Two cities in Orange County have vacancies on their city council’s.
SANTA ANA
When Jose Solorio was sworn in to the Assembly he left behind a vacancy on the Santa Ana city council. Now the council expects to appoint a successor on January 2nd. Applications are due by December 18th. Details here.
Santa Ana faces issues including budget shortfalls, crime, delayed street improvements and the almost enviable problem of massive amounts of commercial and residential development but a slow and ‘old school’ planning department that can’t keep up.
YORBA LINDA
Mike Duvall resigned from the Yorba Linda city council on December 4th to be sworn into the 72nd Assembly District seat and now the remaining four council members say they will fill the vacancy he left which will be for two years. Applications are due December 12th. Details here.
Yorba Linda faces issues including a huge no growth/no change movement and the struggle to keep up the high level of service residents have come to expect without any new sales tax revenue from updating older non-performing retail areas and without leveraging developers to pay their fair share.