Local Eye
In Brief... * The SAUSD school board voted 4-1 to lay off—at minimum—351 employees, including 169 teachers and 57 counselors in order to avoid budget deficits that would render the Board irresponsible and taken over by the County or State. The District could not say what the max
SANTA ANITA — After spending over a year as interim police chief after David Valetin's sudden resignation, City Manager Alvaro Nuñez announced Tuesday during an event at Russell Elementary that Robert Rodriguez was appointed as Santa Ana police's new chief, according to a press release. Via press
Morning Digest
Good morning Santaneros! It's Thursday, Nov. 20th and here's this week's Morning Digest. ☀️ LOCAL EYE Council tables revising ordinances on homelessness until Dec. 17th The Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to table taking action on Item 32, a proposal that, if approved, would
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📰This story is part of our Recap Series. CITY HALL — The Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to table taking action on Item 32, a proposal that, if approved, would amend ordinances to update regulations concerning unhoused individuals on public property. Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez was the sole dissenting vote. The
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📰This story is part of our Recap Series. CITY HALL — A home in the Floral Park neighborhood was the center of attention Tuesday after divided residents voiced their opinions, some with racial undertones, on whether or not to uphold the Planning Commission's decision in approving a conditional use
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📰This story is part of our Recap Series. CITY HALL — The Council threw jabs at eachother Tuesday while discussing to give direction to City staff to draft a resolution apologizing to the family of Edgar Vargas-Azarte. In brief, Vargas was falsely accused of attacking Santa Ana police officers during
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SANTA ANA, Calif. — Councilmember Jessie Lopez has agendized an item that will prohibit city officials from allowing their immediate family members to be involved or partake in a contract with the city. This comes as disgraced Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do plead guilty to misusing COVID funds for personal gain
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If you'd like the BottomLine, scroll to the end. CITY HALL — The Santa Ana City Council convened Tuesday to decide the fate of Councilmember Hernandez after an ad-hoc committee and independent investigative report concluded there was evidence of him violating the City Charter and Code of Ethics.
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⚠️The Santanero has not received or obtained a final report of the investigations and will not revise this or future articles to relieve parties involved in the investigations until the final report has been obtained and reviewed by The Santanero. SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Santa Ana City Council will hold
Recap Series
TBC: Carvalho says Amezcua beat allegations, Hernandez found in violation of three city codes ⚠️This is part of our Recap series. A full article on the investigations will be published later this week after receiving comments on parties involved. Follow our social media for updates. The following information is according
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SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and the City community-link sector announced Tuesday that each will hold its own forum with candidates for mayor and city council. The first of two forums will be hosted by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and is scheduled to
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IRVINE, Calif. — Over a dozen law enforcement agencies, including Santa Ana Police, responded to a mutual aid request by UC Irvine administration shortly before 3:00 PM Wednesday after reports of a Palestinian solidarity group occupying the Physical Science Lecture Hall, a campus building. Sources close to the UCI encampment
