Another carjacking in Santa Ana's Ward 5

22 July 2008, 6:54 am

I have not read about ANY carjackings anywhere in Orange County - except for downtown Orange County, where "Police are looking for a group of people who they said carjacked two Anaheim men early Sunday morning near the Piccolo Night Club on First Street, Santa Ana police Cmdr. James Schnabl said," a... read more

Progressive Latina to take on Carlos Bustamante for Ward 3 on the Santa Ana City Council

20 July 2008, 10:50 pm

There is bad news for Santa Ana Clowncilman Carlos Bustamante. A fantastic candidate has emerged to face off against him in November for Ward 3 on the Santa Ana City Council. Her name is Ana Rebecca "Becky" Valencia-Verdin. She lives in Floral Park, which is even more bad news for Bustamante. Floral... read more

Has Vince Sarmiento really accomplished anything?

20 July 2008, 12:20 pm

The Chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County, Frank Barbaro, has emailed his party members an invitation to fork over their dinero to Santa Ana Clowncilman Vince Sarmiento. Check out what Barbaro has to say about Sarmiento, who was appointed two years ago to replace Jose Solorio, who moved on ... read more

R.E.D. Alert: Why Mikey Harrah cannot build his dream

20 July 2008, 12:18 pm

Real estate booms and real estate busts are cyclical in nature. All indications are in that we now have a bubbly bursting of real estate. Bold construction projects like high rise buildings and high density towers are seriously struggling in Irvine, the Inland Empire and various other boom-town real... read more

Six degrees of Al Amezcua

20 July 2008, 12:16 pm

Dana Parsons compared Santa Ana Clowncilwoman Michele Martinez to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama in his latest column in the L.A. Times. Martinez actually told him that Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido was once her hero. But she was not honest about why she is really running against him. ... read more

Santa Ana councilwoman brashly challenges former hero

20 July 2008, 9:11 am

A h, the brashness of youth. The sheer audacity of it. Imagine, the notion that a relatively unknown political figure, just a step or two up from the novice ranks, would dare take on a much more seasoned and ...... read more