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David Benavides Archive
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In Which We Present a Press Release for Santa Anans Who Feel Civic Minded
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 4 CommentsSanta Ana Councilmember David Benavides is making his commission appointments. (Other councilmembers, I presume, are as well, but I don’t actually know that; his is the press release I saw... -
Tet Parade Post-mortem: What next, and grading the Politicians’ Performances.
Posted on February 26, 2013 | 41 Comments. As promised, I’ve got a lot to say in retrospect about the Tet Parade of two weeks ago which jumped the shark by excluding gays, and how the various... -
2012 Election Day Live-Blog 2: Orange County Results!
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 47 Comments. SOME LOCAL RACES WE’LL BE WATCHING LIKE HAWKS, starting around 9 or 10 tonight: The Congressional race between Alan Lowenthal (our fave) and Gary DeLong, in the 47th district... -
Mal de Mayor — Is the Whole Santa Ana City Council Sick of Miguel Pulido?
Posted on August 14, 2012 | 8 Comments. Sometimes, one reports. Sometimes, one recognizes that others probably have better information — and so one inquires. Today, I’m inquiring. I look forward to your collective insights (which I... -
Is Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides a member of the GOP’s Hispanic 100?
Posted on October 9, 2010 | 2 CommentsNo bueno! Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides appears on the home page of the so-called “Hispanic 100,” which is really a front for the Republican Party. Note that GOP Senate... -
Radio Orange Juice Wed. Sept 22, 7 to 9pm. Santa Ana, Irvine, Costa Mesa – which is the true center of the OC?
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 6 CommentsCLICK ON THIS RADIO AT 7 every Wednesday night to hear us! Call-in number 877-805-4208. Are you ready for the THIRD episode of Radio Orange Juice? Now that we’ve REALLY... -
Benavides goes after Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez while defending Moreno and the Minutemen again
Posted on August 2, 2010 | 17 CommentsTonight’s Santa Ana City Council meeting blew up again as a few of the haters that Councilman David Benavides honored at the last meeting showed up to cry about the... -
Santa Ana Parks and Rec Commission to honor Minuteman Lupe Moreno again on Wednesday
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 26 CommentsTime to let Santa Ana Parks and Rec Chair Tish Leon know how we feel about her bullying If you are as upset as I am at the bullying behavior... -
Santa Ana City Commissioners terrorized a student so badly that he resigned
Posted on July 25, 2010 | 35 CommentsSanta Ana Parks and Recreation Commission Chair Tish Leon Another scandal is erupting – and like the Benavides Hatergate fiasco it involves Councilman David Benavides. I found out this week... -
Can Councilman David Benavides survive the Hatergate scandal?
Posted on July 24, 2010 | 41 CommentsCouncilman David Benavides has been desperately trying to quell the firestorm that erupted when we broke the story that he honored a group of Minutemen and extremist Republicans who were recruited by Mexican-hater... -
Lupe Moreno declares jihad on Mexican civil rights activist
Posted on July 23, 2010 | 23 CommentsThe Benavides Hatergate scandal blew up again today as Minuteman Lupe Moreno began a libelous jihad against Mexican civil rights activist Naui Huitzilopochtli. Moreno forwarded a letter asking her hater... -
Benavides Hatergate: The missing Independence Day video emerges
Posted on July 23, 2010 | 39 CommentsDavid Benavides caught with Minuteman Lupe Moreno I met last night with Naui Huitzilopochtli and he graciously allowed me to borrow his video clips of the footage he shot at... -
The O.C. Register piles on the Benavides Hatergate scandal
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 3 CommentsIt has become the scandal that won’t go away. This time the Orange County Register piled on the David Benavides Hatergate scandal with a new article that is very illuminating. Here... -
The OC Weekly jumps on the Benavides hatergate story
Posted on July 20, 2010 | 9 CommentsR. Scott Moxley, of the OC Weekly, attended last night’s Santa Ana City Council meeting. Now the OC Weekly has piled on Councilman David Benavides too. Here are a few excerpts...



















