What the heck is up with Santa Ana Clowncil Member Michele Martinez? In less than one year she has morphed from being the leader of the Santa Ana revolution to being a complete Miguel Pulido hack. And in the past few months she quit her job at a predatory lender only to end up working on the fraudulent Measure G tax increase campaign. But the latest news tops all of that. Apparently her new business card says she is the owner of “M & M Consulting.”
Are you kidding me? Martinez is now a political consultant? Give me a break! And whats with the “M & M?” Is she implying that she is going to advise us on what color M & M is the best?
But it gets worse. I thought she had given up on her dream of running for Mayor, but the latest chisme is that she is still talking about running for Mayor.
How will Mayor Pulido react to a Martinez campaign? Let me count the ways (most of these attacks will come at her in the form of independent expenditures from Pulido’s allies):
- She admitted that she sold drugs – and she did this in a magazine interview shortly after she won her Council seat.
- She raised our taxes via Measure G.
- She is a lobbyist (this argument is being used in Irvine too against Councilwoman Christina Shea, who is also thought to be running for Mayor, of Irvine. Shea, like Martinez, is a consultant).
- Martinez has not accomplished anything while on the Council. Hard to refute that one.
- She voted to raise our water rates twice in less than one year.
- And here is the kicker…she has voted WITH Pulido 99.9% of the time.
How sad. It did not have to be this way. After Measure D, which extended Council term limits, passed Martinez simply gave up trying to fight Pulido. What a mistake. We came very close to beating Measure D, with a minuscule budget. I don’t care what her excuse is. She has destroyed her political career. And now she wants to be taken seriously as a political consultant? No se puede.
Martinez is even meddling in the upcoming SAUSD races. I think she has done enough harm with Measure G. I don’t plan to vote for anyone she is endorsing, period.
What a waste. And now with the passage of Measure D former Council Member Lisa Bist can come back and take out Martinez. But I expect that two years hence Bist won’t be the only one gunning for Martinez. Evangeline Gawronski lost to Martinez by a mere 600 votes. She will be back too. And Pulido has learned form the defeat of two of his puppets in the last Council races. He will put in a half dozen Latinos against Martinez just to split the Latino vote, allowing Bist or Gawronski to prevail.
Maybe Martinez will take out Pulido and seize the Mayor’s seat. And maybe Martinez and the rest of the Clowncil will balance the city budget, which is $28 million in the red. Don’t count on either of those outcomes happening.
Her track record with elected office tops yours, so I’d take her as a political consultant over you any day.
Anon –
That’s not fair. Art started this blog and has done plenty to advance the community and help get others elected. That is a consultant’s job, not just hacking it up for the mayor in a quid pro quo for Measure D.
Art –
How old is she? She looks really young. I guess idealism fades quickly when reality rears its ugly head. Or she was just setting your boy Pulido up for some extra dessert after dinner by pretending to be a gadfly. ‘Squeaky wheel gets the greasing.’ The whole thing is just sad.
SMS
So much for this F Troop person…
Santa Ana get ready for the City Hall takeover by the Chola Sorority of The Muffin-Top Triplets. Michelle Martinez, Valerie Amezcua & Lynette Verino. Lucky you!
#4,
Why not include in your commentary past female council members and candidates. For the sake of argument they were not of ideal weight. The majority of us are included in this overwieght group, as you are, most likely.
Your problem with the group you mention is that they are Hispanic – you choose to use the term “Chola”, even though that is not an accurate description of these quality ladies.
You are a ignorant racist fool. Their success WOULD be lucky for Santa Ana , not lucky for a racist fool like you.
Great. Cholos working on a OC Supervisor campaign and now cholos running for office.
Smart move in politics, keep your name in the spot light.
Reads like a person with no marketable skills who is trying to become a lobbyist by means of political connections. Not the first to morph in that direction, will not be the last. Desperate to find a way to earn a living, this woman is ripe for exploitation. Perhaps that has begun.
i still like her rack better than pulidos.
Seriously though anything is better than the ream/pulido team. They are ruining this city. secret deals. hidden handshakes. I’m surprised noone has arrested ream yet.
22 years in office MIGUEL its time for a change.
Michele Martinez a change we believe in