Santa Ana is first Orange County city to formally support worker cooperatives

Santa Ana has become the first city in Orange County to adopt a resolution supporting worker cooperatives – businesses owned and operated solely by their workers, who also share profits.
The resolution to support the development and growth of the cooperatives passed on a 5-0 vote at the Santa Ana City Council on Tuesday night, Aug. 1, with David Benavides and Sal Tinajero absent.
Several worker cooperatives already exist in Santa Ana, and provide local goods and services, stable