funds are used by their departments. Moreno works for the Orange County Health Care Agency. As such his job was threatened – because union members and local liberal bloggers used the Hatch Act to attack him and to go after his job and his family’s well-being.
Moreno’s opponent, Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly, also appears to have a Hatch Act problem as his department takes federal money in order to fund their processing of U.S. passports. Daly is also embroiled in charges of sexual harassment.
Moreno will remain on the ballot and I will still be voting for him. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 2012
CONTACT: Carlos Valenzuela, PHONE: (858) 220-2090, EMAIL: 714valenzuela@gmail.com
The Leading Orange County Business Organization, OCBC, Endorses Eric M. Alderete for Santa Ana City Council – Ward 3
Santa Ana, California – Eric M. Alderete’s campaign for Santa Ana City Council (Ward 3) received a vote of confidence from the business community. Alderete announced today that the Orange County Business Council (OCBC) endorsed his candidacy for Ward 3. The OCBC joins other recent endorsements by the Santa Ana Police Officers Association and Orange County Coalition of Police and Sheriffs. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert:
JOIN US FOR NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY REGISTER TO VOTE TODAY!
SANTA ANA, CA (September 24, 2012) – On September 25, 2012, volunteers, civic groups, and organizations from all over the country will “hit the streets” for National Voter Registration Day. This single day of coordinated field, technology and media efforts will create pervasive awareness of voter registration opportunities–allowing us to reach tens of thousands of voters or more who we could not reach otherwise. Continue reading
Assemblyman Jose Solorio is hosting a cocktail reception to kick-off his campaign for the Rancho Santiago College District’s Board of Education, and to celebrate his 42nd birthday, on Thursday, September 27, 2012, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, at Original Mike’s, located at 100 South Main Street, in Downtown Santa Ana.
I don’t personally understand the need for a fundraiser, as Solorio is running unchallenged, but perhaps he is intending to use the money to help other candidates? In either case, Happy Birthday Jose! Continue reading
The Orange County Register’s Editorial Board warned voters about Prop. 39 in 2000. Voters narrowly passed it, 53 percent to 47 percent; it dropped the approval threshold for local school bonds from two-thirds to 55 percent.
Now school bond measures are proliferating – even as the Democrats try to raise our taxes statewide with Governor Jerry Brown’s Prop. 30.
The O.C. Register’s editorial board is opposing all of the school bond measures on Orange County ballots this Nov. 6. Here is what they had to say about Measure Q – a bond measure for Santa Ana College: Continue reading
For Immediate Release: September 20, 2012
Contact: Lynn Norris, (714) 921-1181
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido Announces Key Endorsements for his Re-Election Campaign
Mayor’s High Name Recognition, Plus Accomplishments & Key Endorsements will Lead Him to Victory
Santa Ana – Today Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido announced major endorsements in support of his re-election campaign this November. His new list of endorsements now includes: Continue reading
The Orange County Lincoln Club PAC has endorsed Tea Party Republican Charles Hart for the Santa Ana City Council, even though he is a government worker, but ignored small businessman George Collins, the OC GOP-endorsed candidate for Santa Ana Mayor, and Lupe Moreno, the Minuteman who is also running for Santa Ana Mayor.
They also inexplicably blew off newly minted Republican Karina Onofre, who is running for Ward 5 against the DPOC-endorsed Roman Reyna, but they did endorse Cecilia Iglesias for the SAUSD School Board. Continue reading
Republican home where Valerie Amezcua’s fundraiser will be held, in Orange Park Acres
Failed Santa Ana mayoral candidate Al Amezcua’s daughter, Valerie Amezcua, a Democratic Party candidate for the SAUSD School Board, is finally going to have a fundraiser, at the home of Republicans Dr. Arturo & Raquel Lomeli on Saturday, September 22, 2012, at 20208 E. Rogers Drive, in Orange Park Acres, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.
Valerie ran previously for the SAUSD School Board in 2006, and lost to Roman Reyna, who she is now supporting for the Santa Ana City Council.
The event will be catered by Casa 7 Mares. Just to be safe, I looked up their record of health violations on the website of the Orange County Health Agency: Continue reading
Santa Ana Council Member David Benavides is finally holding a fundraiser for his fading Mayoral campaign, on Thursday, September 20, 2012, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm, at Chapter One Restaurant, located at 227 N. Broadway, in Downtown Santa Ana.
The event’s host committee includes Council Members Sal Tinajero, Michele Martinez and Vince Sarmiento. No other politicians or community leaders were referenced on the email blast sent out by the Benavides campaign. Continue reading