Council puts Sexlinger Orchard on city’s historic registry, but owners Concordia University and Orange Lutheran High School want to develop it.
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Santa Ana Sunshine Proposal Will Go Before Full City Council
The council’s ethics committee forwarded the proposal, which would increase transparency throughout city government.
Santa Ana Balances Budget Without Tapping Reserves
The $196.5-million general fund budget for fiscal year 2012-13 was balanced primarily through the outsourcing of the fire department and concessions from police officer and service employee unions.
Artists Seek Removal of Councilman From Santora Panel
They say David Benavides’ attendance at Newsong Church should bar him from serving on the committee examining the church’s purchase of the downtown Santa Ana building.
Contract Awarded for Renovation of Plaza Santa Ana
The City Council envisions the plaza on Fourth Street as a Latino cultural space.
Amid Haggling, Santa Ana Council OKs Apartment Complex
City Council approves high-end apartments, but only after extracting a promise that the developer submit a design for a high-rise tower at the site.
Santa Ana Council Shows Tepid Support for Sunshine Law
Most Council members don’t seem very excited about a proposal from a coalition of neighborhood groups aimed at making City Hall more transparent.
Santa Ana Ethics Committee Takes Heat From Frustrated Residents
About a dozen residents attended a committee meeting Wednesday night to vent their frustration about a city ethics code they say has no teeth.
Santa Ana Approves High-End Apartment Development
The City Council approved despite concerns from some that the proposed apartment buildings in an affluent part of town won’t be tall enough.
Santa Ana Council Votes to Outsource Fire Services
Council members unanimously approved an agreement with the
Orange County Fire Authority that will end the city’s 128-year-old
fire department.


