His $185,000 payout for unused time off was deemed legal, but a larger probe includes whether he improperly claimed overtime.
Tag: Sonia Carvalho
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr., Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Taxpayer Advocate: Santa Ana Illegally Transferring Funds
The city has been transferring millions of dollars dedicated toward water expenses to the city’s general fund to pay for public safety costs.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Council Approves Sunshine Law
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.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Council Makes Progress on Sunshine Ordinance
Council members spent hours Monday night editing line-by-line a proposed law that would increase transparency at City Hall.
Posted inEducation, Santa Ana, Transportation
An Education in Openness: Questions for Sonia Carvalho
Santa Ana’s new city attorney talks about government ethics, the challenges facing her office and a legal requirement that council members pay attention.
Posted inSanta Ana
Downtown Promotion Tax Receives Stay of Execution
The county granted the city an extension to approve the levy for next year, but it still seems unlikely that the tax will continue.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Downtown Tax Likely to Expire
The tax has been the center of a nearly two-year battle that squared property owners against each other and was criticized for being part of a downtown gentrification plan.
Posted inSanta Ana
Term Limits for Santa Ana Mayor Placed on July 16 Agenda
Council members will consider a ballot measure that could place a limit on longtime Mayor Miguel Pulido’s time in office.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Suit Seeks at Least Four More Years for Councilwoman
Santa Ana parks commissioner Max Madrid sues the city clerk in a bid to allow Alvarez to run for a fourth council term.
Posted inSanta Ana
Amid Haggling, Santa Ana Council OKs Apartment Complex
City Council approves high-end apartments, but only after extracting a promise that the developer submit a design for a high-rise tower at the site.
