The move by the City Council ends months of speculation about whether Paul Walters, the city’s police chief, would be installed as top bureaucrat.
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
Artists, Church Negotiating Over Santora Arts Building
The artists are seeking a contract with the likely new owner that would protect the arts focus of the building in downtown Santa Ana.
Posted inSanta Ana
What’s Happening With ‘Year for Retail’ in Santa Ana?
Downtown Inc. officials said 2012 would be a year focused on helping the downtown area’s struggling retail stores. For some, it is already too late.
Posted inSanta Ana
Contract Awarded for Renovation of Plaza Santa Ana
The City Council envisions the plaza on Fourth Street as a Latino cultural space.
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Ethics Committee Will Review Santa Ana’s Campaign Finance Law
Councilwoman Michele Martinez had wanted her colleagues to repeal the law but decided the committee should consider it first.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Campaign Finance Rule on Santa Ana City Council Agenda
The council is scheduled to vote May 7 on whether to strike down one of the strictest campaign finance rules in Orange County.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Collaboration Gives Park-Poor Santa Ana Neighborhood Hope
A joint-use agreement has opened the grounds of Roosevelt Elementary School to provide its neighbors with open space.
Posted inEconomy, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Mayor’s Tax Debt Grows
Another year has gone by during which Miguel Pulido’s consulting business has not paid a years-old income tax debt.
Posted inSanta Ana
May Day Protesters March in Santa Ana
Activists march on the international workers’ holiday, calling for driver licenses for undocumented immigrants and an end to education cuts.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Residents Fight Ills in a Santa Ana Neighborhood With Prayer Walk
The newly formed Willard Task Force for Transformation seeks to reduce crime and poverty in the north-central neighborhood.
