Pulido’s candidate statement may have been filed late
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido did not file a candidate’s statement at his own City Hall until the very last minute – but questions remain. Pulido was on vacation in Hawaii, according to inside sources, when Thomas Gordon, his opponent, showed up at City Hall after 4 p.m. today. At the time Pulido had no statement on file.
By 5:03 p.m., the city clerk was showing that Pulido had a statement on file. How did that happen? Who paid for it? Who wrote it? How was it transmitted to the City Clerk? These are questions that need to be answered. Pulido should have had a statement filed a long time ago. That he did not indicates that he saw no value in it – until Gordon showed up with one of his own.
Who called Pulido to tell him that Gordon filed a statement? Did a Santa Ana employee make the call? Did the Santa Ana City Clerk intervene on his behalf?
The media and Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas need to look into this. There were numerous witnesses at City Hall when all this went down, including Santa Ana Council Candidates Pat McGuigan and Michele Martinez. Questions need to be asked – and asked quickly – before the records are erased and the witnesses are hushed up.
Pulido already squashed mayoral term limits – and he forced Council Member Mike Garcia out of the mayoral race. Did he also break the law with regard to the questionable filing of his candidate’s statement? We need to know. Please contact the City Clerk’s office via email and ask them to come clean about Pulido’s candidate statement.
Nice try art, but that dog won’t hunt.
B/R,
Huh? I am not sure what you mean. Does Pulido get to break the rules because he is the Mayor? The facts are what they are – something fishy went down at City Hall this evening and I just want to know what exactly happened. What’s wrong with that? Pulido is not above the law.
Caribou sources claim Miguel and the family flew over to Hawaii on Harrah’s plane. Plans are to relax and tour Mike Harrah’s Pinnancle project. Looks like Vicky Bentacourt and Miguel could be Hawaiian neighbors.
Bladerunner made the call. Bladerunner is a professional arm twister. Bladerunner is one of THEM.
The dogs are out and this time Pulido can’t wag his way out of it. Question is, does Pulido wear a collar or hold the leash?
Bladerunner,
Are you a Pulido Supporter?
Art–Your story most likely has no legs. You don’t know what all the facts are, you are making assumptions. You admit you are a Gordon partisan so your comments need to be read in that context.I suspect that everything was done properly. If not, why not do something constructive like research the law and determine whether this voids his candidacy, whether his candidate statement can’t be inserted into the booklet or whether his penance will be to go into therapy sessions with Nativo. If his candidacy is voided see whether that has the effect of re-opening the filing for 5 days or whether Santa Ana voters will have the wonderful choice of Gordon v. your compadre Stanley.
Luis-Just an observer. But one who thinks Pulido has a lock on this election and is generally popular, in a relative way, with the voting population. He’s picked up a number of enemies and foes over the years but keeps on winning.
Does your opposition to him trace back to Nativo’s or is it of more recent origin.
Pulido wasn’t on “vacation”, he was in Hawaii checking on his investment property that Mike Harrah gave to him and others at greatly reduced prices, as payback for passing the One Broadway Plaza
monstrosity.
Prior to his association with Harrah, Pulido never went to Hawaii.
B/R,
People in Santa Ana are tired of the way the Pulido machine operates. Who knows if he and his partisans broke the law on Friday evening? I wrote the post that started this dialogue so that we could all have a closer look at what transpired. Perhaps my friends in the media will scrutinize this further. It deserves a closer look.
Art-
Ever heard the story of the boy who cried “wolf”?
I give you kudos for trying to help your friend Thomas in any way you can, but this is one of those cases where your ranting damages any credibility you might have.
If I had a client who was an incumbent running against only a sacrificial lamb (sorry, Stanley), I’d also advise him not to spend the money on a candidate statement. But if my client were to be out of town at the filing deadline, I’d have a statement drafted and signed and a check cut JUST IN CASE. If another, more serious challenger appeared (which I could find out by calling the city clerk or reading these blogs) and choose to pay for a candidate statement, I’d get down to city hall with my own to submit.
I’m no fan of Miguel, but I think there are better issues to sniff around about. Issues that actually resonate with voters.
Art:
Correct youself: you and a few other isolated people are tired of the way Miguel does things. My problem is Dave Ream. He’s the real mayor.
Mayor Ream limits the councilmembers and the mayor’s access to information and guides their votes. Since they councilmembers have jobs and thus, little time, they can never challenge Mayor Ream.
Aren’t Miguel and his merry band of thugs prolific.
The mayor and council can fire Dave Ream; but they don’t.
He who screams the loudest has the most to hide. And that inclues J. Solorio and Bladrunner.
Word has it that the 5:10pm poster is correct. What voters find interesting is these very issues that point to a double standard. What’s fine for the wolf is not fine for the rest of us. Why is that? Don’t tell me “it’s politics.” I’ve heard that line before.
A deadline is a deadline. Rules are rules. If Pulido broke the rules then he deserves whatever punishment he gets. And the punishment comes at the hands of voters.
I’m a voter. Not a supporter. A voter. And a tax payer. This issue resonates with me. I don’t like double standards. I don’t like people who try to cover issues like these over. If you don’t want to believe me, fine. But come November, I reserve the right to say I told you so.
For the record, I’m not a Pulido fan. I was a Solorio fan but not anymore.
You go Art! Find the biggest flashlight you can get your hands on and watch the cockroaches run.
County staff is starting to grouse about Carlos Bustamante never being at work. Betcha Bustamante muscled out Garcia on the taxpayers’ dime. Who does Carlos report to and is Robbie “Eddie Haskell” Richardson covering for him?????
While the mayor and Mike Harrah are wheeling and dealing in Hawaii, Harrah’s non-union labor workers are demolishing structures, whacking palm trees and hauling, as reported by a concerned resident, hazardous waste.
Why is it acceptable for Miguel to run out of town a reputable developer (Shea Homes)? Why did Miguel deny the voters the opportunity to speak on mayoral term limits?
Miguel is protecting Mike Harrah!
What’s in it for Miguel, besides a Pinnacle condo?
Time after time Harrah demonstrates that he is not a friend to the city and Miguel, Dave Ream and the Chamber/Mike Metzler, are there to protect him.
It’s time to think in the realm of possibility – Miguel can be defeated this November.
Were any public resources used in submitting and/or the transmission of Pulido’s candidate’s statement?
Were any public resources used regarding the payment for the candidate’s statement?
Or did Pulido submit and pay for the statement prior to departing for Hawaii?