Nine judges will be chosen by the voters, with heightened controversy around one race where a high ranking member of the DA’s office is getting sued.
Tag: Claudia Alvarez
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Will Get Its First New Mayor in Decades: Here Are the Candidates
A year during which three other City Council seats plus the mayor’s are up for election will, after November, determine who has the power at City Hall.
Posted inSanta Ana
College District Board Votes to Leave Seat Open Until Election
After a plea from a resident to “let the people speak” in November, board members decided not to appoint someone to the board seat, which was held by Jose Solorio before he resigned last month to run for Santa Ana City Council.
Posted inOrange, Santa Ana
Potential College District Board Appointment Sparks Controversy
Trustees at the Rancho Santiago Community College District are considering filling a vacancy on the board less than three months before the November election – and thus giving their choice the advantage of incumbency.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
End of an Elmahrek
After more than six years of holding the powerful accountable in Orange County, Adam Elmahrek is leaving for the Los Angeles Times.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana
Proposed Gift Ban Stalls at Rancho Santiago as Criticism Mounts
Board trustees at the Rancho Santiago Community College District are arguing over how strict a new gift ban should be. Meanwhile, Orange County ethics watchdog Shirley Grindle said the current proposal is “very weak.”
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
College District Leaders to Review Travel, Gift Rules
The review by the Rancho Santiago Community College District board follows a Voice of OC series that showed how officials took thousands of dollars in gifts from district contractors and traveled in luxury on the taxpayers’ dime.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Gaffe or Not, Sanchez’s Train Has Left the Station in Senate Race
While Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is under pressure for racially insensitive remarks, she isn’t likely to back up as the crowd of challengers builds for her congressional seat.
Posted inSanta Ana
Correa Pulls Papers for Santa Ana Mayoral Election
Sources say the state senator has been in talks with 20-year Mayor Miguel Pulido about taking his place.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Martinez Claims She’s Cleared in Campaign Finance Probe
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez says that an investigation into allegations that she received a gift and campaign contributions illegally from a Hollywood nightclub found no evidence of wrongdoing.
