Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante Arrested

July 2, 2012 13

Santa Ana city councilman and a former Orange County executive was arrested and charged Monday with more than a dozen counts, including assault with the intent to commit a sexual offense, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

Anaheim City Council Districts: An Analysis

July 2, 2012 4

This past week, the ACLU, representing Amin David, Jose Moreno (who is an ACSD Trustee) and Consuelo Garcia announced they were suing the city of Anaheim, claiming the current way the City Council is elected shuts out minority representation. They also point out four of the five councilmembers live in Anaheim hills, which contains only 1/6 of the city’s total population.

Santa Ana Council takes up PBID and Transparency tonight

July 2, 2012 0

Tonight is the first meeting of the Santa Ana City Council to scheduled to begin at the new time of 5:45 p.m. Once the Council wades through the nine agendized recognition’s and proclamations they will eventually get to discussion of two items which should dominate public comment for the evening.

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Doing the People’s Work-Part II

June 29, 2012 0

So much for the “fiscal conservatives” in Tustin; Blogger Jeff Gallagher had a terrific post yesterday that was overshadowed by the Supreme Court ruling on […]

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Melahat Rafiei announces a run for DNC

June 28, 2012 0

Melahat Rafiei, former executive director of the DPOC and a leading Democratic political consultant in Southern California, has announced she’s a candidate for the Democratic […]

Supreme Court Rules: Affordable Care Act IS Constitutional

June 28, 2012 0

In a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. Chief Justice Roberts joined the 4 “liberal” justices on the Court upholding the health care reforms implemented by President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement.