City Guide

SANTA ANA

Mayor: Miguel A. Pulido Jr.

Age: 39

Occupation: Business owner

First elected: November, 1986

Term expires: November, 1996

Key issues: Establish good working relationship between school district and the city. Maintain level of police service and city’s low crime rate. Maintain infrastructure and level of services, and provide more sports facilities for youth.

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Councilman: Robert L. Richardson

Age: 34

Occupation: Executive assistant to Orange County Supervisor Roger R. Stanton

First elected: November, 1990

Term expires: November, 1998

Key issues: Public safety, completing the city’s new police headquarters and jail facility, attracting and retaining business, maintaining the city’s financial stability.

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Councilman: Tony Espinoza

Age: 27

Occupation: Deputy probation counselor for the county

First elected: November, 1994

Term expires: November, 1998

Key issues: Programs for youth, including construction of community centers and scholarships.

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Councilman: Thomas E. Lutz

Age: 51

Occupation: Construction company owner

First elected: November, 1992

Term expires: November, 1996

Key issues: Funding for the arts, sustaining neighborhood associations.

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Councilwoman: Patricia A. McGuigan

Age: 60

Occupation: Homemaker

First elected: November, 1994

Term expires: November, 1998

Key issues: Preserving neighborhoods and maintaining interest in city issues, reducing crime, and development of youth sports and educational programs.

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Councilwoman: Lisa Mills

Age: 38

Occupation: Assistant chief executive officer for Orange County Transportation Authority

First elected: November, 1992

Term expires: November, 1996

Key issues: Protecting neighborhoods from commercial and high-density development, developing an arts and culture master plan, attracting new business by reducing City Hall paperwork.

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Councilman: Ted R. Moreno

Age: 27

Occupation: Real estate agent

First elected: November, 1992

Term expires: November, 1996

Key issues: Building up the city’s economic base, ending gang violence, instituting programs for the city’s youth, such as the construction of community centers.

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Other Key Officials

City Manager: David N. Ream

Age: 51

Length in office: 9 years

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City Attorney: Edward J. Cooper

Age: 55

Length in office: 15 years

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Police Chief: Paul M. Walters

Age: 49

Length in office: 7 years

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Fire Chief: Marc Martin

Age: 43

Length in office: Starts today

How to Reach Them

Council meets: First and third Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza.

Hours: City Hall is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays

Telephone: (714) 647-5400

Fax: (714) 647-5414

Fast Facts

Song: Santa Ana Song

Colors: Royal Blue and Gold

Motto: “Education First”

Flower: Hibiscus

Tree: Jacaranda

Incorporated: 1886

Population: 310,000

Legislative districts: 67th, 69th, and 71st Assembly; 33rd, 34th and 35th Senate; 46th and 47th Congressional

Annual budget: $241 million

Number of employees: 1,565

Highest paid employee: City manager, $158,328 a year

Council perks: $125 a month stipend (mayor gets $200 a month) and $500 monthly auto allowance

RESEARCHED BY JEFF KASS