The request comes as Mayor Miguel Pulido has raised $44,750 for his legal defense fund to pay legal bills associated with criminal and state investigations into his land swap with a city contractor.
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 inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Study Casts Doubt On Effectiveness of Townsend Gang Injunction
The study, done by a Bay Area-based nonprofit that advocates for minority communities, found Santa Ana’s gang injunction in the Townsend Street neighborhood will not necessarily reduce serious crime in the long run and further erodes residents’ trust of police.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana’s Top Cop Has Tense Debate With Residents During Forum
A two-hour long community forum hosted by Voice of OC featured spirited discussions on issues ranging from the Santa Ana Police Department’s community policing program, to immigration detainees at the city jail and a perceived lack of accountability for officers who engage in misconduct.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Voice of OC to Host Forum on Community Policing with SAPD, Activists
Santa Ana Police Chief Carlos Rojas and City Councilman David Benavides will discuss community policing with the public and Voice of OC on Sept. 29.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Taking Community Policing to the Next Level
Police departments in two California cities — Los Angeles and Richmond — see community-oriented policing as crucial to maintaining the trust of their residents.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
FPPC Won’t Investigate College District Officials’ Trips to Saudia Arabia
The Fair Political Practices Commission won’t be investigating trips to Saudi Arabia by officials of the Rancho Santiago Community College District that were paid for by a Saudi company and the district’s foundation
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Some Progress, But Still a Failure to Communicate
While Santa Ana Police Department brass contend they’re committed to community policing, many residents say the commitment doesn’t show up at street level.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Community Forum Focuses on Police Accountability
Attendees of the forum, held by Connect-to-Council, said the Santa Ana Police Department must be held to higher accountability standards if it is to have a credible community policing program.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
What to Do With Santa Ana’s Sudden Surplus?
Just a few years after facing bankruptcy, city leaders now have the pleasant challenge of how to handle more than $13 million in extra money.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Anaheim, Santa Ana Pass Moratoriums on Short-Term Rentals
Faced with a deluge of complaints from residents, city councils in both cities hit the breaks on the fast growing short term rental business.
