City officials may take legal action against property owners of two motels and a restaurant after nearly 1,500 police calls to their properties in the past three years, mainly due to drug activity.
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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Will Gas-Powered Water Heaters be Banned in Orange County?
Pushback from city officials and business interests against a proposed regional ban on new gas-powered water heaters and furnaces is forcing air quality leaders to reconsider two prospective rules aimed at reducing emissions from gas appliances.
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Williams: Needle Exchanges Work
Needle exchanges work. There are three decades of solid proof that they do. You can look it up.
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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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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.
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What Did Privately Hired Investigators Find in Two Ethics Code Probes at Santa Ana City Hall?
City Attorney Sonia Carvalho said investigators did not sustain allegations that the mayor violated the city charter or ethics code but a preponderance of evidence did sustain that City Councilman Johnathan Hernandez violated city rules.
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Another Orange County Mall Will be Turned Into Homes in Santa Ana
Proponents and officials say the conversion – featuring homes, retail and other businesses – will be an economic driver for the city which expects to lose millions in revenue due to a decrease in sales tax in five years.
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Orange County Debates How California Should Address Street Crime
Some local officials are in support of a statewide measure on the November ballot that would increase penalties for certain drug & theft crimes. Critics say it will over crowd prisons.
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Will Santa Ana Officials Minimize Photographer Restrictions at City Hall?
Santa Ana will look to once again revise its media policy for public meetings after criticism from Voice of OC, other journalism organizations and the First Amendment Coalition.
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Santana: Politicians in Santa Ana Don’t Want Residents To See Them Up Close
Santa Ana city leaders want to put journalists in a pen when it comes to photography of official meetings. Our newsroom is protesting, exploring legal options and in the meantime, moving to cartoons for official meeting coverage.
