A debate between candidates for the Rancho Santiago Community College District followed by a debate of SAUSD School board candidates was a bit of a snoozer last night for the 50 brave souls who were mostly friends and family of…
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Madrid/Alvarez failed Lawsuit Costs Santa Ana Taxpayers Thousands
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
At its next meting, the Santa Ana city council will vote on Item 29A which is the approval of legal fees to be paid to the law firm of Richards Watson and Gershon to defend the city’s position on Measure…
A Double Standard on Civility
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
I’ll start by saying attending a Santa Ana city council meeting in person is nothing like watching the streamed meeting on the web. Chris Prevatt and I attended Monday’s meeting and listened to more than an hour of public comments…
Benavides Cautions on Cost of Defending Madrid Lawsuit
by Dan Chmielewski • • 9 Comments
Santa Ana Council member David Benavides has questioned the rationale behind the lawsuit filed by City Commissioner Max Madrid intended to provide an avenue for Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez to be a candidate for Ward 5 on the Santa…
Santa Ana City Clerk: No Fourth Term for Alvarez in Santa Ana
by Dan Chmielewski • • 10 Comments
Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez may not run for a fourth term according to Santa Ana city clerk Maria Huizar, reports the Voice of OC. Under the terms of Measure D, passed in 2008 which gave council members a third…
Alvarez’s Cultural Summit Costs Rack Up for Santa Ana Taxpayers
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
At the by-invitaton only Cultural Diversity Summit hosted last year by the city of Santa Ana between Jewish leaders and the county’s Latino community aimed at repairing Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez’s relationship with the Jewish community, Acting…
Stories of the Year – 2011
by Chris Prevatt and Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Well, 2011 is just about behind us and a presidential election year is just ahead – time flies. Let’s look back at some of the 2011 stories we covered here in no particular order. We can debate which one is…
