Residents of Santa Ana and Anaheim are home to 20 percent of the county population but 40 percent of county residents who have tested positive for coronavirus.
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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Juneteenth Santa Ana Rally Draws from Local Black History in Wake of Protests
By design, Friday’s rally coincided with Juneteenth, which commemorates the year when Black slaves in Texas were proclaimed free two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
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Santa Ana Officials Move Forward with Police Spending Increases, Police Oversight Commission in Meeting Marred By Public Outrage
Santa Ana City Council members late Thursday night approved a $9 million police spending increase for the next fiscal year along with the rest of the city budget in an initial vote.
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Young Black Organizers and Leaders Look to a New Orange County in Light of Protests
Local Black activists and leaders participating in recent protests warn that the energy needs to carry over to local city council and public agency meetings in order to accomplish any real systemic change.
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Santa Ana Pushes Police Oversight and Budget Discussion to Thursday, Pressure Mounts to Redirect Police Funds
Hundreds of public comments on spending pushed the Tuesday meeting into Wednesday.
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Santa Ana Will Again Consider Police Oversight Along with Budget, Police Salary Concessions
The discussion comes in the wake of protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. The idea has been struck down twice before by the Council.
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Santa Ana Unified School District Creates Ethnic Studies Requirement in Wake of George Floyd Protests
The Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to mandate students finish a one-year course of ethnic studies before receiving their diploma.
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All Eyes on OC Officials as Calls for Systemic Changes to Police Oversight Grow Amid Protests
Aggressive police unions, spending on law enforcement over youth programs and few citizen oversight boards — activists and leaders say OC’s debate is years in the making.
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Santa Ana Council Reels from Protests and Hears New Calls for Police Review, Different Spending
Public speakers were unanimous in their calls to move money away from police and reinvest in youth, park and community programs.
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Orange County Open Mics Go Online After Being Unplugged by the Coronavirus
As of March 18, The Coollab Project’s live sessions have been postponed until further notice and organizers are instead using Instagram live.
