Two Mayors, Two Takes As Coronavirus Hits Anaheim and Santa Ana Hard
Orange County Coronavirus
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OC’s coronavirus numbers are increasing as businesses reopen and various city and County officials are looking to restart the local economy.
Santa Ana Officials Move Forward with Police Spending Increases, Police Oversight Commission in Meeting Marred By Public Outrage
Santa Ana
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Santa Ana City Council members late Thursday night approved a $9 million police spending increase for the next fiscal year along with the rest of the city budget in an initial vote.
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 Council Reels from Protests and Hears New Calls for Police Review, Different Spending
Santa Ana
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Public speakers were unanimous in their calls to move money away from police and reinvest in youth, park and community programs.
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.
OC Mayors and Supervisors Request ‘Urgent’ Federal Funding, Citing Public Safety Risk
Orange County Coronavirus
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“We’re going to struggle to meet the basic funding needs for our district attorney and the sheriff,” county CEO Frank Kim said at a news conference Thursday in response to questions from Voice of OC.
Santa Ana City Council Resists Efforts to Reverse Rent Freeze
Housing & Homelessness
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The potential repeal of the rent freeze — which lasts through May 31 — prompted uproar across Santa Ana as soon as it was scheduled for a discussion.
Santa Ana Council Moves to Repeal 2525 Vote, Approves One Broadway Plaza
2525 N. Main St.
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City Council members on Tuesday night voted to repeal their initial approval of 2525, a much-contested apartments project in north Santa Ana, and authorized a request by developer Mike Harrah to add up to 415 apartments to his tower at One Broadway Plaza, which has been in development for at least 15 years.
Two Santa Ana Council Members Flip on Controversial 2525 Development, Possibly Ending It
Economy
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Council members Vicente Sarmiento and David Penaloza have flipped on the project, forming a clear majority against the controversial apartments as a decision makes its way to council members’ desks on whether or not to turn the project over to voters – or rescind their original vote entirely.
Two OC GOP Incumbent Assemblymen Will Sit Out November Election: Final Primary Results
March 2020 primary election
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Nearly all of Orange County’s incumbent state legislators will be advancing to November, except for Republican Assemblymen Bill Brough and Tyler Diep. In addition, finalists for a central county supervisors seat and numerous congressional elections are now set for November, following the final tally of results from the March Primary, finalized on Monday by the OC Registrar of Voters.