Police raises

Santana: Conservative Latino Elected Leaders in Santa Ana Earn a Recall They Can Be Proud Of

Norberto Santana, Jr. columns

By Norberto Santana Jr. | May 13, 2019

Independent Juan Villegas and Republican Cecilia Iglesias want more community investment from their city budget, opposing a police union push for a $25 million pay raise package. All of the Santa Ana Democrats on the city council back police pay raises. Villegas and Iglesias now face recall.

Santa Ana Searches for Money to Cover Police Raises

By Brandon Pho | February 21, 2019

Santa Ana officials are looking for money in other parts of the Police Department budget to fund $4.3 million for police pay increases this fiscal year, as City Council members continue to be deadlocked over whether to fund the raises.