Immigrant advocates packed the council chambers this week, largely to thank the council for their actions. But they also lamented that the city won’t act quickly to end its contract to house federal immigration detainees in the city jail.
Tag: California
Posted inSanta Ana
City Manager ‘Dismissal’ Now On Santa Ana Council Agenda
An effort led by Mayor Miguel Pulido to remove City Manager David Cavazos continues, with Cavazos’ “dismissal/release” on the closed-session agenda. Neighborhood activists are planning to show up and protest the ouster effort.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Tustin
Most OC Supervisors Taking a Hard Line on Pot Businesses
Starting next year, it will be legal to sell recreational marijuana in California. But local governments will have a lot of say in where the shops can operate, and the majority on the county Board of Supervisors seem to favor heavy restrictions.
Posted inCountywide, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rancho Santiago’s Saudi Deal Is Apparently Back From the Dead
A scaled-down version of a controversial consulting contract between the Rancho Santiago Community College District Foundation and an entity funded by the Saudi Arabian government was approved by the foundation’s board in December.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Mayor Succeeds in Gambit to Put City Manager on Leave
It took a surprise meeting during a holiday week with nearly half of the City Council absent, but Mayor Miguel Pulido was able to engineer — at least temporarily – the ouster of City Manager David Cavazos. Residents and community activists cried foul.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana’s City Council Majority Pushing for District-Based Voting
The effort is being led by Councilman Sal Tinajero, who says a switch from the current at-large system would lessen the influence of deep-pocketed interests like the city’s police union in Santa Ana politics.
Posted inSanta Ana
It’s Official, Santa Ana Is Orange County’s First Sanctuary City
City Council members adopted a resolution declaring Santa Ana “a sanctuary for all its residents, regardless of their immigration status.” They also took another step toward ending the city’s contract with ICE to hold immigration detainees in the city jail.
Posted inOutdoors, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Officials Hope to Alleviate Housing Crisis With Community Land Trust
The idea is to involve community members in developing vacant city-owned properties – many of which are empty dirt or gravel lots – into affordable housing, parks, urban micro-farms, and marketplaces for small businesses.
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Concilio de Santa Ana Listo Para Declararse “Ciudad Santuario”
Santa Ana será la primera ciudad en el Condado de Orange en unirse a otras grandes ciudades como Los Ángeles y San Francisco en desafiar las medidas contra los inmigrantes indocumentados de presidente electo, Donald J. Trump, si los miembros del consejo aprueban una resolución el martes.
Posted inSanta Ana, Transportation
Santa Ana Set to Declare ‘Sanctuary City’ Status
Santa Ana will be the first in Orange County to join major cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco in defying President-elect Donald J. Trump’s promised crackdown on unauthorized immigrants if council members pass a resolution Tuesday.
