Santa Ana won’t protect its taxpayers

The City Council of Santa Ana has placed a tax increase measure on the November ballot that would increase sales tax in Santa Ana by 1.5 percent. If it passes, Santa Ana taxpayers and anyone who shops in Santa Ana would be paying the highest sales tax in Orange County. It is common knowledge that sales tax increases hurt those that can least afford them — those that cannot afford to or do not have the ability to leave Santa Ana to complete their purchases. But what makes this proposal espe