Santa Ana’s Police Chief has raised questions about whether Police Sgt. Gerry Serrano — the man just re-elected to lead the city’s powerful police union — scored excessive cash-outs for unused time off from City Hall.
Tag: Santa Ana Police Officers Association
Posted inCountywide
Federal Grand Jury Issued Subpoenas Regarding Santa Ana Police Union President
Gerry Serrano, a highly influential figure in city politics, hasn’t responded to requests for comment.
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Council Increases Police Spending but Reallocates Some Money After Protests
Santa Ana City Council members in a near-unanimous vote of the majority Democrat panel approved a budget Tuesday that increases police spending by nearly $3 million.
Posted inNEWS
All Eyes on OC Officials as Calls for Systemic Changes to Police Oversight Grow Amid Protests
Aggressive police unions, spending on law enforcement over youth programs and few citizen oversight boards — activists and leaders say OC’s debate is years in the making.
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Voters Decide Today Whether To Recall City Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias
What happens today could set the stage for the November general election, and impact the future of Santa Ana politics. If voters want Iglesias out, they’ll have three different replacement candidates, all backed by different people, to choose from.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Serrano: Truth & Facts, Cecilia Iglesias is Unfit for Office
Gerry Serrano, President of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association writes that who holds dirty politicians accountable? Cecilia Iglesias’s unethical and illicit behavior has been repeated and continuous. She is not above the law and should be removed from office.
Posted inGovernment, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
County Certifies Recall Efforts Against Santa Ana Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias
The recall campaign was largely funded by the city’s police union after Iglesias opposed controversial pay raises for police officers last year. It’s one of the city’s first recall campaigns in years that’s been successful enough to go forward with an election.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Two City Council Recalls to Watch This Year
Two recall movements in two neighboring cities are on the move against elected officials this year – one in Westminster that’s guaranteed a recall election and another in Santa Ana that has gathered the signatures but won’t find out until next month from county officials whether it can move forward.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
DA Records Refute Public Reason for Not Prosecuting Santa Ana Police Sgt. Gerry Serrano
DA records contradict its public statements for why the DA’s office did not file DUI hit-and-run charges against Santa Ana police Sgt. Gerry Serrano, who now leads the city’s influential officers’ union.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
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.
