Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, who is running against Andrew Do for the 1st District seat, is drawing flak for numerous meeting absences, lucrative public stipends, and luxury travel on the taxpayers’ dime.
Category: Santa Ana
Santa Ana, the county seat and Orange County’s only sanctuary city, is home to about 313,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, policing and immigration.
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Santa Ana to Pay $100,000 Settlement for Pot Shop Raid
A video of a 2015 raid by Santa Ana police on the Sky High Holistic dispensary showed officers entering with guns drawn, and then later appearing to joke around and eat marijuana edibles while also destroying a surveillance camera system.
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State Agency Investigating Solorio for Spending Campaign Cash on Apartment Rent
Officials with the Fair Political Practices Commission will investigate allegations that Jose Solorio, who is running for the Ward 3 seat on the Santa Ana City Council, violated state law through the arrangement.
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Has Mayor Pulido Found a Way Around Santa Ana’s Campaign Money Laws?
In a departure from his past campaigns, Miguel Pulido is apparently depending entirely on independent groups to run his re-election. But there are questions about whether he’s playing by the rules.
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Santa Ana Will Pay $1.7 Million to Family of Homeless Man Killed by Police
The settlement ends a lawsuit filed by the family of Kevin Arellano, who was shot and killed by a Santa Ana officer in 2013.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Santa Ana
Sarmiento: What’s Really Going on in Santa Ana
Santa Ana is getting attention recently with national planning awards and profiles in the LA and NY Times. But resident and activist Luis Sarmiento argues the media is not properly crediting resident-led development for transforming the city.
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County Officials Tout Efforts for Homeless, But Funding Still a Question
Orange County supervisors heard Tuesday from their new homeless czar, who noted both progress and gaps in the county’s effort to alleviate chronic homelessness. While showing an interest in improving services, supervisors would not make funding commitments.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Clear Lines Have Been Drawn in Santa Ana’s Ward 3 City Council Race
In the city’s only open council seat, police union-backed Jose Solorio, a former councilman and state assemblyman, is facing several grass-roots candidates.
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Santa Ana City Council Hopefuls Debate How to Pay for Youth Programs
Some who attended an election forum Tuesday argued that money from the city’s police budget should be redirected toward expanding opportunities for youth. Others said there are already too few cops on the street.
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Santa Ana City Council Candidates: Their Plans in Their Own Words
Before you attend tonight’s Santa Ana City Council Candidate Forum, Tuesday, October 11th, 6:30pm, at Latino Health Access at 450 W. 4th St., Santa Ana, read about the people who want to run your city in their own words.
