Current
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor · In the record since 2022
Recent participation based on attributed remarks and recorded differences in summarized meetings.
- Summarized meetings
- 80
- Agenda items with attributed remarks
- 603
- Speaking time
- 2130 min
- Recorded differences
- 62
Frequently involved topicsEnvironment & water 77Land use 52Budget 46Parks & libraries 44Transportation 42
Recent participation
October 20, 2026 · Item 20Agreement with Lexipol, LLC to Provide Policy Manual Maintenance and Support to the Police Department (Specification No. 27-022)…Police oversightPublic safetyOpen agenda item →October 20, 2026 · Item 21Density Bonus Agreement No. 2026-03 – Watermarke Sandpointe Mixed-Use Development (200 East Sandpointe Ave.) (Continued from the…HousingLand useEnvironment & waterOpen agenda item →October 20, 2026 · Item 22Adopt an Ordinance Establishing City Council Approval of Changes Affecting the City’s Drinking Water Quality Standards and…Environment & waterLand useOpen agenda item →October 20, 2026 · Item 23Ordinance Updating Article II of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Relating to Cross Connection Regulations and Repealing and Reenacting…Environment & waterLand useOpen agenda item →
Where positions differed
October 20, 2026 · Voted yesThe council split four to three on renewing the Lexipol contract, over whether outsourced policy templates serve the police department and the public.
Described the contract as training support and said the Police Oversight Commission exists to review policies.
October 20, 2026 · Raised concernsMembers differed over whether the licence-plate reader report should lead to ending the contracts or to weighing all options first.Preferred sending the contracts to the Police Oversight Commission first and stressed the cameras' use in solving crimes.
October 6, 2026 · Raised concernsAll seven members backed the closed-session decisions on the 1 October use-of-force incident, but in open session they differed over whether to judge the officers' conduct before the investigations finish.Called the video disturbing and sought an independent review, saying the mayor would support action against the officers if an investigation concludes it is warranted.
