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Has the City of Santa Ana suspended its city manager search?
Several sources in and around Santa Ana’s City Hall are reporting that the City of Santa Ana has suspended their search for a new city manager. I am told that this was also conveyed to a reporter...
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Council members Martinez and Benavides to host a city manager forum on 7/28
Santa Ana Council Members Michele Martinez and David Benavides are going to host a community forum on Thursday, July 28, from 6 pm to 8 pm, at the Southwest Senior Citizen Center, located at 2201 W....
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How and why I ended up helping Pulido to defeat Amezcua last year
Former Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream was not a fan of the Orange Juice blog I have taken a lot of heat over the past couple of years because I ended up supporting Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido for...
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A Year in Review – a look back at Santa Ana in 2011
Our posts about Santa Ana’s Cafe Lu and Councilman Bustamante topped the charts in 2011 What a year it has been here in Santa Ana – and on this blog, the New Santa Ana. Since January 1, 2011, we have...
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No Gustavo, Michele Martinez and I did not sell out to Miguel Pulido
The OC Weekly’s Gustavo Arellano is a huge fan of far-left Democrat Julio Perez – one of four Democrats vying for the 69th Assembly District. That’s fine. What is not cool is Gustavo’s continued...
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City Council to decide the fate of the Downtown PBID tax tonight
July 4 falls on a Wednesday this year but there will be fireworks early this week, at Monday night’s Santa Ana City Council meeting, on July 2, at 5 pm, as Council Member Sal Tinajero and Mayor Pro...
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Martinez pushes the Santa Ana City Council to review term limits on Monday
Play time is over – the Santa Ana City Council appears to be rebelling against Mayor Pulido “The Santa Ana City Council is scheduled July 16 to consider a ballot measure that for the first time could...
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Why is the Council blaming Walters for problems they created?
Where were Sarmiento’s complaints before the majority took power? I continue to be amazed by the lame excuses our Santa Ana Council Members are making with regard to their ongoing attempt to fire our...
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The Council praised former City Manager Ream but back-stabbed Walters
The same Santa Ana City Council Members who just fired our City Manager, Paul Walters, heaped praise on his predecessor, Dave Ream, when he finally retired, as noted in the minutes of the May 16, 2011...
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Will the Council hire former Stockton interim city manager Kevin O’Rourke?
Picture of Kevin O’Rourke Courtesy of Recordnet “Santa Ana city leaders apparently reached consensus Monday on appointing an interim city manager to fill the slot left open by the firing of City...
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Updated: Adios Jill Arthur
UPDATED: The Voice of OC is now reporting that Jill Arthur is possibly working in a volunteer capacity for Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. We have no problem with that. Who the Mayor opts to work...
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It’s going to be up to the Millennials to save the City of Santa Ana
Santa Ana’s baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. I just missed that time period – marking me as a member of Gen X. The baby boomers love to point fingers at the up and coming Millennials but a...
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Retired Santa Ana City Manager David Ream has passed away
Dave Ream Retired Santa Ana City Manager David Ream passed away on Dec. 26, at around 11 p.m., at the age of 76. Ream’s wife, Diane, and his son Tim were reportedly there with him at the end. Ream’s...
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Former City Manager David Ream left behind a legacy of transformation
The City of Santa Ana is mourning the loss of former City Manager David Ream, who passed away on Dec. 26 after a long illness. Ream served as city manager from 1986 until his retirement in 2011 and in...
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