Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
By Adam Elmahrek
May 11, 2015 at 2:53 PM
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has agreed to pay $13,000 in fines to the state’s political watchdog for several violations of state law related to a real estate deal he conducted with a city contractor.
By Adam Elmahrek
April 15, 2015 at 7:28 AM
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas will be clearing Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido of any criminal wrongdoing related to a property swap between the mayor and a city contractor, according to sources with knowledge of the decision.
Jan. 17, 2015
Updated 10:44 p.m.
By TERI SFORZA
Things might be looking a bit better, but let’s not let it go to our heads.
Anaheim is still staring down a public pension hole more than half a billion dollars deep.
By ADAM ELMAHREK
Posted: Monday, December 2, 2013 10:23 am | Updated: 8:42 pm, Mon Dec 2, 2013.
Barry Levine, on behalf of a former investor with the Santa Ana developer behind a 271-unit apartment complex known as “The Met at South Coast,” has alleged corruption at City Hall and submitted a bundle of records that he says prove it.
By Paloma Esquivel
August 7, 2013, 9:29 p.m.
Santa Ana has hired away Phoenix’s city manager and has agreed to an annual salary and benefits package of more than half a million dollars, instantly making him one of the highest paid city employees in California.
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2013 12:12 pm | Updated: 7:33 am, Tue Aug 6, 2013.
By ADAM ELMAHREK
The compensation offered to the candidate for Santa Ana’s new city manager could be more than $500,000 annually during a three-year contract, easily putting his pay in the top tier among city managers in the state, according to figures released by the city.