Santa Ana, California
| Santa Ana, California | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Santa Ana
Valerie Amezcua | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2022 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2024 |
| Last city council election: | 2022 |
| Next city council election: | 2024 |
| City council seats: | 7[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 332,794 |
| Race: | White 40.2% African American 1.1% Asian 11.8% Native American 0.5% Pacific Islander 0.3% Two or more 2.1% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 76.8% |
| Median household income: | $66,145 |
| High school graduation rate: | 59.6% |
| College graduation rate: | 15.0% |
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Santa Ana is a city in Orange County, California. The city's population was 310,227 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Santa Ana utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Mayor
The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[3][4] The current Mayor of Santa Ana is Valerie Amezcua (nonpartisan). Amezcua assumed office in 2022.
City manager
The city manager is Santa Ana's chief executive. Appointed by the city council, the city manager is responsible for overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, carrying out council policies, and hiring most city government employees.[2]
City council
The Santa Ana City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[3]
The city council consists of seven members including the mayor. While the mayor is elected at large, the other city council members are elected by ward.[3]
The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Santa Ana, California.
Mayoral partisanship
Santa Ana has a Democratic mayor. As of July 2024, 63 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 26 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, four are independents, four identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Elections
2024
The city of Santa Ana, California, is holding general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election is August 9, 2024.
2022
The city of Santa Ana, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2022.
2020
The city of Santa Ana, California, held general elections for mayor and city council districts 1, 3, and 5 on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 7, 2020.
2019
The city of Santa Ana, California, held a special election for the city council's Ward 4 seat on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was August 9, 2019.
2018
The city of Santa Ana, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 6, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was August 10, 2018.
2016
The city of Santa Ana, California, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 12, 2016. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.[5]
2014
The city of Santa Ana, California, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 8, 2014.[6]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Santa Ana | |
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| Santa Ana | |
| Population | 310,227 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 27 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 25.3% |
| Black/African American | 1.1% |
| Asian | 11.8% |
| Native American | 1.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 13% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 77% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 65.2% |
| College graduation rate | 17.9% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $84,210 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30. The city manager is responsible for drafting a balanced budget, which then must be approved by the city council. The city council holds public hearings prior to approving the budget. The city is required [7][8]
Fiscally standardized cities data
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[9]
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FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. The allocations to FiSCs are estimates of the revenues collected from and services provided to central city residents and businesses by these overlying independent governments. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.[10] |
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The tables below show estimated finances within city limits. As such, the revenue and expenses listed may differ from the actual city budget.
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Historical total revenue and expenditure
To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[9]
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Contact information
Mayor's office
City Hall 8th Floor
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: 714-647-6900
City Clerk's office
City Hall 8th Floor
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: 714-647-6520
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
The city of Santa Ana is in Orange County. A list of ballot measures in Orange County is available here.
Noteworthy events
2023: Recall effort against two city councilors
An election to recall City Councilmember Jessie Lopez was scheduled for November 14, 2023, in Santa Ana, California. Voters retained Lopez.[12][13][14]
An effort to recall City Councilmember Thai Viet Phan did not go to a vote after signatures were not turned in by the August 7, 2023, deadline.[13]
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Santa Ana, following the death of George Floyd. Events in Santa Ana, California, began on Saturday, May 30, following days of protests in the larger Los Angeles area.[15] On May 31, Mayor Miguel Pulido (D) instituted a curfew.[16] The national guard was not deployed.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Santa Ana, California, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[17]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The City of Santa Ana, "City Manager's Office," accessed August 31, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Municode Library, "Santa Ana City Charter, Article IV, Divs. 1-3," accessed August 31, 2021
- ↑ The City of Santa Ana, "Mayor and City Council," accessed January 11, 2021
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archives," accessed September 16, 2021
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archives," accessed September 16, 2021
- ↑ Municode Library, "Santa Ana City Charter Article V," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑ The City of Santa Ana, "FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget Book," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑ The Orange County Register, "Santa Ana police union moves to recall 2 councilmembers," January 30, 2023
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Orange County Register, "Recall election of Santa Ana Councilmember Jessie Lopez set for Nov. 14," August 17, 2023
- ↑ City of Santa Ana, "Notice of Special Election," accessed August 18, 2023
- ↑ The Los Angeles Times, "Protesters clash with police in Santa Ana," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The Orange County Register, "Santa Ana mayor declares curfew after violence at George Floyd protest; cleanup begins," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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