Council members opted this week to send 23 of the city’s 88 undeveloped, public land parcels out for private real estate bids — continuing a years-long battle between city officials pushing for commercial growth through development and affordable housing advocates who see a built-out city already feeling the effects of gentrification and lack of community spaces.
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 inCENTRAL COUNTY, Santa Ana
Developer Offers Scaled Down Apartment Proposal Near Discovery Cube on North Main
Developer Ryan Ogulnick is offering to scale down a controversial plan for a large apartment complex along North Main Street in Santa Ana, right across from the Discovery Cube, which has been intensely opposed by residents of the surrounding Park Santiago neighborhood.
Posted inSanta Ana
Roman Reyna Resigns From Santa Ana City Council
His resignation follows through on an agreement to step down to avoid a civil trial involving allegations of election fraud.
Posted inInvestigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Searches for Money to Cover Police Raises
Santa Ana officials are looking for money in other parts of the Police Department budget to fund $4.3 million for police pay increases this fiscal year, as City Council members continue to be deadlocked over whether to fund the raises.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Leopo: Two Sides of a Mirror: Santa Ana and Michoacán
Places like Santa Ana and Michoacan, might seem like two very different worlds but on a daily basis the two places are mirrors of each other and often even seem come together as one.
Posted inEconomy, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Approves $25 Million Police Raise, But Not Funding
Santa Ana City Council members granted raises to police officers and sergeants totaling $25 million over the next two and a half years, without the ability to actually pay the $4.3 million cost for this fiscal year.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Roman Reyna to Resign from Santa Ana Council, Potentially Shifting Power Balance
Reyna was facing the likelihood of sworn testimony, in public, by other city officials and one of his family members regarding allegations he falsified residency documents. His resignation sets the stage for a potential shift in power at City Hall.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
At Least 1,300 People Sleep in OC Homeless Shelters
Roughly 1,300 people are sleeping in homeless shelters throughout Orange County, with all big shelters located in north and central Orange County in cities like Santa Ana and Anaheim, according to unofficial numbers provided to Voice of OC.
Posted inGovernment, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
$25 Million in Santa Ana Police Raises Up for City Council Approval
Santa Ana City Council members will vote Tuesday on the largest pay raises for the city’s police officers in more than a decade, totaling $25 million in taxpayer money over […]
Posted inEconomy, Garden Grove, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Garden Grove and Santa Ana OK Development of Willowick Golf Course
The city councils’ action struck down hopes for a park between two park-poor cities and stirred opponents’ fears developers will turn the property into an urban hotspot and price working-class families and Latinos out of the surrounding neighborhoods.
