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Santa Ana City Council forum and Mayoral debate set for Sep. 19

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Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council

714-745-1692 (phone/text)/connect-to-council@earthlink.net

CONNECT-TO-COUNCIL HOSTS “AN EVENING WITH THE CANDIDATES”, A FORUM AND DEBATE FOR THE SANTA ANA VOTERS

Santa Ana, CA- Connect-to-Council, a Santa Ana non-profit organization, will host, a candidates’ forum and debate for the Santa Ana voters. This will take place at the Delhi Center on September 19, 2018. The council candidates have been invited to participate in a council candidate forum, then a mayoral candidate debate will immediately follow.

Wednesday September 19, 2018 6:00-8:00 p.m. Continue reading→

Resource and community event for Santa Ana’s Ward 1 district set for this evening

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Santa Ana Ward One Map

Connect-to-Council is presenting a Resource Community meeting that will discuss the issues in Santa Ana’s Ward 1 District tonight, June 27, 2018, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Target audience are those that live or work in the areas around these neighborhoods: Sandpointe, Delhi, Madison Park, Saddleback View, Cedar Evergreen Co-Op, Cornerstone Village, Lyon Street and Grand Sunrise. Continue reading→

Meet Councilman Tinajero at tonight’s Connect-to-Council event in Ward 6

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Connect-to-Council is hosting a Ward 6 event tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. featuring Santa Ana Councilman Sal Tinajero, at the Salvation Army, located at 1710 W. Edinger Ave., in Santa Ana.

Current resource information will be provided at this meeting on topics such as: Continue reading→

Community forum on Santa Ana City Council elections set for 4/26

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Connect-to-Council, along with NeighborWorks OC, is hosting a public forum on Santa Ana local elections, past, present and future, on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Delhi Center located at 505 E. Central Ave., in Santa Ana.

The technical aspects of the Santa Ana City Council’s political process will be presented by Maria Huizar, the Clerk of the Santa Ana City Council. Huizar will discuss the intriguing history of why we elect our local Santa Ana City Council representatives with a city-wide vote and she will also explain the term limit rules that Santa Ana currently has in place. Continue reading→

Santa Ana City Council candidates forum set for Sep. 21 at the Delhi Center

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Media Advisory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 11, 2016

Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council, 714-745-1692 (phone/text), connect-to-council@earthlink.net

Peter Katz, Com-Link, 714-429-6236 (phone/text), petekatz9@gmail.com

COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST “AN EVENING WITH THE CANDIDATES,” A FORUM AND DEBATE FOR THE SANTA ANA VOTERS

Santa Ana, CA- Connect-to-Council, Com-Link, NeighborWorks Orange County, Delhi Center and Latino Health Access will collaborate in hosting a candidates’ forum and debate for the Santa Ana voters. This will take place at the Delhi Center on September 21, 2016.

The candidates have been invited to participate in a council candidate forum moderated by Com-Link and then a mayoral candidate debate will immediately follow, moderated by Connect-to-Council. Continue reading→

Southeast Santa Ana Community Oriented Policing Forum set for April 27

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PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2016

Contact: Chris Schmidt, West End Community Oriented Policing, westendcop1@gmail.com; Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council, 714-745-1692 (Phone/text)

West End Community Oriented Policing to present Community Policing Forum for Santa Ana residents in South East District

Santa Ana, CA, –West End Community Oriented Policing, along with Connect-to-Council, will present the fourth Community Policing Forum for the residents of Santa Ana. Continue reading→

2016 Primary Election candidates forum set for 4/14 at Santa Ana College

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Connect to Council is hosting a 2016 Primary Election Candidates Forum at Santa Ana College on Thursday, April 14, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The first panel will feature 1st District Orange County Board of Supervisor candidates and the second panel will include
the 46th District U.S. Congressional Representative candidates.
Continue reading→

Community Policing forum for northeast Santa Ana residents set for March 30

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2016

West End Community Oriented Policing to present third Community Policing Forum for Santa Ana residents in North East District

Santa Ana, CA, – West End Community Oriented Policing, along with Connect-to-Council, will present the third Community Policing forum for the residents of Santa Ana. This forum will offer residents the opportunity to provide their input and assist in creating a community policing plan for Santa Ana. At the previous forums in January and February, some participants suggested that SAPD should build stronger partnerships with the community and faith-based organizations. Other suggestions are being solicited and the public is invited to share input. There are two more forums scheduled for the remaining policing districts (North East, and South East) in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana community policing forum set for 9/16 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church

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Connect to Council

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug 26, 2015

Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council, 714-745-1692, connect-to-council@earthlink.net

Connect-to-Council to present forum: Santa Ana Community Policing for the 21st Century

Santa Ana, CA, –The Connect-to-Council organization, along with NeighborWorks OC and OC Human Relations, will present “Santa Ana Community Policing for the 21st Century”, a forum for concerned residents of Santa Ana. This forum will feature a panel of community members and experts discussing the most effective Community-Policing methods for today’s challenges and for the future of Santa Ana.

