A recent fatal accident involving a family in Garden Grove comes on the heels of recent developments in infrastructure connecting bike and walking paths in Orange County.
Category: Santa Ana
Santa Ana, the county seat and Orange County’s only sanctuary city, is home to about 313,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, policing and immigration.
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Is An Anti-Camping Crackdown Coming To Santa Ana?
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling is giving cities more power to enforce anti-camping laws — a move that’s pushing Santa Ana leaders to discuss increasing enforcement efforts.
Posted inCountywide
Santa Ana Rolls Out Mobile Zoo, Parks & Rec
Santa Ana Parks, Recreation, and Community Services soft-launched a mobile outreach vehicle program in March 2024 that will bring Zoo animals and family-friendly activities, wellness to neighborhoods across the city’s six wards.
Posted inNEWS
An ‘Original Chicano Barrio’ in Santa Ana Gets a New Mural and Pocket Park
The $2 million dollar, not-yet-named pocket park in Artesia Pilar also doubles as a stormwater capture system.
Posted inEconomy
New Taxes? Increasing Revenue in Orange County Amid Budget Shortfalls
As a host of cities struggle with dim financial outlooks on their budgets, officials across OC are considering new taxes to bring in more money.
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Santa Ana Police Get $27M Contract Amid Looming Revenue Cliff
In a city where revenue is projected to drop $30 million in 5 years, can Santa Ana afford a $27 million police contract?
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Can Santa Ana Afford a $27 Million Police Contract?
As city staff warn of a $30 million drop in revenue in five years, officials consider spending over $27 million on a 3.5 year contract with the police union.
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Santana: The Chicano Gothic Mural at Santa Ana’s Memorial Park Pool Will Be Preserved
Santa Ana officials this month voted to save the popular local Chicano mural. Could the effort help establish a formal city program for mural preservation?
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Visual Voices Photo Exhibition Showcases Community and Culture in Santa Ana
Santa Ana residents offered a glimpse of their local community through the Santa Ana Visual Voices Photo Exhibition, a project that sent over 80 disposable cameras into the community and provided a youth photography class to 10 Orange County residents.
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How Political Are Santa Ana City Council Aides?
City officials are streamlining the city’s political aide program and drawing clear lines against aides campaigning for their bosses amid complaints that such activity has taken place.
