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…
Tag Archive for PBID
Santa Ana: Dueling Agenda Items on Monday Night
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
The first Santa Ana City Council meeting following the arrest of Councilman Carlos Bustamante on sexual assault charges, could be a long one. Sources say that Bustamante is expected to attend and participate in the entire meeting. Even though the Council will not be discussing Bustamante’s arrest, it is expected that residents will express their disapproval of Bustamante, including calls for him to resign.
Santa Ana Council takes up PBID and Transparency tonight
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
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.
Santa Ana Appoints New City Manager Monday
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
The Santa Ana City Council has a closed session item on its agendafor Monday’s meeting and it’s the appointment of a new city manager. And the betting money is on acting city manager Paul Walters removing the term “acting” from…
Los Amigos Issues Statement on Alvarez Comments
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Los Amigos of Orange County also issued a statement that both condemns Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez for her anti-Semitic comments while supporting her voice in the debate against the Chases and PBID. This comes shortly after a…
OCCHC Comes to Alvarez’s Defense; Criticizes Chase’s for Their Speech
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Allen Peters Baldwin of the Orange County Community Housing Corporation has come to the defense of embattled Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez and calls on the community to condemn the words and actions of Irv Chase while asking…
OC GOP Joins DPOC, ADL and LULAC in Condemning Alvarez’s “Hitler” Comments
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
As liberals, it’s painful for us to acknowledge the OC GOP in any sort of positive light, and while they are tardy, they have joined the list of organizations that have publicly denounced Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia…
