Monday’s vote marks the first time in recent memory that a challenger to longtime Mayor Miguel Pulido has received the party’s endorsement.
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 inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Endorsement by Santa Ana City Manager Draws Fire
City’s latest controversy is over Paul Walters’ endorsement of a political candidate who also happens to be one of his City Council bosses.
Posted inSanta Ana
Opening Night for Political Theater at Santa Ana City Council
Some council members grab credit, while others try to take it away, for the addition of open space in the park-poor city.
Posted inEducation, Santa Ana, Transportation
An Education in Openness: Questions for Sonia Carvalho
Santa Ana’s new city attorney talks about government ethics, the challenges facing her office and a legal requirement that council members pay attention.
Posted inSanta Ana
Downtown Promotion Tax Receives Stay of Execution
The county granted the city an extension to approve the levy for next year, but it still seems unlikely that the tax will continue.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Pulido Foes Say They’re Sowing Seeds of ‘Santa Ana Spring’
Members of Santa Ana’s new City Council majority are going public in a big way with their determination to oust longtime Mayor Miguel Pulido in the upcoming election.
Posted inSanta Ana
Tinajero Out of Mayor’s Race and Now Supports Benavides
The council majority has lined up behind Councilman Benavides and set up potentially the most competitive mayor’s race in years.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Downtown Tax Likely to Expire
The tax has been the center of a nearly two-year battle that squared property owners against each other and was criticized for being part of a downtown gentrification plan.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Letter From Princeton: Ana’s First Taste of Academic Life
Ana Maldonado, the young woman who went from Santa Ana’s Pio Pico Elementary to Princeton, updates us on her experiences.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr., Santa Ana
Mayoral Term Limit Will Go Before Santa Ana Voters in November
The Santa Ana City Council Wednesday approved a ballot measure that would limit the mayor to four two-year terms.
