A Republican mantra oft heard is that government should run like a business. Mind you, the goal of a business is to be profitable and there are many things Government does that can’t be profitable and are a straight expense…
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Walters Resigns Santa Ana City Manager’s Job Effective Tomorrow
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Santa Ana City Manager and Police Commissioner Paul Walters has resigned effective February 1. Here’s the press release from the city of Santa Ana: Advisory: City Manager Submits Resignation SANTA ANA, CA (January 31, 2013) – The Santa Ana City…
Santa Ana Tells State: No Christmas Money From Us!
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
In a 4-0 vote on Friday afternoon, the City of Santa Ana officially responded to the state Department of Finance’s demand for $56 million in housing funds. Council members Michele Martinez, Sal Tinajero and Angie Amezcua were unable to attend…
Pulido Loses While Winning; Benavides Wins by Losing
by Dan Chmielewski • • 25 Comments
Mayor Miguel Pulido won a decisive victory over his opponents in Tuesday’s election but will take the oath of office next month considerably weakened. He was elected with less than 50 percent of the vote, he’s lost his closest allies…
Santa Ana Spring Fails To Unseat Mayor Pulido
by Chris Prevatt • • 13 Comments
While preliminary results show that 52.6% of Santa Ana voters preferred someone other than Miguel Pulido to be their mayor, they again couldn’t rally behind a single candidate to push Miguel Pulido out of the saddle and away from the reigns of city power.
In Tustin, Mayor Nielsen Lies while complaining about Lies
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
You have to love the mudfest going on in Tustin where five Republicans are running for City Council but three of them are accusing two of them of being Liberals — with photos of prominent Democrats! There is an opportunity…
It’s Not All About the Swing-States
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
If you watch the cable news channels you may have gotten the impression that the only place where voters matter is in the swing-states. At times it seems the two presidential candidates are running for President of Virginwiscoflohiowa. While that election is getting all the attention, there are some important votes in California that could swing the balance of political power away from middle-class Californians for years to come.
