Santa Ana City Council members in a near-unanimous vote of the majority Democrat panel approved a budget Tuesday that increases police spending by nearly $3 million.
Tag: parks
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Pushes Police Oversight and Budget Discussion to Thursday, Pressure Mounts to Redirect Police Funds
Hundreds of public comments on spending pushed the Tuesday meeting into Wednesday.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Costa Mesa’s Parks, Golf Courses Partially Reopen for Recreational Activity
City council members voted unanimously to pass a resolution to partially reopen some parks and golf courses for limited use with mandatory safety requirements.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Outdoors, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana to install security cameras in parks to promote public safety
Hundreds of security cameras will be added to seven parks and monitored by the Santa Ana Police Department in an attempt to combat vandalism, prostitution, gambling, and misuse of drugs and alcohol at city parks.
Posted inOutdoors, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Officials Hope to Alleviate Housing Crisis With Community Land Trust
The idea is to involve community members in developing vacant city-owned properties – many of which are empty dirt or gravel lots – into affordable housing, parks, urban micro-farms, and marketplaces for small businesses.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
State Rules County Violated Labor Laws When Passing COIN
Top county officials broke the law by imposing new requirements on employee negotiations, without giving unions a chance to negotiate about the changes ahead of time, according to a proposed decision from the Public Employment Relations Board.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Outdoors, Top Stories
Anaheim Considers Selling Last Parkland Near Platinum Triangle
The seven-acre site was bought with money specifically for parks in or near the Platinum Triangle. But city officials want to sell the land and use the profits to improve a park somewhere else in the city.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Man Challenging Sex Offender Bans Jailed
Hugo Godinez, who triggered a huge backlash over bans on sex offenders in parks, is convicted of probation violations.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Legislator Was a Champion of Parks
John P. Quimby, who authored the state law that lets local governments require developers to set aside land for parks, has died.
Posted inCountywide, Outdoors, Top Stories
Reality Behind OC’s Urban Health
Preconceived notions regarding the reasons for obesity and other neighborhood health ills are not as cut-and-dried upon closer examination.
