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The contract for so-called wayfinding signs are intended to help new visitors navigate the downtown. While many business owners have long asked for the signage, some are objecting to the wording of the signs.
City leaders are talking about buying the Willowick Golf Course from Garden Grove and turning it into a mini-Central Park. It’s a possible game changer for the city but still a long way from reality.
Faced with a deluge of complaints from residents, city councils in both cities hit the breaks on the fast growing short term rental business.
The district would affirm the downtown’s Latino character and promote well-being of its working-class residents in the face of gentrification. Critics say it smacks of reverse racism and would be unwelcoming to newcomers.
City officials refuse to provide details, but council members
allude to top-to-bottom cuts that could be part of an announcement
at a council meeting this month.
They say the Santa Ana councilwoman has work to do before
confidence is restored in her ability to serve in elected office
and as a deputy district attorney.
Santa Ana City Council members have confirmed efforts to woo the
pro soccer team to the city and are excited by the possibility.
School officials, meanwhile, worry that Chivas could rob their
teams of a stadium.
Brown gave a quick speech and stopped for an OCEA hot dog, but
otherwise blew off labor leaders and others who gathered at various
events Monday to celebrate his re-ascendance to the
governorship.
Council spends more than two hours on feel-good measures at its regular meeting. Then it spends just minutes on city business.