I spoke with Councilman Vincent Sarmiento earlier this afternoon after receiving his cell phone number. He admitted he spent the morning trying to get a hold of mine as well, which he did. He was eager to explain his side of the story and answer the allegations made by Alex Vega.
He stated that the...
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Tags: Al Amezcua, Alex Vega, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento
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So Lucille Kring has decided to forego either a second consecutive term on the Anaheim City Council or a run for Anaheim Mayor in order to pursue a quixotic run against Lou Correa for State Senate. My question to Lucille is are you feeling lucky, because the odds are against you in so...
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Tags: Anaheim, California State Senate, Claudio Gallegos, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Kenny Rogers, Latino voters, Lucille Kring, Matt Cunningham, Santa Ana, Senator Lou Correa, Stanton, Teabaggers, Tom Tait
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What it seems to me is a back door way to get most of the original Renaissance Plan adopted with as little attention to the redevelopment components as possible, by making it look like the City is only adopting a simple "Transit Zoning Code." This reminds me of a quote in L.A. Confidential where...
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Tags: Artists Village, Fiesta Marketplace, Lacy Neighborhood, OCTA Go Local, Rennaisance Plan, Santa Ana, Station District, Transit Zoning Code
Posted in Orange County - Local | 7 Comments »
First Bob Dornan, then Mike Carona, now it seems R. Scott Moxley has done it again by exposing Santa Ana Mayor-For-Life Miguel Pulido and his connections to the vending truck industry in Santa Ana. Apparently the Mayor forgot to disclose lot's of details about his connection to Abel Foods, which is the main provider...
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Tags: Abel Salazar, Abel's Foods, Al Gore, Lorin Griset Elementary School, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Nativo Lopez, OC Weekly, One Broadway Plaza, R. Scott Moxley, Santa Ana, Station District
Posted in Orange County - Local | 9 Comments »
What are everyone's thoughts? As Gustavo asks, Who can save the Banana Republic? Who can bring change we Santa Ana residents can all believe in?
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Tags: Alfredo Amezcua, Armando de la Libertad, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Gustavo Arellano, Joe Yanez, John Palacio, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Nelida Yanez, Roman Reyna, Ruben Martinez, Santa Ana, Santa Ana City Council, Santa Ana Unified School District
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OK, I know. At this time of year we’re all inundated constantly and everywhere with requests to donate food and/or toys to this or that worthy charity. And we do our best to help. Yes, I’m about to make yet another pitch. This one’s different. There’s an urgency.
The Southwest Community Center in Santa...
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Tags: donate, fire, food bank, Santa Ana, Southwest Community Center
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In these pages, I’ve taken my councilmember to task for contacting me only to invite me to his expensive fundraisers. I’ve wondered what he does. Yesterday I got the following message which tells me, for the first time, some of what he’s up to. Fair is fair. Give credit where due. Tonight he and...
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Tags: Santa Ana, Santa Ana City Council, Vincent Sarmiento
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