The move comes amid a U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation into the June 2014 beating and arrest of Edgar Vargas-Arzate, which the FBI has described as an assault by officers.
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 inJulie Leopo, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Leopo: Summer in the City: Innocence Lost and Found
As chronicled by photographer Julie Leopo, the children of Santa Ana’s underserved neighborhoods enjoy a magical period in their lives while being forced to recognize the realities that surround them.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Questions Surround College District Officials’ Trips to Saudi Arabia
The latest revelation regarding a controversial deal between the Rancho Santiago Community College District and Saudi Arabia is that district officials’ travel to the Middle-Eastern kingdom was likely paid for by a Saudi company or the Saudi government.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Councilman Peddling Himself as a Pot Shop Consultant
Councilman Sal Tinajero has offered his consulting services to medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, Voice of OC has learned.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana’s Budget Includes New Hires, Raises
The $226 million spending plan for fiscal year 2015-16 includes the addition of seven police officers, staffing for police body cameras and raises for city employees.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Judge Denies Request to Halt the Licensing of Pot Shops in Santa Ana
The ruling by Superior Court Judge David R. Chafee allows the city to issue operating permits for 20 medical marijuana dispensaries.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Voice of OC Podcast: Everybody (in Santa Ana) Must Get Stoned
This week we delve into Santa Ana’s increasingly entertaining medical marijuana scene and more problems with the county’s animal shelter.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Medical Pot Advocate Alleges Santa Ana Mayor Traded Influence for Campaign Cash
Miguel Pulido asked a pot shop entrepreneur for contributions to a political action committee that opposed his city council adversaries in exchange for a seat on a marijuana policy task force, according to an eyewitness to the conversation.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Lawsuit: Santa Ana Mayor Has Financial Ties to Pot Shops
A federal lawsuit claims that since the passage last fall of Measure BB, which instituted a new regulatory regime over medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, Pulido and other officials with financial ties to certain shops have directed police to shut down their competitors
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana to Investigate Police Conduct in Pot Shop Raid
An attorney representing medical marijuana dispensaries claims video clips from the raid show officers consuming food laced with marijuana. Police chief says he will launch an investigation.
