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 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.
OC Leaders Face Scrutiny After Federal Court Ruling on Homelessness
Housing & Homelessness
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A federal appeals court this week supports what U.S. District Judge David O. Carter has been warning county and city leaders about for six months: If they don’t offer a realistic option for homeless people to stay overnight, police can’t enforce anti-camping ordinances. On Friday, Carter is bringing OC civic leaders back to court to gauge progress.
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 Wants All 34 OC Cities Included In Federal Homeless Lawsuit
Housing & Homelessness
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The move could grant U.S. District Judge David O. Carter the ability to follow through on his warnings about banning enforcement of anti-camping laws if city officials, particularly south county mayors and city managers, don’t make progress in picking one or more shelter locations.
Santa Ana Council Now Wants District Elections on the November Ballot
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The council also may ask voters to change the city charter to add punishments for a mayor if he or she doesn’t sign ordinances and resolutions approved by a majority of the seven-member council.
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 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.
Santa Ana District Elections Appear Dead for June Ballot. But Maybe Not.
Santa Ana district elections
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The county’s chief elections official rejected a last-ditch effort to put the district elections on the ballot, after the mayor refused to sign the necessary paperwork. A majority of council members also apparently held an illegal strategy meeting via group text messages.