“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.
Tag: Miguel Pulido
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Santa Ana City Council Resists Efforts to Reverse Rent Freeze
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.
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Santa Ana Council Moves to Repeal 2525 Vote, Approves One Broadway Plaza
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.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Investigative, NEWS, REGIONS, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Two Santa Ana Council Members Flip on Controversial 2525 Development, Possibly Ending It
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Two OC GOP Incumbent Assemblymen Will Sit Out November Election: Final Primary Results
Nearly all of Orange County’s incumbent state legislators will be advancing to November, except for Republican Assemblymen Bill Brough and Tyler Diep.
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Contreras Widens Lead Over Pulido for Supervisor Runoff Against Do
Westminster Councilman Sergio Contreras widens lead ahead of other Democrat competitors in the race for the Board of Supervisors 1st District seat. If he holds his lead, he’ll face off against incumbent Andrew Do in November.
Posted inFountain Valley, Garden Grove, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Westminster
Homelessness a Top Concern for Voters as OC’s 1st District Candidates Face Off
Andrew Do, the Republican incumbent, is being challenged by three Democrats from three different generations: Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, who’s a baby boomer; Westminster Councilman Sergio Contreras, who’s a Generation X’er; and Kim Bernice Nguyen, who’s a millennial.
Posted inGovernment, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Disbands Public Safety Board Amid Police Union Demand for Council Critics’ Removal
The union in a memo to the council last month criticized Villegas and Iglesias and requested their removal from the public safety board, questioning their commitment to the city’s police officers and their ability to make key public safety policy decisions.
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Santa Ana Police Union Wants Council Critics Off Public Safety Committee
Santa Ana’s police union has backed recall efforts against two council members: Juan Villegas and Ceci Iglesias, who vocally opposed the scale of $23 million in controversial raises granted to police officers last February. Now the union wants both off a public safety board, which could be disbanded or restructured by council members today.
Posted inCountywide, Government, NEWS, Outdoors, REGIONS, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Wants to Extend $408 Million Streetcar to John Wayne Airport, Anaheim’s Resort District
A resolution approved by the city council at their Tuesday meeting advocates expansions to the route north up Harbor Blvd to Anaheim’s tourist-heavy resort district, and down Bristol St. toward John Wayne Airport.
