Santa Ana City Council Adopts ‘Historic’ Five-Year Strategic Plan
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The framework is intended to guide city spending and is considered by city leaders and activists an important step toward inclusive and better government.
Activists, Santa Ana Officials Reconcile on Strategic Plan
Health & Wellness
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After activists publicly denounced a draft plan that disregarded their key policy goals, city officials have shifted course and granted most of the activists’ demands.
Santa Ana Residents Get Their Quarterly Budget Update
Santa Ana
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About 30 residents turned out for a budget forum required under the city’s sunshine ordinance.
Hundreds in Santa Ana Take Part in Strategic Plan Meeting
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The high turnout for a session on the city’s long-range vision indicates that an awakening in civic engagement, brought on by a new sunshine ordinance, continues.
A Fiscal Awakening in Santa Ana?
News Briefs
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City finance officials held a meeting to instruct residents about the municipal budget. Nearly 40 residents attended, armed with questions.
Council Votes Final Approval for Sunshine Ordinance
Santa Ana
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This week’s vote establishes an ordinance to increase transparency at City Hall. Backers were jubilant.
Farmers Market Forum Turns Heated
Health & Wellness
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Tensions among artists and business boosters erupt once more. A second meeting is proposed for November.
Santa Ana Council Approves Sunshine Law
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Debate between city staff and council members over specific provisions continued well into the night. Meanwhile, activists who pushed for the ordinance reacted with jubilation.
Santa Ana Council Makes Progress on Sunshine Ordinance
Santa Ana
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Council members spent hours Monday night editing line-by-line a proposed law that would increase transparency at City Hall.
Weekend Get-Out-the-Vote Effort Focuses on Rallying Latinos
Anaheim
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Activists hold their event at Santa Ana’s Jerome Park, but awakening this reluctant political bloc remains challenging.