Orange County residents take to the streets in Santa Ana every year to celebrate ‘El Grito’ with a street fair, live music and dancers.
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.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santa Ana Sees a City Council Fight Over Rent Control Law on the Horizon
A discussion by some council members over how to protect the city’s rent control law led to a debate about the city charter and possibly amending it. Now, a fight over the issue is on the horizon.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
In Reversal, State Holds Off on Approval of Needle Exchange in Santa Ana After City Hall Objections
That doesn’t mean the syringe program in Santa Ana – run by the Harm Reduction Institute – has been thrown out entirely.
Posted inCulture
A Time For Chicanos and Chicanas
Orange County leads the nation in celebrating Chicano culture in August. This year, local leaders also question themselves on whether it’s time to make the term more inclusive.
Posted inSanta Ana
Voters to Decide Santa Ana Council Member’s Fate in Police Union-Backed Recall Election
The Santa Ana police union’s $371,000 effort to unseat one of its most vocal council critics – Councilmember Jessie Lopez – means voters will decide her fate in a special recall election on Nov. 14.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Officials Object to State’s Approval of Needle Exchange Program
The Harm Reduction Institute’s executive director says the program will make it easier for people to dispose of needles and get new, clean syringes two days a week – cutting down on discarded needles.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Photography Exhibit Highlights Artists of Color
The photo pop-up show at The Art Space OC in Santa Ana began in the summer and will showcase one new artist monthly through November.
Posted inSanta Ana
Should Santa Ana Residents Pay Hundreds to Use Community Centers Funded By Tax Money?
Some residents say it’s driven them to meet at places outside of their neighborhoods.
Posted inGovernment
Will Paid Parental Leave Become Standard for OC’s Public Sector Employees?
Paid parental leave has been linked to reduced infant mortality and postpartum depression among mothers. Will more OC cities take up the accommodation for public workers?
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana City Council Deadlocks on Setting Police Union-Backed Recall Election Date
A tense debate erupted over whether to stall the certification of the police union’s $371,000 recall effort against Jessie Lopez, amidst a lawsuit the city received just hours earlier, seeking to stop it.
