Santa Ana City Council members at a special meeting today could vote to set aside $250,000 in taxpayer dollars toward more testing and eventual vaccine distribution efforts.
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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Tired of Walking Blocks to Get Home, Santa Ana Residents Take Action to Find More Parking
A street parking dispute between a Santa Ana condominium complex and surrounding neighborhood of single-family homes captures a citywide problem.
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OC Approves Millions for New Homeless Shelters, as Lawsuit Alleges Harassment at Existing Ones
The funds will help create new homeless shelters in Costa Mesa and Anaheim.
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The City Commissioner, An Often Overlooked But Influential Force in Local Government
Such panels are composed of council-appointed residents and are largely advisory in nature. But don’t underestimate them, some say.
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Controversy Over Neighborhood Handball Courts Fuels Santa Ana’s Youth and Public Safety Debate
In Santa Ana, the game of handball has become part of a citywide debate over balancing youth engagement and public safety.
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New Santa Ana Council Members and Surveyed Residents Take a Closer Look at Police Oversight
Santa Ana is seeing what kind of oversight and accountability could be created for police officers, with newly-elected officials in place to make an eventual decision.
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Santa Ana Police Officer to Plead Guilty to Federal Charge Alleging He Took Bribes From Crime Figure
Officer Steven Lopez, a 28-year-old of Chino, was charged with one count of bribery after admitting he agreed to stop compliance checks and police searches and seizures at illegal businesses under the crime figure’s control, federal authorities said in a Tuesday statement.
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Orange County’s Homeless Face A Hard Quandary: Suffer Sexual Harassment Inside Shelters or Risk Arrest, Lawsuit Alleges
On top of these claims, the lawsuit argues shelters in Anaheim and Santa Ana are rife with overcrowding, filthy plumbing, broken showers, and other inhumane conditions.
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Santa Ana Police Lawsuit Settlements Cost Taxpayers At Least $24 Million Over Last Decade
It has cost Santa Ana roughly $24 million out of the public purse to settle legal claims and lawsuits against the police department over the last decade, according to official data.
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Willowick: Unease Abounds as Talks Begin with Developers on Precious Central OC Open Space
The Garden Grove City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to start negotiating with three groups proposing to build on the Willowick Golf Course, legally owned by the city yet located in Santa Ana.
