A city councilman is calling on the state’s top cop to probe the controversial Santa Ana police union – which spends heavily on local elections – and see if they are misusing taxpayer dollars.
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Why Did Santa Ana Officials Give Up a $7 Million Grant for Child Care?
Santa Ana officials continue facing questions on why they quietly returned a $7 million grant for child care programming amid an expected $30 million deficit in four years.
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Will Santa Ana Require Automatic Dash Cam Recording For Police Chases?
Santa Ana City Council members are expected to discuss creating a policy requiring police dash cams to automatically record car chases amid increasing accountability questions from some council members and residents.
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Santa Ana Joins Regional Crackdown on Problematic Group Homes
Santa Ana is the latest city in Orange County to establish regulations for alcohol and drug rehabilitation homes in residential areas amid neighbor complaints of drug use, noise and other disturbances.
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Anaheim’s Little Arabia Celebrates Third Anniversary
Little Arabia’s gearing up to celebrate its third official birthday amid a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and widespread deportation sweeps. What will the enclave’s future hold?
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The Price of Advertising on a Santa Ana Sidewalk
Santa Ana officials are expected to consider overhauling the city’s sign ordinance this month to allow local entrepreneurs to promote their business with A-frame signs on public sidewalks.
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Will Santa Ana Neuter its Police Oversight Commission Before its Work Begins?
Santa Ana city council members are considering a host of revisions to their police oversight commission Tuesday that a string of residents say will gut the body’s power to hold police officers accountable.
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As ICE Raids Continue in OC, Santa Ana Creates $100,000 Aid Fund for Impacted
Santa Ana city council members created an aid network for families and residents impacted by the federal immigration sweeps that’s upending life in immigrant communities. Will more funding come?
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Santa Ana to Support Immigrants; Responds to ICE Raids After Demands for Mayor to Resign
City council members will decide on a host of proposals in response to federal immigration sweeps including starting a financial program for families impacted by the raid as many are afraid to go to work.
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Santa Ana Residents Demand Mayor Resign, Citing Weak Response to ICE Raids, Protests
Residents are expressing increasing concerns and frustration over Mayor Valerie Amezcua’s leadership during the ICE raids and the police response to the protests, which they say has been hostile.
