Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido easily bested Councilman Roman Reyna in mayoral race. But his slate of council candidates lost badly.
Tag: Election 2014
Posted inPolitics & Elections
State Parties Pour Millions Into 65th Assembly Race
Both sides are spending heavily in a local election that could determine whether Democrats keep a supermajority in the state Assembly.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
Campaign Spending Takes a Complex Route in Irvine
More than a dozen political action committees have spent hundreds of thousands to keep the Irvine Republican council majority in power. The Great Park Neighborhoods developer is responsible for a large portion.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Steel’s Fundraising Far Outpaces Others in Supervisor Races
Michelle Steel’s statewide profile has helped her to a huge advantage over Allan Mansoor. Meanwhile, Robert Ming and Lisa Bartlett are about even in their race.
Posted inSanta Ana
Watchdog: Pulido Must Show Where His Campaign Debt Went
Shirley Grindle, Orange County’s campaign finance watchdog, filed a complaint with the Santa Ana city attorney regarding the mayor’s disappearing campaign debt.
Posted inSanta Ana
Woman Who Chastised Pulido Is Write-In Candidate for Mayor
A video of Santa Ana resident Laura Perez demanding that the Santa Ana mayor pay attention to residents instead of look at his cell phone went viral. Now, she’s running as a write-in candidate for mayor.
Posted inAnaheim
Disney Breaking Its Own Campaign Spending Records
In what some say is an all-out effort to save the Anaheim City Council majority, the megaresort has so far doubled what it spent in 2012.
Posted inSanta Ana
DA Looking Into Santa Ana City Council Candidate
An investigator from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office picked up nomination papers filed by Miguel “Mike” Gonzalez, an indication that prosecutors could be investigating whether he made false statements about his residency.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine to Probe Votes by City Commissioners
Republican Councilman Jeffrey Lalloway points to a lobbyist’s email as evidence that votes on an apartment project might have been tainted by campaign contributions. Democratic Councilman Larry Agran says the accusation is just another election season political attack.
Posted inSanta Ana
The Curious Case of Miguel Pulido’s Disappearing Campaign Debt
The Santa Ana mayor reported over $15,000 in campaign debt after the 2012 election. Then, with no explanation, it disappeared from campaign finance filings, a possible violation of the state’s Political Reform Act.
