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A majority of council members, led by Mayor Miguel Pulido and Councilman Vincent Sarmiento, want to go beyond the 40-officer expansion of the police force this year.
The Santa Ana City Council this week allocated over $11 million for things like park renovations and security lights, IT equipment upgrades, vehicle replacements and police body cameras.
Just a few years after facing bankruptcy, city leaders now have the pleasant challenge of how to handle more than $13 million in extra money.
Huy Pham’s death was a tragic turning point in the city’s outsourcing battle that still seems a long way from being resolved.
City’s leaders asserted earlier this year that the city could be
insolvent by now.