Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: Notable arrest: Vehicle burglary
While the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) has not seen an uptick in vehicle burglaries, we would like to highlight this arrest as a reminder that “if you see something, say something.” CMPD would also like to thank the vigilant neighbor, who called us to report suspicious activity. Continue reading
Welcome to our New City Manager, Raul Godinez (and Reason Why I Voted “No” on his Contract)
By: Santa Ana City Councilman Jose Solorio
After conducting a statewide search, and holding in-person interviews with the top candidates, the Santa Ana City Council selected Raul Godinez as our next City Manager.
Raul has previously worked in the cities of Oakland, El Monte, Lynwood and Santa Ana. Most of his prior posts were in Public Works departments, but in El Monte he served as their City Manager. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Location: 617 East 17th Street. Santiago Food Mart-76 Gas Station
On 10/17/17, at 9:50pm, the suspect entered the store and approached the two cashiers. The suspect quickly pulled out a silver and gray semi-auto handgun and a pink tote bag. The suspect pointed the firearm at the female cashier and ordered her to put the money from the registers into the bag. The cashiers complied with the suspects demands. The suspect fled on foot in an unknown direction with the bag containing the money. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Community: Stop.Think.Connect. Cybersecurity Toolkit
The Internet touches almost all aspects of everyone’s daily life, whether we realize it or not. Cyber criminals do not discriminate; they target vulnerable computer systems regardless of whether they are part of a large corporation, a small business, or belong to a home user. Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility in which all Americans have a role to play.
Below find resources and materials to help protect your online identity: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Date: October 13, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO: The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA)
WHAT: Released its fourth informative video bringing public awareness to the dangers of drug-impaired driving. The OCDA Appellate and Training Unit, through its administration of the California Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Program, worked with the California Office of Traffic Safety on the public service announcements (PSAs). The link to the final PSA addressing marijuana-impaired driving is linked below. Continue reading
This week’s Santa Ana City Council meeting agenda includes item 25H – Approval of the Agreement to hire Raul Godinez as our City’s new City Manager, as we wrote about earlier in the week. You can read the staff report regarding Godinez here.
The Santa Ana City Council majority, comprised of Council Members Michele Martinez, Vince Sarmiento, Sal Tinajero and David Benavides, is going to vote to pay Godinez a package worth over $500K a year. Continue reading
Fatal Traffic Collision and Officer Involved Shooting
On 10/13/2017 at 11:34 PM, Fountain Valley Police Officers responded to a fatal traffic collision at Magnolia and Mint. While investigating the fatal collision at 5:16 AM, a suspect driving a black Dodge pick-up truck drove at officers and through the fatal traffic collision scene. The suspect turned around and drove at officers a second time, and an officer involved shooting occurred.
The suspect fled the area and was stopped by officers at Bushard, south of Edinger, where he was arrested. No officers were injured and the male suspect was transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Continue reading
By: SAUSD Trustee Cecilia Iglesias
Why is the Santa Ana Unified School District Intentionally misleading community members and parents on the true academic achievement of the District?
At Friday’s Superintendent Breakfast, Dr. Stefanie Phillips reported to a full house of over 400 community members that 69% of the students are reading (ELA) proficient. Where did she get those numbers from? According to the new results reported by the California Department of Education, Santa Ana Unified School District is 28% proficient in ELA and 22% proficient in Math. Continue reading
Gerrie Schipske Says Nguyen Should Be Ashamed For “Walking Out on Families”
Long Beach, CA — Gerrie Schipske, the Democratic candidate for the 34th State Senate District, today blasted Republican Janet Nguyen for “walking out on families when she failed to vote for SB 63, ‘The New Parent Leave Act‘.” Schipske is running to unseat Republican Janet Nguyen.
“The New Parent Leave Act “, which was signed into law by Governor Brown on October 12th, ensures that more California workers who have been paying into the Paid Family Leave insurance program are able to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave to care for a new child. Continue reading
SAUSD Superintendent Dr. Stefanie Phillips Highlights Successes, Growth During 2017 State of the District Breakfast
Topics included the district’s 93 percent graduation rate, 93 percent college-going rate, and the increase of early college opportunities in the district.
(Oct. 13, 2017) – Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Superintendent Dr. Stefanie Phillips welcomed and addressed more than 400 business and community leaders during the annual Superintendent’s State of the District Breakfast on Oct. 13, 2017 at Godinez Fundamental High School. The event was sponsored by SAUSD and the Santa Ana Public Schools Foundation.
Dr. Phillips provided a key note address in her State of the District message highlighting the District’s successes, challenges, and plans of action to ensure all students are being prepared for college and careers and to be productive citizens of our society. Topics included the district’s 93 percent graduation rate, 93 percent college-going rate, and the increase of early college opportunities in the district. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
The City of Santa Ana encourages the community to give thanks and celebrate our firefighters who protected us the recent fires at the Orange County Fire Authority’s Open House 2017.
Every year, OCFA celebrates National Fire Prevention Week in October. This year, we will spend the week raising fire prevention awareness from Sunday, October 8 and concluding on Saturday, October 14th with an Open House. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Investigating Early Morning Fatal Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Collision
On 10/13/2017 at 0103 hours, officers were dispatched to the area of 1500 E. 17th Street for a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision. Officers arrived and the found a female Hispanic, approximately 50 years of age lying in the eastbound #3 lane of 17th Street just before Concord Street. Continue reading
Local Hero Sgt. Mike Gonzalez, 24-year veteran of the SAPD and a Navy combat veteran with extensive training in treating trauma victims, was a hero in time of need. He was at the recent mass shooting at a concert in Las Vegas and tended to 11 injured concertgoers and helped another 15 or so into vehicles for transport to the hospital.
Now Gonzalez will be sharing his story of the mass shooting in Las Vegas at the next Santa Ana Republican Womens Federated meeting, on Monday, Oct. 23 @ 7 p.m., at Marie Callendar’s Restaurant, located at 1821 N. Grand Avenue, in Santa Ana. Continue reading
It is bad enough that the Santa Ana City Council majority – comprised of Council Members Michele Martinez, Vince Sarmiento, Sal Tinajero and David Benavides – is planning on hiring Raul Godinez to be our new City Manager, after he washed out as the El Monte City Manager. Now my sources are reporting that the City Council wants to pay Godinez over $500,000 a year in pay and benefits!
That would be quite a raise for Godinez, who is currently in charge of Public Works at the tiny City of Lynwood, which is paying him $174,294.50 in total pay and benefits, according to Transparent California. Continue reading
An effort to evict a business Thursday led investigators to a marijuana grow operation in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Orange County sheriff’s deputies discovered a honey oil lab including a marijuana grow operation when they tried to evict a business at 1714 E. McFadden Ave. on Thursday, Oct. 12, according to the SAPD. Continue reading