Council puts Sexlinger Orchard on city’s historic registry, but owners Concordia University and Orange Lutheran High School want to develop it.
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 inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Mayor: Chivas Negotiations Officially Dead
A bid to have the professional soccer team move to Santa Ana ended up going nowhere.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Sunshine Proposal Will Go Before Full City Council
The council’s ethics committee forwarded the proposal, which would increase transparency throughout city government.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Balances Budget Without Tapping Reserves
The $196.5-million general fund budget for fiscal year 2012-13 was balanced primarily through the outsourcing of the fire department and concessions from police officer and service employee unions.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Streetcar Project Runs Into More Controversy
URS Corp. failed to submit adequate environmental review reports, which is at least in part to blame for cost overruns that amount to nearly $500,000.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Walters Appointed City Manager and Police Commissioner
The official appointments end a year of City Council debate on the issue.
Posted inSanta Ana
More Transparency Coming to Santa Ana, Group Says
City Council members appear ready to adopt a proposed sunshine ordinance that would increase transparency at City Hall, said members of a coalition pushing for the law.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Artists Issue Ultimatum to Church Buying Santora Building
Artists say Newsong church leaders have three days to make a deal to protect artists in the building if they want to avoid public protests.
Posted inSanta Ana
Artists Seek Removal of Councilman From Santora Panel
They say David Benavides’ attendance at Newsong Church should bar him from serving on the committee examining the church’s purchase of the downtown Santa Ana building.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Unveils Balanced Budget for 2012-2013
After months of staring into a fiscal abyss, city officials present a budget, balanced thanks to outsourcing and union concessions.
