This week’s meeting showed that members of the council majority still believe that Mayor Miguel Pulido has too much clout.
Tag: Michele Martinez
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana, Transportation
Council Majority Chipping Away at Mayor’s Authority
Members of the council vote to strip Mayor Miguel Pulido of his power to make appointments to council subcommittees.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr., Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Taxpayer Advocate: Santa Ana Illegally Transferring Funds
The city has been transferring millions of dollars dedicated toward water expenses to the city’s general fund to pay for public safety costs.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Pulido Proposes Law to Discourage Official Vietnam Visitors
The mayor calls it a “stand for freedom.” Critics question the timing, calling it a last-minute tactic to gain votes.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Council Makes Progress on Sunshine Ordinance
Council members spent hours Monday night editing line-by-line a proposed law that would increase transparency at City Hall.
Posted inCorrections, Norberto Santana, Jr., Santa Ana
Bustamante Returns to City Council
For the first time since his arrest on multiple sex crime charges in July, the councilman attends a full Santa Ana City Council meeting.
Posted inSanta Ana
Downtown Promotion Tax Receives Stay of Execution
The county granted the city an extension to approve the levy for next year, but it still seems unlikely that the tax will continue.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Pulido Foes Say They’re Sowing Seeds of ‘Santa Ana Spring’
Members of Santa Ana’s new City Council majority are going public in a big way with their determination to oust longtime Mayor Miguel Pulido in the upcoming election.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Downtown Tax Likely to Expire
The tax has been the center of a nearly two-year battle that squared property owners against each other and was criticized for being part of a downtown gentrification plan.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr., Santa Ana
Mayoral Term Limit Will Go Before Santa Ana Voters in November
The Santa Ana City Council Wednesday approved a ballot measure that would limit the mayor to four two-year terms.
