School districts across California are limiting phone use under a new state law, Irvine faces questions over the shooting death of an autistic man – these are some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.
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 Community Gardens’ Future Shrouded in Confusion, Transparency Concerns
Questions are mounting over the future of the city’s beloved community gardens after conflicting information from city staff and city management about the program in the wake of budget cuts.
Posted inEconomy
Voters Across OC to Decide on Tax Hikes in November Amid Budget Woes
Costa Mesa officials are joining a host of other cities asking voters to consider raising taxes in November as elected officials across the region grapple with budget gaps.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Civic Headlines as Fullerton Moves to Defund 35 Vacant Staff Positions
Fullerton officials are looking to defund 35 vacant positions to stave off a yearslong budget deficit, Costa Mesa officials decided to keep the controversial license plate readers – these are some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.
Posted inSanta Ana
No Dumping: Santa Ana Officials Oppose County Planned Halfway House
Santa Ana officials are pushing back against county plans to put a halfway house in town, saying the city is not a “dumping ground” for OC’s social services programs and facilities.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Looks to Formally Oppose County’s Planned Halfway House
Elected officials representing Santa Ana at various levels of government are raising concerns about a planned halfway house in the city and what they say was a failure by county leaders to engage city officials about the proposal.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County’s Biggest Civic News as the OC Fair Opens
The Orange County Fair opens with higher prices that officials say are from increased costs, more Airbnb regulations could be coming to Newport Beach after the Fourth of July chaos – these are some of OC’s biggest civic headlines.
Posted inSanta Ana
Struggling to Get Home: Another OC City Grapples With Parking Woes
Santa Ana residents continue to struggle to find parking by their homes as officials say they’re waiting on study that’s been taking years to finish to overhaul their parking permit system.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana College Students Shoot For The Stars in NASA Competition
A group of Santa Ana College students are off to Houston this week to compete as finalists in a NASA competition aimed at getting students to invent new technology for space exploration.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County’s Biggest Civic News as Public Budgets Face Bleak Futures
Municipal budgets struggle with structural deficits, police departments across OC increasingly use drones and surveillance cameras – these are some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.
