The City Council postponed buying street sweepers and approving
a tree-trimming contract while its staff tries to reduce the price
tags.
Santa Ana City Council members have confirmed efforts to woo the
pro soccer team to the city and are excited by the possibility.
School officials, meanwhile, worry that Chivas could rob their
teams of a stadium.
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City leaders closed a $13.6-million budget gap mainly by
borrowing money from liability and workers’ compensation
reserves.
Dave Ream got some love in his final City Council meeting Monday
night.
The historic theater’s operators want to turn it into a concert
venue and serve alcohol. Some longtime downtown residents and
business owners are fighting the plan.
Council members voted on a lawsuit settlement last week before
the public had a chance to offer comments on the issue.
The Santa Ana Coalition for Better Government, a grassroots
group of residents and business owners, held its first community
forum last week and discussed, among other things, the lack of
transparency at City Hall.
Santa Ana City Council this week decided that money earmarked
for improvements to a tennis center will instead go toward a
downtown cultural plaza and the city’s police helicopter
program.
The Santa Ana Coalition for Better Government will also use the
meeting to discuss other problems facing the city and possible
solutions.
City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on settling suit filed
by Friends of the Lacy Historic Neighborhood that aims to save old
homes in the city’s downtown core from demolition.
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