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Municipal Lawyers

Dec. 6, 2012

Sonia R. Carvalho

Best Best & Krieger LLP/Santa Ana City Attorney Irvine and Santa Ana Specialties: land use, ethics, open government laws and elections law


As many California cities struggle to deal with decreased tax revenue and budget shortfalls dating back to the 2008 fiscal crisis, Carvalho is at the helm of Santa Ana's efforts to conduct business in new, more efficient ways.


Santa Ana, the second largest city in Orange County, began outsourcing several of its municipal services this year in an effort to close a projected $30 million budget deficit. And while some of the outsourcing decisions pre-dated her ...

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