Anaheim’s Lobbyist Sunshine Ordinance Will Be Largely Self-Enforced
Anaheim
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New restrictions on lobbyists now are in effect in Anaheim, although enforcement of the law – known as the sunshine ordinance – will be largely self-reported.
Santa Ana Activists: City’s Strategic Plan Outreach Insufficient
Health
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A community survey, one of the pillars of the city’s new strategic plan, has failed to adequately reach the city’s Latino majority, activists say.
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.
Santa Ana Council Officially Welcomes New City Manager
Santa Ana
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The new city manager takes over a city where civic engagement has awakened. But challenges – like a bare bones budget and strife over downtown gentrification – remain.
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.
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.
Santa Ana Council Approves Sunshine Law
Countywide
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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.
Santa Ana to Draft Sunshine Law
Countywide
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The City Council directed staff to draft an ordinance that would increase transparency at City Hall.
Santa Ana Council Shows Tepid Support for Sunshine Law
Santa Ana
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Most Council members don’t seem very excited about a proposal from a coalition of neighborhood groups aimed at making City Hall more transparent.