The Orange County Register is reporting that Santa Ana city council member Carlos Bustamante, the only Republican on the council, has been suspended from his county job pending an investigation into a sex allegation. Bustamante, who represents Ward 3, is…
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Will the Santa Ana Council do ANYTHING about Alvarez tonight?
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
If you have been hiding under a rock, on vacation, or otherwise indisposed you may not have heard about Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez’s anti-Semitic rant while chairing a council discussion of the PBID that funds Downtown Inc, in the heart of downtown Santa Ana.
The DPOC’s Deborah Pauly Moment
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
When Villa Park Council member Deborah Pauly used venomous words and threats against Muslims at a Yorba Linda rally in February, the Democratic Party of Orange County issued a statement condemning the comments and even suggested that the comments went beyond…
Alvarez Apologizes, Kind of….
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez apologized last night for her poor choice of words in linking Santa Ana developers Irv and Ryan Chase to Nazi leader Adolpf Hitler and inappropriately using the term “ethnic cleansing.” The statements first…
ADL Condemns Claudia Alvarez for Anti-Semitic Remarks at Santa Ana City Council Meeting
by Dan Chmielewski • • 17 Comments
The Anti-Defamation League is issuing a statement condemning comments made by Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez. Regional director Kevin O’Grady, who has an office on Fourth Street and Broadway in Santa Ana, said that Alvarez and the City…
The Mayor and Councilman Do Not Meet After 5:30
by Chris Prevatt • • 13 Comments
That was the response Tom Lutz received from Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s Secretary while trying to schedule a meeting between Lutz, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, and the Mayor to discuss concerns raised by the community group Santa Ana Save Our Stadium.
Bustamante’s County Promotion Gave Him A $9,000 Car Allowance Double-Dip
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Santa Ana City Councilman Carlos Bustamante had to have been riding high last year when he got a quiet and unannounced promotion to Executive Manager with OC Public Works. His promotion, which County Performance Auditor Steve Danley found lacked proper justification, also included a $9,180 car allowance.
