Three of the councilwoman’s colleagues wanted to punish her more
severely for comments that have been widely perceived as
anti-Semitic.
More than half of the city’s workforce, the vast majority being
police officers and firefighters, were paid at least $100,000.
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City officials refuse to provide details, but council members
allude to top-to-bottom cuts that could be part of an announcement
at a council meeting this month.
Claudia Alvarez said Irving Chase, who is Jewish, is engaging in
“ethnic clensing” of Latino merchants on downtown Santa Ana’s
Fourth Street.
The husband of the head of Downtown Inc. has been receiving
paychecks from the public agency as an independent contractor,
records show.
The decision to halt the search for a successor to retired City
Manager Dave Ream comes as a surprise to at least three members of
the City Council.
For years it has been assumed by many that Miguel Pulido pulled
the levers in Santa Ana City Hall. But the search for a new city
manager and city attorney show that his grip might be
loosening.
Claudia Alvarez issues list of demands to city staffers that
would shed light on controversial changes on heavily Latino Fourth
Street.
The decision is hailed as a victory by a group of Santa Ana
residents that has been fighting development of the 37-story
tower.
The city, vowing better media relations, hired a contract public
information officer earlier this year. His contract ran out in
June, and the city did not renew it.
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