When the county Fire Authority takes over the city’s Fire Department next month, there will be significant changes in paramedic service.
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.
Mayor Has Some Taxing Issues
Records show that Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido repeatedly failed to pay taxes on his income and businesses on time, if at all.
Harrah Puts Santora Building Up For Sale
News of the potential sale increases the anxiety of Santa Ana’s downtown artists, who believe they are being pushed out of an area that they helped create.
Supervisors Schedule Meeting to Review Bustamante Matter
Evaluation of CEO Tom Mauk will focus on his handling of sex allegations against Carlos Bustamante, a former county executive.
Santa Ana Signs Contract With Orange County Fire Authority
In what was touted as a historic day, the city and the OC Fire Authority made outsourcing the city’s fire service official.
Santa Ana Steps Back From the Brink
Interim City Manager Paul Walters says the city, facing possible bankruptcy a few months ago, could have a balanced budget for the coming fiscal year — maybe even a little extra.
Latino Art Gallery Finds New Home Downtown — Rent-Free
Property owner Arturo Lomeli donated the space after reading on Voice of OC that high rent was forcing MC Gallery & Studio to close.
State Supreme Court Rejects One Broadway Plaza Case
The decision to reject activists’ lawsuit means developer Mike Harrah has cleared the final legal hurdle to build a 37-story tower in Santa Ana.
Santa Ana Council Votes to Outsource Fire Services
Council members unanimously approved an agreement with the
Orange County Fire Authority that will end the city’s 128-year-old
fire department.
Source: 50-50 Chance Walters Will Be New City Manager
Word is Councilwoman Michele Martinez has changed her mind and
Councilman Sal Tinajero is the swing vote on appointing new city
manager.









