A city accounting shows it makes financial sense to keep the controversial jail open and housing federal immigration detainees in exchange for a fee. Another accounting says otherwise.
Tag: Santa Ana City Council
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Mayor Still Appears to Owe Money All Over Town
Recent financial disclosures show no evidence of Mayor Miguel Pulido repaying significant loans he received years ago from wealthy patrons. If he can’t show an effort to pay back the loans, he could be in violation of the state’s gift limit.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana’s Illegal Fireworks Fines Might Increase This July 4th
The City Council also wants to impose a regulatory fee on the sales of “safe and sane” legal fireworks. But there probably isn’t enough time to make that happen before the 4th of July Holiday.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Council Hears Debate Over Fate of City Jail
Activists who see the city’s contract with the federal government to house immigration detainees at the city jail as an insult to Santa Ana’s majority Latino population clashed Tuesday with jail employees who say the activists have painted an inaccurate picture of conditions at the jail.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Council to Talk About Getting Out of the Jail Business
The city’s jail has long been controversial because it houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees in a largely Latino city. Tuesday, council members will consider a move toward ending the contract with ICE.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana
What Would it Cost to Shut Down Santa Ana’s Jail?
The Santa Ana City Council is, for the first time, publicly considering whether to shutter its controversial city jail. But a back-of-the-napkin analysis of the potential costs of such a decision shows why it’s a “tough nut to crack.”
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Councilman Lashes Out Against County Supervisor
Councilman Vincent Sarmiento last week unleashed a stinging rebuttal to criticism of city officials’ handling of the homeless problem by Supervisor Shawn Nelson.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Even With ‘Chaos’ on July 4th, Santa Ana Council Reluctant to Douse Firework Sales
After some city neighborhoods lit up like war zones during last year’s holiday, police officials want a total ban on fireworks. But council members are reluctant to quash an American tradition and kill a vital source of revenue for nonprofits.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana to Obama: Protect Immigrants From ‘Needless Deportations’
The Santa Ana City Council this week unanimously approved a resolution calling on the president to stop the deportation of Samuel Sixtos-Gomez, a city resident turned over to immigration authorities in violation of the Trust Act.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Michele Martinez Jumps Into Race for First District Supervisor Seat
The Santa Ana councilwoman will be challenging incumbent Supervisor Andrew Do. If she wins, she would be the first person of Latino descent elected to the board in at least a decade, and the first Latina ever.
