Thousands of people flocked to Santa Ana to hear the Democratic presidential candidate take aim at the establishment and President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Sanders told reporters he feared California’s No Party Preference voters – in a key national battleground like Orange County – would be restricted from voting for him.
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 inAnaheim, ARTS & CULTURE, Irvine, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Visual Arts
Rethinking ‘Rasquachismo’ in the O.C. Arts Community
As first-generation arts leaders in Orange County, curator Virginia Arce and local artist Albert López, Jr., collaborate to showcase “local and cultured” emerging artists at the Irvine Fine Arts Center.
Posted inGovernment, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Disbands Public Safety Board Amid Police Union Demand for Council Critics’ Removal
The union in a memo to the council last month criticized Villegas and Iglesias and requested their removal from the public safety board, questioning their commitment to the city’s police officers and their ability to make key public safety policy decisions.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Momentum Grows Around North OC Shelters as Shortage Remains
Another 100 shelter beds will be coming online in Placentia on March 19, followed by a further 100 beds in Buena Park in June, officials said.
Posted inGovernment, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
County Certifies Recall Efforts Against Santa Ana Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias
The recall campaign was largely funded by the city’s police union after Iglesias opposed controversial pay raises for police officers last year. It’s one of the city’s first recall campaigns in years that’s been successful enough to go forward with an election.
Posted inGovernment, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Police Union Wants Council Critics Off Public Safety Committee
Santa Ana’s police union has backed recall efforts against two council members: Juan Villegas and Ceci Iglesias, who vocally opposed the scale of $23 million in controversial raises granted to police officers last February. Now the union wants both off a public safety board, which could be disbanded or restructured by council members today.
Posted inAnaheim, Culture, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Celebrating 40 years in Orange County, the O.C. Black History Parade Continues to Represent the Diversity in the Region
As president of the Orange County Heritage Council, son Dwayne “BH” Shipp keeps true to Helen M. Shipp’s legacy of honoring cultural heritage and inclusivity to fortify the future.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
City of Santa Ana Challenges County of Orange in Federal Court Tuesday Over Homeless Dumping
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter is deciding whether to order the county to reimburse Santa Ana for millions in extra police, fire and security costs the city says is caused by a concentration of homeless services there.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Residents Say They’re Tired of Being Dumping Ground of OC’s Homeless
Residents said the county was moving forward with its Yale St. shelter plans without spreading the burden to south county cities that don’t host any shelters. County officials said the shelter would be an improvement over the existing Courtyard shelter that’s being replaced.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Once a Rebellious Santa Ana Gallery Café, SolArt Now Promotes Community Artists Through the Airwaves
From the local scene to the international stage, SolArt’s Sali Heraldez and Carla Zárate-Suárez continue to make an impact on the Orange County arts landscape.