This forum will take place on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, from 6:45-8:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, located at 1100 S. Center St, in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana Mayoral and City Council candidates forum set for Sep. 17

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PRESS RELASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council, 714.745.1692, connect-to-council@earthlink.net

COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST A FORUM AND DEBATE FOR THE SANTA ANA VOTERS

Santa Ana, CA, –Com-Link, Connect-to-Council, NeighborWorks Orange County, and the Santa Ana Register will collaborate in hosting a debate and forum with Santa Ana Mayoral and City Council candidates on Wednesday, September 17th 2014 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rancho Santiago Community College District Building, 2323 N Broadway Ave. Santa Ana CA 92706.

“The residents of Santa Ana gave us excellent feedback on the Candidates’ Debate we presented for the 2012 election and we felt that the 2014 Candidates Debate is just as important.  Teaming up with Com-Link, NeighborWorks Orange County and the OC Register gives us even more resources and experience to bring the most informative forum possible to the residents of Santa Ana”, explains Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council’s Chairperson. Continue reading→

Benavides to speak at the South Coast Metro Neighborhoods meeting on 10/2

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Angry David Benavides

Connect to Council is inviting the residents living within the South Coast Metro Neighborhoods of  Santa Ana to a joint meeting. on Oct. 2, 2013, at 7 pm, at the Segerstrom High School Auditorium, located at 2301 W MacArthur  Blvd., in Santa Ana.

This meeting will  include residents from the nine neighborhoods in the South Coast  Metro area that includes Morning Sunwood, Thornton Park, Sandpointe, Sunwood Central, Metro Classic, Rosewood Baker, South  Coast, Republic Homes and Summerfield Homes. This is the first  annual meeting for the Alliance of South Coast Area Neighborhoods.

Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides, who was badly defeated when he ran for Mayor of Santa Ana last year, will be the guest speaker.  He represents some of these neighborhoods. Others are represented by Councilmen Vince Sarmiento and Sal Tinajero.

The topics include: Continue reading→

Public forum about what is new in Santa Ana’s city government set for 9/18

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Santa Ana City Council

Connect-to-Council will be conducting a public forum entitled “Santa Ana Winds of Change” on Wednesday, September 18,2013, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, at the Rancho Santiago Community College District Boardroom, located at 2323 N. Broadway, in Santa Ana.

The forum will be a discussion of “What’s new in our City government?” Continue reading→

Meet Council Member Amezcua in Ward 3 on March 13

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Councilwoman Angelica Amezcua

CONNECT-TO-COUNCIL Presents a RESOURCE EVENT for the NEIGHBORHOODS OF WARD 3,
with Councilperson Angelica “Angie” Amezcua

We bring resources to help assist with the neighborhood issues that are
important to you!

  • Code Enforcement: What is the actual process after a complaint is submitted?
  • Criminal /Police: Acting Chief of Police Carlos Rojas discusses the issues in the Ward 3 neighborhoods
  • New Neighborhood Watch Program: Sylvia Guillen, PSO for SAPD will explain this important program coming to the Ward 3 Neighborhoods Continue reading→

Video footage of Santa Ana’s mayoral candidates at a Sep. forum

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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→

Santa Ana City Council candidate forums to be held on Sep. 12 and 27

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On Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 7 pm, the Connect-to-Council organization will host a candidate debate for the Santa Ana Mayoral and City Council candidates (Council Wards 1, 3 & 5) at the Rancho Santiago Community College District Board Room.  Click here if you have any questions.

On Thursday, September 27, 2012, at 7 pm, Communication Linkage Forum (Com-Link) will host a candidate forum for the Santa Ana Mayoral and City Council candidates (Council Wards 1, 3 & 5) at the Santa Ana City Council Chambers.  The forum will be televised live on City TV Channel 3. Continue reading→