After many complaints from residents, Santa Ana City Council votes down proposals that would have changed the city’s regulation of pot shops and lifted campaign finance limits.
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 inCorrections, Santa Ana
Pulido Pulls Election Papers for Mayor’s Race
Miguel Pulido may seek to extend his 20-years as mayor of Santa Ana.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve Land Purchase for Homeless Shelter in Santa Ana
But the approval comes with criticisms from residents who live near the proposed shelter – along with advocates for Civic Center homeless and some supervisors – who say the county did a bad job of outreach.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana to Consider Charter Changes
The changes include include a substantial pay hike for council members and the mayor.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Could Buy Building for Homeless Shelter
At their Tuesday meeting, supervisors are scheduled to vote on a $3.6 million agreement to buy a storage warehouse in an industrial area of Santa Ana.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Streetcar Route Under Fire From Downtown Shopkeepers
Dozens of businesses along the main proposed route on Fourth Street have signed a petition opposing the path.
Posted inEducation, Santa Ana, Top Stories
The Anatomy of a School Policy Victory
Restorative justice advocates celebrate their successful efforts to spur a change in the Santa Ana Unified School District’s discipline policies.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Sheriff’s Department Acknowledges Trust Act Violation
The department broke the state’s new law when it handed a Santa Ana resident over to immigration authorities based on an erroneous conviction on the man’s record.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Residents, Activists Protest DA’s Request for Gang Injunction
Dozens showed up to the Santa Ana City Council meeting Tuesday to show their displeasure with the Orange County District Attorney’s recent request for a gang injunction against the city’s Townsend Street gang.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Voters to Consider Two Marijuana Initiatives
City Council members approved an alternative medical marijuana collectives initiative – which will compete with an advocates backed initiative – that regulates and taxes pot shops.
