Santa Ana Confronts City Leadership Vacuum
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Santa Ana is now set to get a new city manager May 1, but will hold a special election this November to fill the vacant City Council seat formerly held by Roman Reyna.
Santa Ana Hires Operator for New 200-Bed Homeless Shelter; No Location Yet
Housing & Homelessness
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Santa Ana is moving ahead to open a new 200-bed homeless shelter by the end of the year, following unanimous Santa Ana City Council approval of a one year operations contract. The location hasn’t been announced.
Santa Ana Adjourns Meeting in Middle of Public Comment After Council Majority Leaves Early
public comment
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Santa Ana City Attorney Sonia Carvalho adjourned Tuesday’s city council meeting in the middle of public comment while people were still waiting — some for four hours — to address a half-empty dais.
Santa Ana Puts Sales Tax Increase on November Ballot; Would Be Highest in OC
Sales tax
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City officials say they need the extra $63 million to maintain existing service levels and fix aging infrastructure. Most of the increase apparently would go toward maintaining existing services and the pension cost increases for the existing workforce and retirees.
Santa Ana Upside-Down By $10 Million in New Fiscal Year; Council Seeks Sales Tax Increase
budget deficit
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Most of the council moved toward placing a sales tax increase on the November ballot, but didn’t explain what the tens of millions of extra dollars would be used for.
Santa Ana Halts City Council Redistricting, Points to New Lawsuit
district elections
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The suit seeks to ban the city from holding any more at-large elections for City Council members, and require the city to adopt “fairly constituted districts” that don’t dilute Asian American voting power.
Santa Ana Mayor Steps Up Legal Action Against District Elections
Santa Ana district elections
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A proposed June ballot measure on Santa Ana district elections appeared less likely Monday to make it to the ballot, with Mayor Miguel Pulido increasing his legal action against it and little time left for the City Council members who support the measure to ask the courts to put it on the ballot.
Judge Orders Santa Ana Mayor to Sign Ballot Papers; Measure’s Fate is Unclear
Santa Ana district elections
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It was unclear Friday whether the measure will go before voters in June. The ruling left a potential door open for further round of legal arguments by city officials and the mayor.
Santa Ana Alleges Class-Based Discrimination by Cities that Reject Homeless Shelters
Housing & Homelessness
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“What we saw with…the hysteria from Irvine, is this: It’s simply a class-based argument that if ‘I pay enough for where I live, I shouldn’t have to deal with my homeless problem. I should shift it to some other city,’ ” said county Supervisor Andrew Do.
Santa Ana Asking Court to Put District Elections on June Ballot
district elections
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The city is seeking a court order to force Mayor Miguel Pulido to sign paperwork allowing a June ballot measure in which voters could change Santa Ana’s election system to district-based voting. The case could be filed in Superior Court as soon as Tuesday.