All work and construction on a new homeless shelter has stalled in Santa Ana, as city and county officials continue to point fingers over an apparent lack of public input on the effort to relocate homeless people from the Courtyard shelter in downtown to the new location on Yale Street.
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Police Officials Allege ‘Illegal Scheme’ by Their Union to Oust Santa Ana Police Chief
The suit alleges union president Gerry Serrano held a grudge stemming from then-Police Chief Carlos Rojas’ discipline of Serrano for a 2011 hit-and-run DUI arrest, and later worked to oust Rojas as part of an “illegal scheme.” Serrano and the city deny the claims.
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Santa Ana Officials Set $1.7 Million Car Dealership Subsidy To Help Local Business
Santa Ana city officials, fearing a downturn in local commerce amid a recent voter-approved 1.5 percent sales tax increase, are trying to encourage residents to shop locally, and they’re helping car dealerships first, through a $1.7 million subsidy.
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Santa Ana Confronts City Leadership Vacuum
Santa Ana is now set to get a new city manager May 1, but will hold a special election this November to fill the vacant City Council seat formerly held by Roman Reyna.
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DA Investigating Residency Fraud Claims Against Ex-Councilman Roman Reyna
District Attorney investigators served search warrants at multiple locations in recent weeks to obtain documents, including text messages involving Reyna from multiple cell phones.
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Roman Reyna Resigns From Santa Ana City Council
His resignation follows through on an agreement to step down to avoid a civil trial involving allegations of election fraud.
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Santa Ana Searches for Money to Cover Police Raises
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.
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Santa Ana Approves $25 Million Police Raise, But Not Funding
Santa Ana City Council members granted raises to police officers and sergeants totaling $25 million over the next two and a half years, without the ability to actually pay the $4.3 million cost for this fiscal year.
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Roman Reyna to Resign from Santa Ana Council, Potentially Shifting Power Balance
Reyna was facing the likelihood of sworn testimony, in public, by other city officials and one of his family members regarding allegations he falsified residency documents. His resignation sets the stage for a potential shift in power at City Hall.
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$25 Million in Santa Ana Police Raises Up for City Council Approval
Santa Ana City Council members will vote Tuesday on the largest pay raises for the city’s police officers in more than a decade, totaling $25 million in taxpayer money over […]
