Santa Ana Police Should ‘Harass’ Homeless People to Move to Other Cities, Mayor Says
Housing & Homelessness
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Federal judge David O. Carter has warned cities against pushing homeless people to other areas, saying it raises constitutional issues.
Santa Ana Puts Sales Tax Increase on November Ballot; Would Be Highest in OC
Sales tax
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City officials say they need the extra $63 million to maintain existing service levels and fix aging infrastructure. Most of the increase apparently would go toward maintaining existing services and the pension cost increases for the existing workforce and retirees.
Perea: Santa Ana City Budget Should Reflect People’s Values Not Political Interests
opinion
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Local activist Carlos Perea writes that Santa Ana City Council members are moving in the right direction to fund diverse budgetary priorities, singling out a final vote on Tuesday, July 3 to fund youth services and the city’s Constitutional City Legal Defense Fund, which helps Santa Ana residents facing deportation proceedings.
Santa Ana Upside-Down By $10 Million in New Fiscal Year; Council Seeks Sales Tax Increase
budget deficit
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Most of the council moved toward placing a sales tax increase on the November ballot, but didn’t explain what the tens of millions of extra dollars would be used for.
Santa Ana Halts City Council Redistricting, Points to New Lawsuit
district elections
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The suit seeks to ban the city from holding any more at-large elections for City Council members, and require the city to adopt “fairly constituted districts” that don’t dilute Asian American voting power.
Santa Ana Budget Shortfall May Mean Cut in Services, Tax Hike
Santa Ana City Council
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Among the options being considered are closing the city’s main library on Sundays, issuing more parking tickets, and asking voters to hike the city’s sales tax rate.
Santa Ana Asks Court to Order All OC Cities to Provide Homeless Services
Housing & Homelessness
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Santa Ana said it’s seeking “a fair and equitable distribution of responsibilities for homeless services among the County and all Orange County cities.”
Santa Ana Wants All 34 OC Cities Included In Federal Homeless Lawsuit
Housing & Homelessness
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The move could grant U.S. District Judge David O. Carter the ability to follow through on his warnings about banning enforcement of anti-camping laws if city officials, particularly south county mayors and city managers, don’t make progress in picking one or more shelter locations.
Santa Ana Wants Irvine, Huntington Beach and Laguna Niguel Added to Homeless Lawsuit
Housing & Homelessness
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Santa Ana council members and residents have said the three cities’ refusal to accept emergency shelters revealed a double standard: It’s okay to put shelters near poor kids in Santa Ana but not near kids from wealthier families.
Santa Ana District Elections Appear Dead For This Year After Appeal is Rejected
Santa Ana district elections
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The effort to have district elections in place for November seems to have been killed, according to Councilman Vicente Sarmiento, who supports the proposed voting system change.