The city’s police union spent heavily to gain control of the council and union-backed candidates won three seats. But it failed to oust Councilman Vincent Sarmiento, who is now seen as a swing vote on police issues.
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Santa Ana Mayor and Police-Backed Council Candidates Score Victories
With his own victory, and those by other police union-backed candidates in Santa Ana City Council races, Mayor Miguel Pulido appears to have regained much of the power he lost in the 2012 “Santa Ana Spring” election.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Clear Lines Have Been Drawn in Santa Ana’s Ward 3 City Council Race
In the city’s only open council seat, police union-backed Jose Solorio, a former councilman and state assemblyman, is facing several grass-roots candidates.
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Urzua Alcaraz: Could Campaign Funds Solve Everybody’s Rent Woes in Santa Ana?
Ana Urzua Alcaraz, running for Santa Ana City Council in Ward 3, writes that Santa Ana voters need to elect council members that are connected to the community they represent.
