The issue is fueling a conversation about police oversight. State data shows civilian complaints against Santa Ana police are often left to collect dust.
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 inSafety, Security & Justice
Santa Ana to Discuss a Ban on Officers Blasting Music
Santa Ana police officers recently attempted to skirt public accountability by playing copyrighted music, which could get videos pulled from platforms like YouTube for copyright infringement.
Posted inNEWS
Does Your Local Police Department Need A Military-Grade Armored Truck?
Under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last year, local sheriffs and police departments must divulge what equipment they own and ask permission for every time they want to buy something new.
Posted inTransportation
OCTA Board Refuses to Bail Out Santa Ana Merchants Hit by Streetcar Construction
Officials for now will keep up the indirect assistance efforts, like signs and social media promotion, that downtown merchants say aren’t helping.
Posted inTop Stories
Santa Ana Police Try Skirting Public Accountability Using Copyright Infringement
Santa Ana police tried to skirt a filmed encounter by blasting Disney music.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Cannabis Sales Are Paying for New Public Library Services in Santa Ana
In a city where libraries usually get smaller slices of the annual budget, marijuana sales have financed what officials hope to be a first step in upgrading the Santa Ana library.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Judge Orders OC Supervisor Candidate to Nix Democratic Party Endorsement from Ballot Statement
Battles have been playing out in OC over what candidates can say about each other and themselves on the form, with the latest blocking Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento from listing the party endorsement.
Posted inTransportation
Downtown Santa Ana Merchants Step Back into the Trench to Protest OC Streetcar Impacts
Seven weeks after the first protest, merchants have returned with signs inside the $500 million project’s open trench construction zone that’s choking off business to the area.
Posted inEducation
OC Community College District Employees Demand Better Pay; Negotiations Deadlock
As contentious contract negotiations reach an impasse, Rancho Santiago Community College District leadership and faculty are bumping heads over what they would call a fair agreement.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Santa Ana’s Ernesto Cisneros Pulls from Personal Experience for His Second Novel
“Falling Short” is the new novel by Santa Ana middle school teacher Ernesto Cisneros. His debut novel, “Efrén Divided,” was released in 2020 and earned national accolades.
