Advocates say they’re happy about what they gained but disappointed that most undocumented people won’t be protected from deportations.
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 inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Hundreds Protest in Santa Ana Over 43 Missing Mexican Students
The students’ forced disappearance has become a global rallying cry for denouncing rampant political corruption and organized killings in Mexico.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Judge: Residents Owed Due Process in Gang Injunction Case
Attorneys for 14 residents of Santa Ana’s Townsend Street neighborhood successfully fought an attempt by the Orange County District Attorney to enforce the injunction against them.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Passes Pot Shop Enforcement Plan
Voters approved an ordinance allowing some medical marijuana collectives in industrial zones, and City Council Tuesday night adopted stringent measures to shut down the others.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Meeting Agenda Chock Full of Hot-Button Issues
Santa Ana City Council meetings in recent weeks have become flash points for long-simmering tensions among residents and city leaders — tonight could be more of the same.
Posted inSanta Ana
Are the OC Register’s Santa Ana Land Deals Affecting Its City Hall Coverage?
In 2012, the newspaper refused to endorse Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, citing the need for new leadership. But the newspaper supported him this year — is it because of a pending land deal?
Posted inFountain Valley, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Westminster
Nguyen Takes 34th State Senate Seat
Republican County Supervisor Janet Nguyen wins the 34th State Senate seat contested by Democrat Jose Solorio.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Shops
Dispensaries are set to be allowed in city industrial areas – clear of schools – and be taxed heavily.
Posted inSanta Ana
Pulido Wins Eleventh Term But Fails to Unseat Council Majority
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido easily bested Councilman Roman Reyna in mayoral race. But his slate of council candidates lost badly.
Posted inSanta Ana
Watchdog: Pulido Must Show Where His Campaign Debt Went
Shirley Grindle, Orange County’s campaign finance watchdog, filed a complaint with the Santa Ana city attorney regarding the mayor’s disappearing campaign debt.
