A historic but run-down building has become the center of a debate over what kinds of neighborhood services make neighborhoods safer.
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 inPolitics & Elections
Who Wants to Run Your City Streets and School Classrooms? A Peek at November’s Ballot
Controlling majorities are up for grabs in Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana and Huntington Beach.
Posted inSanta Ana
California Regulators Probe County Land Deal Next to Santa Ana College
The question is whether public land should be used to drive revenue for local governments – and when that crosses the line.
Posted inAnne Marie Panoringan
Panoringan: Q & A with Trust’s Justin Werner and Jason Scarborough
Our food columnist chats with the duo shaking things up at Trust (formerly Playground 2.0) in Downtown Santa Ana.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Steers Millions of Federal Bailout Money to Community Services
After receiving the second half of their $128 million federal COVID bailout money, Santa Ana officials look to spend it on parks, assistance programs, renovations and more.
Posted inTop Stories
Downtown Santa Ana Merchants Demand OC Transit Agency Cushion OC Streetcar Impacts
Since their first protest earlier this year, Calle Cuatro business owners have received help from city and county grants, but they say it’s not enough. Merchants are now demanding OCTA step in with monetary resources.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Could Undocumented Residents Soon Vote in Santa Ana?
Santa Ana City Council members are considering a ballot measure asking voters to allow undocumented residents to vote in city elections.
Posted inSanta Ana
Local Lens: Frankie Vera Photographs the Streets of Santa Ana
Photographer Frankie Vera works graveyard shifts just to be able to capture the soul of Santa Ana throughout the day.
Posted inCountywide
Latina Boutique Showcases Santa Ana’s Entrepreneurial Culture
Through local business assistance, perseverance and familial encouragement, 24 year-old Latina, Alejandra Vargas, opens her first Boutique in downtown Santa Ana, today highlighting entrepreneurship in the area.
Posted inGovernment
FBI Highlights How OC Politicians Subvert the Public’s Right to Government Records
While California has stringent public record rules, officials have given themselves a big loophole by having government conversation on their own cell phones and personal emails.
