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.
David Ream’s contract with the city includes a golden parachute
clause that guarantees him a lump sum payout worth at least two
years’ salary. It could go even higher to $786,816.
But the perks are a good thing, the Santa Ana Mayor says,
because they are helping him save the environment.
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A third round of the federal government’s Neighborhood
Stabilization Program could funnel $2.4 million to Orange County
and Santa Ana.
Former Homeland Security agent used nonexistent investigation
into organized crime in Garden Gorve as part of a larger scheme,
according to prosecutors.
Santa Ana city manager says Mayor Miguel Pulido had no knowledge that city was providing him with health benefits. But Pulido told the Register that he did know.
Letter from City Manager David Ream says the city mistakenly paid Mayor Miguel Pulido’s $15,000 annual health insurance for more than three years.
City manager’s office says mayor doesn’t take health benefits, but then mayor himself says he does.
Santa Ana Mayor Gets Car Allowance from City and a Toyota Prius courtesy of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
A posting on Santa Ana’s website details Mayor Miguel Pulido’s health benefits and refutes a statement from the city manager’s office.
Records and interviews reveal that ta xpayers could be paying a
total of about $33,000 in coverage for Miguel Pulido through plans
offered by the city and the Orange County Transportation
Authority.
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The pets in this story may already have homes. These are the animals waiting at the shelter today.
Adoptions at OC Animal Care are by appointment. Give the pet ID when you contact the shelter. Listings come from OC Animal Care and update every two hours.
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