There are increasing questions in OC about paying homeless nonprofits to help get unhoused people off the streets when much of the money is going to nonprofit executive salaries.
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.
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Santa Ana Council Deadlocks on Israel & Palestine Statement
With different council members introducing different resolutions, there wasn’t enough support to bring back a single one for a formal vote at a future meeting.
Posted inGovernment
Santa Ana Council Members to Take A Stance on Israel and Palestine Tonight
Officials in Santa Ana might become the first in Orange County to pass a resolution in support of a permanent ceasefire as more elected officials weigh in on Israel and Palestine.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Orange County Continues Funding Santa Ana’s Homeless Services Center Despite Protest
More than 30 people – including council members – complained that Santa Ana’s predominantly working-class and Latino residents were being unfairly treated compared to wealthier OC residents.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Police Union-Fueled Santa Ana Recall on Track to Fail; What’s in the City’s Future?
Residents are now asking what Councilmember Jessie Lopez’s apparent recall survival says about the political future of a Latino city split at its governing level over what “saving your community” looks like.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Election Night Results on Police Union-Backed Santa Ana Recall of Jessie Lopez
The result of the effort to unseat Councilmember Jessie Lopez – also driven by landlords – could tip the scales of power in Santa Ana on issues like rent control and policing.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County Officials Increasingly Weigh in on Palestine and Israel
Elected officials in Orange County are speaking out on what’s happening thousands of miles away in Gaza despite some local politicians trying to avoid the debate.
Posted inCountywide
Will the Heart of OC See A Decisive Shift Tomorrow on Rent Control, Policing?
A controversial special recall election – funded by Santa Ana’s powerful police union – could see an early end to the term of Councilmember and police union critic Jessie Lopez.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Voters to Decide If Undocumented Residents Can Vote Alongside Them
City Council members narrowly approved sending the question to voters as a ballot measure in the 2024 Presidential Election.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santa Ana Recall Election Survives Temporary Restraining Order, Still On
The question of whether the wrong electorate is voting on Jessie Lopez’s fate this November will be settled in court after the election.
