Here are the initial results for the November 2026 election in the 68th State Assembly Race between two sitting Democratic Santa Ana City Council members.
Tag: David Penaloza
David Penaloza and his record on the Santa Ana City Council. Budget votes in a city that keeps closing deficits, housing and rent decisions, police oversight and the public comment fights that come with all of it.
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Kids Get to Swim in Santa Ana’s New Pools For Five Hours a Week
After mounting questions over just how public the public pools are, Santa Ana officials announced the Memorial Park pools are slated to reopen – for five hours a week for kids, while people over 16 get more hours.
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Millions of Dollars Pouring into 68th State Assembly Race From Special Interests
A host of special interest groups from oil companies to labor interests are dropping millions of dollars on the 68th State Assembly Race between two Santa Ana City Council members.
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Santa Ana Officials Won’t Say When New Memorial Park Pools Will Open To The Public
After unveiling a new aquatic center Saturday, Santa Ana officials won’t answer questions on when it will actually be open for residents to use.
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A Flock Camera Reckoning is Coming to Santa Ana
Officials are expected to review their contracts for automated license plate readers after residents and some elected leaders raised concerns about data being shared with federal agencies.
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Chicano Mural Cover-Up: Was Santa Ana’s New Pool Opening All About Politics?
Weeks before the November election, questions are swirling about why Santa Ana City Council members held a ribbon cutting ceremony for pools not yet fully open to the public & before artists finished the accompanying preservation of an iconic Chicano mural.
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Could Santa Ana Become the Next OC City to Turn off Flock Cameras?
Officials in another Orange County city could be the latest to decide if they want to turn off their automated license plate readers amid growing privacy concerns.
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Santa Ana Officials to Launch Independent Probe Into Viral Police Beating
Elected officials will look to hire independent investigators to probe a viral police beating caught on camera that sparked growing calls for accountability.
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More OC Cities to Review Automated License Plate Reader Contracts
Officials in two OC cities are expected to debate keeping their contracts for automated license plate readers known commonly as Flock cameras a month before the November election.
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Viral Police Beating in Santa Ana Spurs Calls for Accountability
A viral video of Santa Ana police officers beating a man after throwing him onto the street last week is sparking calls for accountability ahead of the November election.
