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Martinez to host a fundraiser for her Supervisorial campaign on 9/28 in Santa Ana

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Santa Ana City Councilwoman Michele Martinez is hosting a fundraiser for her Supervisorial campaign on Wednesday, September 28th at the law offices of AlvaradoSmith, located 1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200, in Santa Ana.

If you are able to attend this event, please RSVP at Martinez4Supervisor2016@GMail.com or call (310) 505-2619. Continue reading→

Santa Ana Political Chismes – Special Bustamante edition

Posted on by Posted in Angelica Amezcua, Carlos Bustamante, Carlos Rojas, Civic Affairs, Crime, David Benavides, Food, Kevin O'Rourke, Michele Martinez, Planning, Politics, Public Safety, Safety, Santa Ana 18 Comments

David Benavides and Carlos Bustamante

There is so much going on today in Santa Ana that I chose to report it all in our infamous Political Chismes format, rather than post several articles.  Here we go!

  • Bad news for Busty.  Today was a bad day for former Santa Ana City Councilman Carlos Bustamante, as a “judge refused to dismiss a number of felony sex crime charges against him,” according to the O.C. Register.  Bustamante is accused of sexually assaulting seven women he worked with in his former job in the county’s Public Works Department. The judge also denied a motion to have the Orange County District Attorney’s Office taken off the case.  Bustamante worked to elect his former colleague, David Benavides, in last year’s Santa Ana Mayoral race.  Luckily Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido prevailed.  Will Benavides commisserate with Bustamante tonight?  Stop by Chapter One, in Downtown Santa Ana, and see if they show up.  Be sure to send us any pictures you get of these two tossing them down! Continue reading→