It’s still early; in last year’s primary election, almost half of all ballots in Orange County were not yet counted at of the end of election night.
Tag: Santa Ana City Council
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Today is Election Day in Santa Ana for New Council, School Board Members
Voters are deciding on a council member who will potentially impact key decisions on local issues like the ongoing homelessness crisis and complaints about slow 9-1-1 response times.
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Ex-Santa Ana Councilman Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud
Roman Reyna agreed to pay $578,053 in restitution to the city for the cost of an upcoming special election to fill his seat on the council, and will have a lifetime ban against holding elected office, according to prosecutors.
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Santa Ana’s Old YMCA Building will Become a Hotel
Developer Mike Harrah will turn the old YMCA building in downtown Santa Ana into a boutique hotel despite calls to make it a community center.
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Santa Ana Quietly Hired High-Level Elections and Records Advisor
Larry Cabrera’s hiring, and his later contract expansion to $50,000, were not announced by the city or placed on a public City Council agenda. He reportedly was involved in a disputed decision to reject recall paperwork against two City Council members.
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Santa Ana Council Deadlocks on Its $450,000 City Manager Overruns
The ability of the Santa Ana city manager to pay her office’s bills has been thrown into doubt, after City Council members deadlocked on a $450,000 mid-year transfer to cover bills related to the council’s ouster of former City Manager Raul Godinez.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Says Police Raises Don’t Need $4 Million Budget Boost After All
The new city manager, Kristine Ridge, said the budget increase is no longer needed to cover the costs because the Police Department is reducing overtime and other expenses. City Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias said staff have not been transparent about how they found the money.
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Recall Attempt Stalls Against Officials Who Oppose $25 Million Police Raise
It’s the latest twist in a months-long saga over the police raises, which tie up most of the new money from Santa Ana’s recent $60 million sales tax increase approved by voters last November.
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Santa Ana Mayor Accused of Personally Renting Out City Property and Interfering in Pot Shop Enforcement
In sworn testimony, Mayor Miguel Pulido was accused of running a side business personally renting out city-owned property and interfering with police decisions about which illegal pot shops to raid. Pulido denies the allegations.
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Police Union Bribery Alleged Under Oath by Two Officials
Two top Santa Ana officials, including a former police chief, alleged under oath the city’s police union leader engaged in bribery of City Council candidates in 2016, saying Sgt. Gerry Serrano told candidates they had to agree to fire then-Police Chief Carlos Rojas in order to benefit from $400,000 in campaign spending.
