City officials are streamlining the city’s political aide program and drawing clear lines against aides campaigning for their bosses amid complaints that such activity has taken place.
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.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Bans Short-Term Rentals
Santa Ana officials explicitly banned short-term rentals like Airbnb becoming the latest city in Orange County to prohibit such rentals amid noise, parking and trash complaints.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Santa Ana Leaders Gear Up To Fight Needle Exchange Program Again
City officials are again pushing back on syringe services after claims of littering and endangering public safety in prior years of the program. It comes as public health officials say the city faces a looming public health crisis.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Police Union-Fueled Santa Ana Recall on Track to Fail; What’s in the City’s Future?
Residents are now asking what Councilmember Jessie Lopez’s apparent recall survival says about the political future of a Latino city split at its governing level over what “saving your community” looks like.
Posted inCountywide
How Beholden Are Santa Ana Lawmakers to the Powerful Police Union?
Santa Ana’s police union has become a powerhouse in city elections, floating its preferred candidates. City politicians insist contributions don’t buy votes. But a look at local campaign finance raises questions.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
To Enforce Rent Control, Santa Ana Wants Landlords’ Property Info; How Will it Work?
Santa Ana’s historic citywide rent control law continues to spark council debate – this time, over how it’s being implemented and enforced.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Two OC Cities on Track to Put Two Opposite Voting Eligibility Questions Before Voters
Santa Ana leaders are looking to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, while Huntington Beach considers voter ID laws.
Posted inTop Stories
Top Brass Salaries or Boots on the Ground: Santa Ana Debates the State of Police
The mayor’s idea to freeze leadership promotions in the police department led to a broader debate about costs, overtime pay and more street patrols.
Posted inSanta Ana
Here Are Santa Ana Candidates’ Views on Policing, Homelessness, Open Space
Eight candidates on residents’ ballots this year lay out their approaches to some of the city’s crucial quality of life issues.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana City Council Doesn’t Trust its Police Negotiation Process
Councilmember Jessie Lopez is pushing to publicly negotiate a police union contract after she claimed one or more of her colleagues have leaked information to the controversial union president.
