Santa Ana leaders seem to be shying away from an in-depth public debate on why police officers fired hundreds of rounds of rubber bullets and threw tear gas at anti-ICE protestors in Orange County’s only sanctuary city.
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Santa Ana Failed to Prevent Retaliation Against Former Police Manager, Jury Finds
A jury awarded a former Santa Ana police administrator nearly $3 million after alleging in a lawsuit she faced retaliation for refusing to pick sides amid two feuding police factions.
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Roll Camera: Santa Ana Explores Dash Cams for Police Cars
Santa Ana officials may equip police cars with cameras amid a host of police accountability questions and an expected multi-million deficit in a couple of years.
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Will Santa Ana Require Automatic Dash Cam Recording For Police Chases?
Santa Ana City Council members are expected to discuss creating a policy requiring police dash cams to automatically record car chases amid increasing accountability questions from some council members and residents.
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Will Santa Ana Neuter its Police Oversight Commission Before its Work Begins?
Santa Ana city council members are considering a host of revisions to their police oversight commission Tuesday that a string of residents say will gut the body’s power to hold police officers accountable.
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Santa Ana Considers More Inspections of Housing for Homeless Residents
Santa Ana City Council members are eying an ordinance to increase inspections for permanent supporting housing within the city from annually to monthly – something that’s raising questions from local housing advocates.
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Santa Ana Officials to Assess Risks of Publicly Disclosing ICE Activity in the City
City staff is expected to come back with answers to a host of questions on the risks and impacts of Santa Ana leaders disclosing ICE courtesy calls to the public.
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Santa Ana Delays Bolstering Anti-Camping Laws
Officials held off on joining a growing list of Orange County cities strengthening restrictions against homeless encampments in public places because of concerns from a few council members that the proposal went too far.
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Santa Ana City Council Election Night Results 2024
Here are the initial results for the November election in the races to become the next local leaders in Santa Ana in the wake of two ethics complaint investigations.
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Why Did Santa Ana Pay A Former City Manager’s $600K Claim Before an Investigation? City Releases Findings
Amid the release of the findings of two ethics complaints, questions remain as to why officials paid over $600,000 to the former city manager after she raised allegations of the police union swaying elected officials and a hostile work environment.
