Councilman Juan Villegas, who also works as a special officer at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, is publicly alleging that one the key people behind the controversial 2525 N. Main St. project admitted to him their involvement in a dark money campaign to influence the 2018 Santa Ana city council elections – which involved hiding $320,000 in campaign money through a shell company.
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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With Programming Going Strong, The Frida Cinema Shifts Its Focus to Sustainability
The Frida Cinema culminates their five-year anniversary with a New Year’s Resolution to focus on ensuring longevity and growth, while continuing to provide diverse community-based programming and avenues of engagement.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Council to Assess Downtown Business Tax
At tonight’s public hearing, downtown merchants can voice their opinion in favor or against the Downtown Santa Ana Business Improvement District (BID) renewal to councilmembers. The hearing is a part of the annual business license tax assessment of the BID.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Development Impacted Two Neighborhoods Differently in Santa Ana
Residents of both the Santa Anita neighborhood and Park Santiago neighborhood agree the Council has ignored their opposition to development near their homes — but residents of Santa Anita, a lower-income and predominantly Latino area, say they weren’t listened to as much as residents of Park Santiago, which has more white and higher-income residents.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Resident is Ousted from County Commission After Raising Homeless Shelter Concerns
Supervisor Andrew Do confirmed he asked Angie Cano to resign, but declined to say if it was because of her public comments.
Posted inEconomy, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana City Council Approves Controversial Apartments Project in Park Santiago Neighborhood
A much-disputed apartment complex is moving forward in north Santa Ana, after two years of uncertainty and protests by nearby homeowners who say the project is too large for the […]
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Pushes Back as County Approves New 425-Bed Shelter
Much of the frustration centered on plans to put the shelter in a low-income city that long has hosted more shelter beds than any other Orange County city, while wealthier south county cities have refused to open a shelter.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, REGIONS, Santa Ana
Santa Ana City Council Set to Vote Today on Controversial Apartments Proposal
Today’s vote by the City Council will come after more than two years of protests and uncertainty among city officials and residents surrounding the project, which prompted numerous revisions to it by developer Ryan Ogulnick and his team at Vineyards Development Corp.
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Santa Ana Residents Say Landlords Are Evicting Them Ahead of New State Law, City Council Balks on Emergency Tenant Protections
Santa Ana housing advocates say local landlords are rushing to evict tenants or raising rents to get ahead of a new California rent control law, and calling on the City Council to follow other cities across the state in enacting protections for tenants until the state law takes effect.
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2020 Candidates for OC Supervisor Are Coming into View
Several Democrats are challenging First District County Supervisor Andrew Do. Meanwhile, Third District County Supervisor Don Wagner has drawn a sole challenger, Asheigh Aitken – who lost a close battle for Anaheim’s Mayor’s seat last year.
