Santa Ana considers asking its voters if non-citizens should be allowed to cast ballots. Meanwhile, Huntington Beach debates asking voters if they want to adopt voter ID laws.
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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After City Hall Shakeup, Where Does Santa Ana City Hall Go From Here?
Amidst top City Hall departures, police union lawsuits, a divided council, and an upcoming recall election, is City Hall headed into new political territory or repeating history?
Posted inGovernment
Santa Ana City Manager Follows Police Chief Out the Door Amidst Lawsuits and Recall Election
It all comes in the middle of police union-driven City Council divide and an upcoming November recall election of a police union critic, Jessie Lopez – one funded by $463,000 in police union political spending.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Santa Ana Arrested Hundreds of Intoxicated People Within a Month
The increase in arrests come after a majority of council members – along with scores of residents – have voiced concerns of a drug crisis in town.
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Two Years After Brandon Lopez Shooting, Santa Ana Family Still Demands Answers
A Santa Ana City Council member and his family are questioning whether Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office is sitting on their loved one’s case.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Police Chief to Retire Amidst City Hall Tumult
In his retirement letter, Police Chief David Valentin said his tenure should be an example to city officials to stand up against police union interests.
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Keeping Latino Traditions Alive at Fiestas Patrias
Santa Ana’s Círculos High School students took to the festival, interviewing and photographing the event.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santa Ana is Exploring Giving Undocumented Residents the Right to Vote
Santa Ana voters may decide next year if undocumented residents get to cast ballots in city council races. If approved, the city will become the first in the region to allow noncitizen voting.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Rent Control Might Be on the 2024 Ballot in Santa Ana; Will Other Cities Follow?
Santa Ana voters may get to affirm the city’s landmark rent control – the first of its kind in OC – in the November 2024 election.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Two OC Cities Look to Move in Opposite Directions When it Comes to Voting
Surf City residents may get to decide on implementing voter ID laws in Huntington Beach while Santa Ana residents may decide on allowing noncitizen voting in their city.
