The official appointments end a year of City Council debate on the issue.
Tag: Michele Martinez
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Voters Go to Polls Tuesday With Eyes Turned Already to November
The top vote getters seem easy to predict, but thanks to the new open primary system there are some interesting battles for second place.
Posted inSanta Ana
More Transparency Coming to Santa Ana, Group Says
City Council members appear ready to adopt a proposed sunshine ordinance that would increase transparency at City Hall, said members of a coalition pushing for the law.
Posted inSanta Ana
Ethics Committee Will Review Santa Ana’s Campaign Finance Law
Councilwoman Michele Martinez had wanted her colleagues to repeal the law but decided the committee should consider it first.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Campaign Finance Rule on Santa Ana City Council Agenda
The council is scheduled to vote May 7 on whether to strike down one of the strictest campaign finance rules in Orange County.
Posted inSanta Ana
Amid Haggling, Santa Ana Council OKs Apartment Complex
City Council approves high-end apartments, but only after extracting a promise that the developer submit a design for a high-rise tower at the site.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Council Shows Tepid Support for Sunshine Law
Most Council members don’t seem very excited about a proposal from a coalition of neighborhood groups aimed at making City Hall more transparent.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Council Votes to Outsource Fire Services
Council members unanimously approved an agreement with the
Orange County Fire Authority that will end the city’s 128-year-old
fire department.
Posted inSanta Ana
Source: 50-50 Chance Walters Will Be New City Manager
Word is Councilwoman Michele Martinez has changed her mind and
Councilman Sal Tinajero is the swing vote on appointing new city
manager.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Artists in Santora Arts Building Seek New Accord With City
There is no longer an agreement that a majority of tenants in the famed building be artists. But instead of reacting with outrage, the artists are trying a diplomatic tack.
