Public speakers were unanimous in their calls to move money away from police and reinvest in youth, park and community programs.
Tag: Santa Ana City Council
Posted inNEWS
Second Day of Protests in OC Largely Peaceful with Some Arrests in Santa Ana, Huntington Beach
The protests struck a raw chord in communities like Santa Ana, where organizers localized the problems through systemic issues around youth environments and police relations.
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Curfew Order After Saturday Protests Draws Concern From Local Activists
During the curfew, all persons must not travel on any public street or public place, according to the City Manager’s order, issued under emergency authority.
Posted inCountywide
Santa Ana Assesses Coronavirus Financial Losses, Proposes Increases on Public Safety Spending Next Year
Santa Ana’s looking at millions of dollars in financial losses from Coronavirus, as officials are preparing a new budget that proposes to increase public safety spending by $13.5 million.
Posted inREGIONS
Landlord Groups Want Santa Ana to Repeal Its Emergency Rent Increase Freeze
Santa Ana City Council members could vote to rescind or affirm the rent hike restriction — enacted last month by City Manager Kristine Ridge through an executive order that’s currently in effect until May 31 — at their Tuesday meeting.
Posted inGovernment
Santa Ana to Revisit Two Controversial Development Projects on Same Night
On the same night, Santa Ana council members will revisit a much-contested apartments project at 2525 N. Main St. and a tower that’s been in development for more than a decade at One Broadway Plaza.
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 inEconomy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, REGIONS, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Freezes Rent Increases for Residents
The new protections add to existing emergency measures the city enacted back in March, banning utility shutoffs and the eviction of tenants over an inability to pay rent due to the financial constraints of the health crisis.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, REGIONS, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Residents’ Referendum Against Controversial Apartments Project Qualifies for Election
County elections officials have certified a referendum petition by residents who oppose and live next to the 2525 apartments project, a 256-unit development by developer Ryan Ogulnick that got the City Council’s final approval on January 23. At the time, residents opposed to the project had warned they would challenge it with a referendum petition, which they filed with the city in late February.
Posted inEconomy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Council Member Iglesias’ Push for Tax Relief Roils Colleagues
After city staff said the council didn’t have the legal authority to rescind or suspend the sales tax increase, which voters approved in 2018, council members David Penaloza and Phil Bacerra criticized Iglesias for bringing up the issue.
