It seems that Congressional candidate Cecilia Iglesias, and Santa Ana City Councilman Sal Tinajero have a few things in common. Both of them have endorsed Art Pedroza for Santa Ana Unified School District Trustee and both of them are parents of 7 to 8 year-old male children. Art Pedroza thinks that men having sex with young boys is funny. He finds the topic so humorous that he linked unsuspecting visitors to his Orange Juice Blog to the main page of the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA).
Tag Archive for Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana Council Member’s ‘Pay to Play’ votes referred to DA for review
by Chris Prevatt • • 10 Comments
TheLiberalOC learned on Wednesday afternoon that Santa Ana City Attorney Joseph Fletcher has referred the matter of improper votes by Council members Sal Tinajero, Michele Martinez, and Claudia Alvarez to the Orange County District Attorney for review. The votes in question appear to violate Santa Ana Municipal Code section 2-107.
Santa Ana Council Special Closed Session Meeting – Yep they screwed up again with Brown Act Violation
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
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.
More improper votes and campaign bucks for Michele Martinez and Sal Tinajero
by Chris Prevatt • • 5 Comments
The City Council of Santa Ana (Baby Bell) has called a special meeting for this evening to discuss the problems that have developed from the revelation of improper campaign contributions and improper votes taken by Council members Michele Martinez and Sal Tinajero related to the Station District project. Well the swamp is getting deeper for these two as more improper votes do large contributions are revealed.
Did Mayor Commission Santa Ana Residents to be Polled?
by Claudio Gallegos • • 5 Comments
This last Sunday I was contacted by a person who was doing polling for political races. This one focused on Santa Ana, particularly the Mayor’s race. The person began by going over a list of names and organizations and wanted to know if I Approved (Strongly or Somewhat), Disapproved (Strongly or Somewhat) or No Opinion.
The ‘Bell’ is ringing, but is it putting the Santa Ana Council on notice?
by Chris Prevatt • • 6 Comments
On Tuesday we had the following rolling across banner headlines on the LA Times, The OC Register, and even national news sites: Eight Bell leaders arrested. Eight current and former Bell city leaders were arrested Tuesday on charges of misappropriating more…
Confessions of a Business License Fee Scofflaw
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
Earlier this week, our friends at the Orange Juice raked me through the coals by painting me as operating a business in Santa Ana without holding a business license. And, that’s true. I didn’t have a license for my office…

