City Council members have narrowed the search for city attorney
to two candidates and will hold a town hall meeting on searching
for a city manager.
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.
Michael Montoya: ‘Change the Environments That Make People Sick’
Mexican-Americans suffer from high rates of type 2 diabetes, but
the reasons are environmental, not genetic.
Michele Martinez Hosts Leadership Training Series
The Santa Ana councilwoman says she wants to prepare future
elected city leaders by offering a crash course in city
government.
Santa Ana Streetcar Contractor Hired Manager With Bribery Record
Cordoba Corp., awarded a controversial contract to plan the
city’s streetcar project, hired a manager who pleaded guilty to
bribing school officials in Texas.
The No-Diet Approach to Fighting Childhood Obesity
Dr. Patricia Riba’s nonprofit clinic in Santa Ana combines
clinical treatment, nutritional education and free fitness classes
five days a week.
The Good and the Bad of Vending Trucks
The trucks, which are ubiquitous in Santa Ana, provide a vital
service to many residents in the city’s urban core. But they also
contribute to increasing obesity rates.
Santa Ana Mayor Is Director of Bank Under Federal Watch
Fullerton Community Bank, which lists Miguel Pulido as a
director, is being supervised by the federal Office of Thrift
Supervision for “unsafe or unsound business practices.”
The Latino Health Paradox in Orange County
The county’s most recent life expectancy statistics show Latinos
living longer than both whites and blacks.
Another Foreclosure Relief Contract in Santa Ana
The City Council awards $1.3 million in federal dollars so a
company can rehab and resell foreclosed homes.
The Two Sides of the El Centro Ouster
The son of downtown land owner Irving Chase says the Latino
nonprofit El Centro Cultural de Mexico was forced from a building
owned by Chase’s father-in-law because of neglect. El Centro
leaders say their ouster is part of a gentrification plan.









