The Politics of a Botanical Garden at the Great Park
For those longtime Irvine residents who were around in 2002, there was an issue that did unite Democrats and Republicans – no Airport at El […]
Ken Smith
Is Michelle Martinez Buying Positive Blog Coverage?
We’ve spent the past few days reviewing the financial reports of various candidates for office throughout Orange County. And something on Michelle Martinez, an unopposed […]
Santa Ana Council Special Closed Session Meeting – Yep they screwed up again with Brown Act Violation
Mayor Miguel Pulido called a Special Meeting of the Santa Ana City Council for Monday evening at 5 pm. The meeting started late, a little after 5:30 pm. While Mayor Pulido was in the building (at least five of us shook his hand at around 5 pm), he was no where in the conference room. I did look under the table just to be sure he wasn’t hiding. Also missing were Councilmembers Martinez and Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez.
Santa Ana Council Video: We’re not the City of Bell
This is a heavily edited video of Santa Ana City Council member comments made at their September 7th meeting. It was this meeting where members Martinez and Tinajero voted improperly on a resolution to lower, and suspend for a year, soccer permit fees paid by adult leagues. Martinez and Tinajero each accepted $500 from a for-profit league that benefits from that reduction creating a conflict of interest making them unable to vote on the matter.
Benavides Fundraiser a Success
Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides’s fundraiser last night was a success; more than 50 people attended the two hour event and the crowd reflected Santa […]
Bustamante Comes Clean
I think the last time Carlos Bustamante talked with a blogger was when he dropped his now infamous “water-bra” joke on Red County’s Matt Cunningham […]
Pedroza and Mill, simply malicious opportunists
I know that sometimes it is better to ignore the crazy B.S. that comes out of Art Pedroza (failed City Council Candidate)Â and Sean Mill (Santa […]
Art Pedroza’s Lowest Blows
Santa Ana Ward 3 council candidate Art Pedroza is perhaps best known for his Orange Juice blog, and while I’m loathe to send him any […]
Art Pedroza Breaks Promise on Accepting Donations from Developers
“We need to put the people first, not the bureaucrats, special interests and developers.” from the candidate’s statement prepared by Art Pedroza, City Council candidate in […]