The Communication Linkage Forum is hosting a meeting on Thursday, September 16th at 7 p.m. with an agenda focusing on: Mayor and City Council candidates forum sponsored by Com-Link and moderated by the OC League of Women Voters. Click here to read the event flyer.
This forum is going to be moderated by the OC League of Women Voters. The event includes questions from the audience and takes place at the Santa Ana Council Chambers from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. For additional information, please call (714) 667-2260.
This will be the FIRST opportunity to see Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido debate his challengers, who include George Collins, Alfredo Amezcua, Charles Hart and Roy Alvarado.
Santa Ana Council Members Michele Martinez and David Benavides are also up for reelection but neither one has a challenger.
Santa Ana Councilman Sal Tinajero does face two challengers, in Nam Pham and Helen Martinez.
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Wards 2 and 4 get a free ride, 5 candidates for mayor really helps the incumbent.
So the most completive race is for ward 6.
Two fresh faces, a Latino Woman, and a Viet Man, and a incumbent with a record of votes to stand on.
So the question is, Do you want 12 more years of the incumbent or a fresh face.
I love these candidate “debates” held in Santa Ana each election cycle. What happens most often is that the “challengers” show they are not ready for prime time and make fools of themselves. I especially like seeing the silly gaggle of gadflies who support these challengers and look just as foolish as they applaud their guy/gal and boo the others. It all makes for fun theater and has zero impact on the outcome of the races. Bring along some popcorn or play drinking games at home waiting for the challenger’s gaffes. I especially like the fact that they are run by the League of Women Voters who have had no credibility in S.A. since they turned control of the event over to that crazy West Floral Park lady who lives on Towner st. in the home with the weed infested lawn. I especially like when she asks the candidates questions about quality of life in S.A. and code enforcement! The only moderator I enjoy more is failed Council candidate and Queen of COMLINK Evangeline Gronsky who looks like she stepped out of 1955 and is so biased in her support of certain candidates it also makes for fun T.V. Tips for first time attendees: Sit up in the first few rows and let your facial expressions, body language, “style “of dress, weight gain, and bad posture add to our viewing pleasure at home!
lol! 🙂
I hope they ask Helen Martinez about her breaking the law in regards to the vote split. I overheard Thomas bragging about getting her in the race while he was blogging on taxpayer time.
What law you talking about?
Good thing is that I will not be there this time.
Nether as the candidate nor as a voter.
At 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. that day I will be frying the bigger fish.
Enjoy.
Mr. Douglas are you impliying that we need to stick with more of the “pulido” corruption,because the other candidates are not ready for the mayor seat?., I feel sorry for people whith dictatorial goverment ways from third world countries that want to import this style to AMERICA!!!!!!
Rosary,….. Douglas is absolutely correct!
I had to endure this idiotic ritual as a candidate in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.
However, I enjoyed that senile old man moderator in last two events….. he was soooooo stupid it was entertaining.
“The only moderator I enjoy more is failed Council candidate and Queen of COMLINK Evangeline Gronsky who looks like she stepped out of 1955 and is so biased in her support of certain candidates it also makes for fun T.V.”…… I know why Douglas.
It is because Evangeline Gronsky is so egoistic that she actually becomes orgasmic when given microphone and that is why you may subconsciously enjoy the Queen.
Dear Rosary,
I believe Mr. Douglas is saying we don’t want to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Looking forward to see if any of them puts their gloves on or if they thake them off. Or it could be as the last election campaign: With Pulido’s orchestration of the microphone and Claudia-his defense lawyer to the rescue!! How about selecting the questions at the moderators panel? The preselection of qs and As was ridiculous.
Obviously you are not familiar with the rules, mrs carter.
It is not allowed to talk about your opponent, only about yourself.
Will the candidates be able to get help via text message from their friends in the audience?
I overheard Tom talking to someone earlier saying not to worry, he and some guy named David would be there to feed all the answers.
What do you suppose he meant by that?
“Will the candidates be able to get help via text message from their friends in the audience?”
My understanding is that texting will be allowed but mental telepathy will not be permitted.
Were the front rows for the residents of Santa Ana?
And the back rows for the “cash in hand” developers?
Cook,
Thomas Gordon, Glen Stroud, Mike Tardif and Phil Bacerra were in the back row. I didn’t see any developers there.