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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Posted inPress Releases
City of Santa Ana Appoints Cynthia Kurtz as Interim City Manager
The Santa Ana City Council extended an offer and approved an Interim City Manager agreement at its City Council meeting last Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Community Groups Ask OC Board of Supervisors Not To Expand Immigration Detention in Orange County, Cite Worsening Conditions At County Jail
This Tuesday morning, the OC Board of Supervisors are set to vote on expanding immigration detention at the Theo Lacy County Jail.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Judge Grants Voice of OC Emails and Op-Ed on Spitzer Handcuffing Evangelist at Wahoo’s
Superior Court Judge Walter P. Schwarm Tuesday ordered the county to give Voice of OC emails between Supervisor Todd Spitzer and a former county information officer about Spitzer’s handcuffing an evangelist at a Wahoo’s restaurant.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Picks Retired Pasadena City Manager for Interim Position
Cynthia Kurtz, a retired Pasadena city manager, will serve as interim city manager, just two weeks after the City Council voted to remove Parks Director Gerardo Mouet as acting city manager and after Police Chief Carlos Rojas resigned.
Posted inAnaheim, Safety, Security & Justice
Anaheim Police Chief Didn’t Have Complete Information About KKK Rally, City Says
Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada didn’t have all of the information when he briefed City Council members in February about a Ku Klux Klan rally that exploded into violence, according to an internal human resources investigation conducted by the city
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
$315 Million Plan for New Civic Center Building Up for Approval Today
Orange County supervisors are scheduled Tuesday to move forward with the county government’s first new Civic Center building in decades, a $315-million proposal to replace a long-empty building across from Santa Ana City Hall.
Posted inInvestigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Safety, Security & Justice
Santana: Who Questions Sheriff Sandra Hutchens?
An internal ranking of Sheriff’s Department managers raises serious questions even if Sheriff Sandra Hutchens doesn’t like it’s frank language.
Posted inNews Briefs, Transportation, Westminster
Westminster Ends Little Saigon Circulator Bus Because of Low Ridership
A free circulator bus in Little Saigon funded by the Orange County Transportation Authority and the city of Westminster is no more, after low ridership prompted the Westminster City Council to cut funding for the project.
Posted inInvestigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Police to Start Wearing Body Cameras This Summer
Officials still are drafting rules for when the cameras must be turned on, what the repercussions are for not using the cameras and whether any videos will be made public. The City Council also is considering increased oversight of the police department, including possibly creating a civilian review panel.
