Santa Ana is staring down a $30 million barrel. In just three years, the Measure X sales tax will begin to sunset, stripping 22% of our general fund revenue. Our city council’s response? Proposing annual salary range boosts for top executives tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), expanding sick-leave cash-outs, and granting the city manager the power to hand out six-month severance packages.
This isn’t just “keeping up with inflation”—it’s a betrayal of fiscal responsibility at a time when we should be tightening our belts.
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