Santa Ana Pushes Police Oversight and Budget Discussion to Thursday, Pressure Mounts to Redirect Police Funds
Safety, Security & Justice
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Hundreds of public comments on spending pushed the Tuesday meeting into Wednesday.
Santa Ana Voters Decide Today Whether To Recall City Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias
Politics & Elections
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What happens today could set the stage for the November general election, and impact the future of Santa Ana politics. If voters want Iglesias out, they’ll have three different replacement candidates, all backed by different people, to choose from.
Phil Bacerra Wins Santa Ana Council Seat
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Bacerra won the Ward 4 seat he lost last year to Roman Reyna, who later resigned and pled guilty to election fraud after Bacerra pursued legal action against him.
Phil Bacerra Appears to Win Santa Ana Council Seat
November 2019 special election
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The real estate consultant and former city planning commissioner was leading former city planner Manny Escamilla by 150 votes in Tuesday’s update, and there appeared to be too few left in play to change Bacerra’s winning position.
In Dramatic Shift, Escamilla Has Kept Gaining in Santa Ana Council Results
November 2019 special election
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Manny Escamilla narrowed his gap behind Phil Bacerra from 6 percentage points on election night 1.1 points Friday. Vote counting continues Tuesday.
Bacerra Maintains Lead in Latest Santa Ana Council Results
November 2019 special election
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Phil Bacerra, a real estate consultant and former city planning commissioner, held on to his lead for a City Council seat in the third day of election results Thursday, as former city planner Manny Escamilla closed in slightly, from 2.4 percentage points to 2.0 points behind Bacerra.
Results Tighten as Vote-Counting Continues for Santa Ana Council Seat
Santa Ana
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Vote counting will continue through at least Friday.
Bacerra, Mendoza and Escamilla Have Early Leads in Santa Ana Council Results
November 2019 special election
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It’s still early; in last year’s primary election, almost half of all ballots in Orange County were not yet counted at of the end of election night.
Today is Election Day in Santa Ana for New Council, School Board Members
November 2019 special election
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Voters are deciding on a council member who will potentially impact key decisions on local issues like the ongoing homelessness crisis and complaints about slow 9-1-1 response times.