City managers across Orange County can sign off on as much as $200,000 for contracts without a public vote. This week, Buena Park will ask whether their city manager’s signing authority should go up from $30,000 to $80,000.
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.
Posted inSanta Ana
Will Santa Ana Ramp Up Its Battle Against Taco Stands?
With the street vending economy caught in flux, Santa Ana officials are taking a hardline stance against taco stands after shutting down 100 vendors over a six-week crackdown.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Special Interests Don’t Always Win Elections in Orange County
The last election found some of OC’s most powerful special interests falling short of their desired political spending results.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Rails to Trails: Old Train Tracks May Be Key in Solving Central OC’s Green Space Shortage
An unused railway line might get new life as a calmer pathway for bikes away from car traffic in a park-poor stretch of OC.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana to Consider Weekly Food Drives as OC Approaches a Hunger Cliff
Nearly 10,000 Santa Ana households are included in the millions expected to see drops in their food stamp checks by the end of March – a “food cliff.”
Posted inCountywide
Santa Ana Faces Lawsuit For Barring a Religious Charity From Feeding Homeless People
A homeless resource center’s fight with Santa Ana taps into a decades-long legal battle over whether religious groups have the right to feed and shelter the poor.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Council Members Denounce Police Union Recall Campaign Against Them
Amidst an escalating conflict with the city’s police union, two Santa Ana council members fought back against recall efforts in public remarks from the steps of City Hall.
Posted inSanta Ana
After Contract Battle, Santa Ana Police Union Launches Council Recall Campaigns
It comes as the Santa Ana police union president will have to spend half his time doing police work for a department the mayor describes as having a “cancer.”
Posted inInvestigative
These Community College Retirees Say Bad District Leadership Put Their Healthcare in Peril
Rancho Santiago community college district leaders say the new health care plan switch will save taxpayers millions and help future retirees. Yet current retirees are raising questions about how the deals were cut and why costs are going up.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
A Community Urban Farm Faces New Test in Sustaining Its Neighbors in Santa Ana
A source of much-needed sustenance for sick and low-income residents now seeks to sustain itself through solar energy.
