Santa Ana City Council members approve tax relief and other policies aimed at bringing more legal marijuana businesses into the city while backing off a proposal to require businesses to go further in hiring local.
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 inARTS & CULTURE, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Visual Arts
Whitewashing of Mural in Santa Ana Stirs Controversy
Someone tried to restore a beloved community work by artist Sergio O’Cadiz, prompting the property owner to permanently cover it up.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana
Proposed Apartments in North Santa Ana Still Opposed by Residents Despite Revisions
City officials will revisit a controversial apartment complex proposal in north Santa Ana that the developer has scaled down after public outcry, though nearby residents say the project is still too large and shouldn’t move forward.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Ex-Santa Ana Police Officer Faces Federal Charges Over Videotaped Beating
A federal grand jury indicted former Officer Brian Booker with three felonies for allegedly beating a man who was complying with police commands and then lying about it in official reports.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Santa Ana
Sarmiento: Why Santa Ana’s Deportation Defense Legal Fund Should Be Celebrated
Vicente Sarmiento, a Santa Ana City Council member, writes that Santa Ana should be proud to be a national leader on legal defense for immigrants.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Santa Ana, Theater, Top Stories
Santa Ana College Rescues O.C.’s Oldest Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare Orange County almost closed forever after 39 years. Then an offer came from out of nowhere.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Quietly Hired High-Level Elections and Records Advisor
Larry Cabrera’s hiring, and his later contract expansion to $50,000, were not announced by the city or placed on a public City Council agenda. He reportedly was involved in a disputed decision to reject recall paperwork against two City Council members.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Public Demand For Affordable Artists Apartments in Santa Ana Prompts City Outreach Effort
Santa Ana’s publicly funded residences for artists are part of a trend to integrate them into gentrifying communities. Artists Apartments’ $457,000 cost per unit is typical for subsidized housing.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Council Deadlocks on Its $450,000 City Manager Overruns
The ability of the Santa Ana city manager to pay her office’s bills has been thrown into doubt, after City Council members deadlocked on a $450,000 mid-year transfer to cover bills related to the council’s ouster of former City Manager Raul Godinez.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana’s Yost Theater Hosts the U.S. Premiere of Circa’s Newest Show
PREVIEW: The Australian Circa Contemporary Circus’ combines circus, dance, theater, and music in an intimate production.
