Artists say Newsong church leaders have three days to make a deal to protect artists in the building if they want to avoid public protests.
Tag: Downtown Santa Ana
Posted inSanta Ana
Artists Seek Removal of Councilman From Santora Panel
They say David Benavides’ attendance at Newsong Church should bar him from serving on the committee examining the church’s purchase of the downtown Santa Ana building.
Posted inSanta Ana
What’s Happening With ‘Year for Retail’ in Santa Ana?
Downtown Inc. officials said 2012 would be a year focused on helping the downtown area’s struggling retail stores. For some, it is already too late.
Posted inSanta Ana
Contract Awarded for Renovation of Plaza Santa Ana
The City Council envisions the plaza on Fourth Street as a Latino cultural space.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Will Art and Religion Clash in Downtown Santa Ana?
In what seemed to be an allegory about the downtown turmoil, a Newsong church pastor recalls a tale about the Apostle Paul and his experience in ancient Greece.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santora Sale Stirs Hope and Worry in Downtown Santa Ana
Some business owners say sale to Irvine-based church will doom the downtown. Others say it will have a positive influence.
Posted inSanta Ana
Harrah Puts Santora Building Up For Sale
News of the potential sale increases the anxiety of Santa Ana’s downtown artists, who believe they are being pushed out of an area that they helped create.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Artists in Santora Arts Building Seek New Accord With City
There is no longer an agreement that a majority of tenants in the famed building be artists. But instead of reacting with outrage, the artists are trying a diplomatic tack.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
A Light Goes Out in Latino Arts
Artists say the shuttering of MC Gallery & Studio, long
considered a destination in Santa Ana’s Latino art world, is
another result of downtown gentrification.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr., Santa Ana
Two Downtown Inc. Board Members Resign Over Gentrification Issue
Raul Yanez and Adolfo Lopez, the only two Downtwon Inc. board
members who were Mexican immigrants, say the downtown Santa Ana
booster organization ignores the needs of Latino merchants.
