The Santa Ana City Council approved a $100,000 agreement Tuesday evening for a city-wide bike safety education program geared toward reducing the number of people injured or killed in bicycle collisions.
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.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Council Approves Salary Increases for Executives
Santa Ana City Council members Tuesday evening approved a 2.5 percent salary increase this fiscal year for its executive management staff, as well as another 2.5 percent increase in July 2016.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
College District Leaders to Review Travel, Gift Rules
The review by the Rancho Santiago Community College District board follows a Voice of OC series that showed how officials took thousands of dollars in gifts from district contractors and traveled in luxury on the taxpayers’ dime.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: Compensation for Top District Officials Among Highest in State
The benefits given to three board trustees at Rancho Santiago Community College District are the most generous statewide of those tracked by the state controller’s office. And the chancellor’s pay tops in OC.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
New Signage for Downtown Santa Ana Sparks Controversy
The contract for so-called wayfinding signs are intended to help new visitors navigate the downtown. While many business owners have long asked for the signage, some are objecting to the wording of the signs.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: Official’s Passion for Golf Pays Dividends for Contractors
Peter Hardash, the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s vice chancellor of business operations, has received thousands of dollars in golf trips from vendors who’ve been given millions in district contracts.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: College District Officials Travel in Luxury on Taxpayers’ Dime
In recent years, officials have stayed at five diamond hotels, eaten expensive meals, and taken limo services while students have had to sell hotdogs to save a math class.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Investigation of Santa Ana Code Enforcement Turns Up Empty
The city had launched an investigation into allegations of an improper romantic relationship between the department head and an employee.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Santa Ana, Tustin
Padilla: County Planning Commissioners Should Approve Tustin Senior Project
North Tustin resident Manny Padilla urges county planning commissioners to move forward with a controversial senior housing plan pursued by the Catholic Diocese of Orange when they meet Monday afternnoon to consider the project.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Mayor Faces Possible Ouster From Air Quality Board
Miguel Pulido might lose his seat at the South Coast Air Quality Management District due to an aggressive push by state GOP leaders to stack regional government agencies with business-friendly Republicans.
