Early Santa Ana Recall Election Results Signal Ouster for City Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias
Politics & Elections
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Nearly 11,000 voters were in favor of ousting Iglesias, while more than 8,600 were opposed as of Tuesday night.
Santa Ana Assesses Coronavirus Financial Losses, Proposes Increases on Public Safety Spending Next Year
Santa Ana
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Santa Ana’s looking at millions of dollars in financial losses from Coronavirus, as officials are preparing a new budget that proposes to increase public safety spending by $13.5 million.
Santa Ana Voters Decide Today Whether To Recall City Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias
Politics & Elections
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What happens today could set the stage for the November general election, and impact the future of Santa Ana politics. If voters want Iglesias out, they’ll have three different replacement candidates, all backed by different people, to choose from.
Santa Ana City Council Resists Efforts to Reverse Rent Freeze
Housing & Homelessness
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The potential repeal of the rent freeze — which lasts through May 31 — prompted uproar across Santa Ana as soon as it was scheduled for a discussion.
At The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, The Show Is Going On… Virtually
ARTS & CULTURE
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Since late March, The Frida Cinema has been open virtually, posting links to about 15 diverse movies a week, thanks to films’ distributors making them available to art houses.
Landlord Groups Want Santa Ana to Repeal Its Emergency Rent Increase Freeze
Housing & Homelessness
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Santa Ana City Council members could vote to rescind or affirm the rent hike restriction — enacted last month by City Manager Kristine Ridge through an executive order that’s currently in effect until May 31 — at their Tuesday meeting.
Leopo: Grocery Truck Markets Connect Santa Ana Neighborhoods During Coronavirus
Julie Leopo
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He sells fresh produce that he buys from Los Angeles— an hour away. His clientele is multi-generational: youth skipping to buy candy and hot chips, husbands running out to buy a pack of tortillas during dinner time, or señoras carefully picking tomatillos for their fresh salsa of the day.
Anti-Stay Home Protests Growing in Orange County as Coronavirus Spreads
Orange County Coronavirus
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Anti-stay home order protests are growing in Orange County, and the state, as people are demanding the orders be lifted so they can go back to work, despite the continued spread of the novel coronavirus that has killed 36 people out of 1,827 confirmed cases so far.
Santa Ana Recall Debate Centers Issues of Public Safety, Special Interests, Budget
Politics & Elections
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The Wednesday night debate was broadcast online by Santa Ana nonprofit Connect-to-Council and moderated by Voice of OC Publisher and Editor in Chief Norberto Santana, Jr.
Virtual Forum Today Sets Stage for Debate Between Recall Target Ceci Iglesias and Her Challengers
Government
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Iglesias and her challengers have agreed to talk about the recall and advocate for their election today at 6:00 p.m., through a virtual forum hosted by Santa Ana non-profit organization Connect-to-Council. Iglesias has also agreed to a debate with resident and local historian Tim Rush, who will argue in favor of her recall. The debate will be moderated by Voice of OC Publisher and Editor in Chief, Norberto Santana, Jr.