Almost a year since the ICE protests, Santa Ana police officials publicly answered limited questions on their scrutinized response to last June’s protests amid looming legal threats.
Tag: Sonia Carvalho
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Santa Ana Cracks Down on First Street ‘Drug Dens’ After Years of Police Calls
City officials may take legal action against property owners of two motels and a restaurant after nearly 1,500 police calls to their properties in the past three years, mainly due to drug activity.
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How Political Are Santa Ana City Council Aides?
City officials are streamlining the city’s political aide program and drawing clear lines against aides campaigning for their bosses amid complaints that such activity has taken place.
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What Are Santa Ana Officials Hiding in a Claim Alleging The Police Union Runs City Hall?
One councilmember is shedding new light on the redactions in a legal claim by a former city manager that alleges elected officials, including the mayor, went to bat for the police union.
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Santa Ana Officials: Police Union Boss Threatens to ‘Burn the Place Down’ to Boost His Pension
Top city officials, in a set of documents obtained by Voice of OC, allege an intimidation campaign by Gerry Serrano to get a bigger pension he’s not entitled to.
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Santa Ana Council Member Iglesias’ Push for Tax Relief Roils Colleagues
After city staff said the council didn’t have the legal authority to rescind or suspend the sales tax increase, which voters approved in 2018, council members David Penaloza and Phil Bacerra criticized Iglesias for bringing up the issue.
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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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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 Adjourns Meeting in Middle of Public Comment After Council Majority Leaves Early
Santa Ana City Attorney Sonia Carvalho adjourned Tuesday’s city council meeting in the middle of public comment while people were still waiting — some for four hours — to address a half-empty dais.
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Santa Ana Police Should ‘Harass’ Homeless People to Move to Other Cities, Mayor Says
Federal judge David O. Carter has warned cities against pushing homeless people to other areas, saying it raises constitutional issues.
