O.C. business owner faces tax evasion charges totaling nearly $30 million
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County business owner is named in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed today that charges him with tax evasion for failing to pay to…
Orange County is auctioning coastal timeshare intervals on September 18
SANTA ANA, Calif. – More than 70 coastal timeshare intervals at resorts such as the Marriott Newport Coast Villas and the Four Seasons Pacifica are scheduled for an online auction…
Santa Ana tax preparer admits she stole $700K from client tax returns
Karla Montano, 31, the owner of Trebols Income Tax, a Santa Ana tax prep business, accused of falsely claiming and pocketing about $700,000 worth of returns, admitted to lying to…
The City of Santa Ana has approved a $500 rebate on vehicle purchases and leases
Santa Ana Vehicle Incentive Program (VIP): Residents and Businesses Receive $500 towards Vehicle Purchases and Leases On March 19, 2019, the Santa Ana City Council approved the Vehicle Incentive Program…
The County of Orange has launched an app that lists all taxes and fees we pay for on each property
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett, Treasurer Shari Freidenrich, and the Orange County Information Technology Application Development team have collaborated to create Mello, a responsive web based application designed…
The SAUSD School Board is seeking applicants for the Measure I Bond Oversight Committee
The SAUSD Board of Education seeks applications to fill 7 spots on the Bond Oversight Committee, which oversees the expenditure of Measure I funds and communicates its findings to the…
2018 elections
Ballot Measures
Cecilia Iglesias
Education
John Palacio
Politics
Santa Ana
SAUSD
Taxes
The SAUSD’s latest tax increase, Measure I, was shredded by two mailers this week
Two campaign mailers arrived in Santa Ana mailboxes today - in a direct hit on the SAUSD's Measure I - the district's third property tax increase in 19 years. One…
2018 elections
Ballot Measures
Nelida Mendoza
Politics
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Sandra Pena
Santa Ana
Taxes
Sal Tinajero’s entire team of City Council candidates is opposing his Measure X sales tax increase
[caption id="attachment_32703" align="aligncenter" width="396"] Santa Ana City Councilman Sal Tinajero[/caption] I attended two Santa Ana City Council candidate forums recently and was astonished to hear every single candidate for the…
Low income seniors or disabled taxpayers can now postpone their O.C. property taxes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2018 Property Tax Postponement Program Accepting Applications on October 1, 2018! Orange County Treasurer Shari Freidenrich announces that the California Property Tax Postponement Program (PTP) application period…
The new proposed SAUSD Bond Measure will cost taxpayers up to $1.2 B with interest
For Immediate Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 3, 2018 Statement on Proposed Santa Ana School Board Bond Measure ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Hon. Fred Whitaker, Chairman of the Republican Party of…
The insane Santa Ana City Council wants to raise our sales taxes to pay for their mistakes
[caption id="attachment_69791" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The Santa Ana City Council majority[/caption] The Santa Ana City Council, as you may know, has made so many mistakes over the years that the City…
Orange County Property Tax Auction set for March 21
PRESS RELEASE: February 22, 2018 TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR SHARI L. FREIDENRICH Property Tax Auction on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Orange County Treasurer Shari L. Freidenrich announced that the next tax auction is at…
Update from the OC Treasurer/Tax Collector regarding the Federal Tax Changes
Important Federal Tax Changes Relating to Property Taxes! The new federal legislation relating to the deductibility of State and Local Taxes (SALT) greatly scales back how much state and local…
OC free tax prep event set for Feb. 3 at the Delhi Center
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community: OC Free Tax Prep Event - Preparacion de Impuestos Sin Costo en OC The City of Santa Ana in partnership with Orange County…
Santa Ana’s overpaid new City Manager wants to tax us out of our homes
The new Santa Ana City Manager, Raul Godinez, spoke at the last ComLink meeting. Remember that our Santa Ana City Council majority recently hired Godinez, who was the Public Works…