Can’t let a rainy day go by without a new edition of Santa Ana Political Chismes, can we? Church doesn’t start for another hour, so here goes…
- The Voice of OC recently reported that “As the Santa Ana City Council goes about choosing a new city manager and city attorney — two decisions that will affect the city for years to come — it has become increasingly clear that Mayor Miguel Pulido is not controlling the process.” Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has lost control of the Santa Ana City Council, however as it turns out he has actually regained control – in his usual fashion. He has a solid troika, with Councilmen David Benavides and Carlos Bustamante – and now he can add a fourth vote pretty easily. What changed? Well, Sarmiento is getting cold feet about running for the Assembly. One of the other Council Members is going to run for Solorio’s seat – who exactly is not yet known. What we do know however is that they will have to play ball with Pulido in order to get the support they will need to proceed to Sacramento. Continue reading