Over the last year, OC saw more action toward getting homeless people off the streets and into shelter than any other time in recent memory.
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.
Santa Ana Prohibits Downtown Merchants From Suing OC Streetcar for Disrupting Businesses
The City of Santa Ana could yank money from the promotion of downtown businesses if those companies sue over parking, traffic or other disruptions caused by construction of the OC Streetcar Project that runs through one of the city’s busiest commercial areas.
Santa Ana Redraws City Ward Boundaries As New Council Sworn In
The Santa Ana City Council, in a move with long-term implications for a dais that changed by three members Tuesday, has a new ward boundary map.
A Border Made of Butterflies and Flowers, Not Bricks and Barbed Wire
REVIEW: Though simple in execution, Alicia Rojas’ mural about immigration strikes an uplifting chord at Grand Central Art Center.
Final OC Election Results: Democrats Win Big as GOP Looks to 2020
Midterm voters turned out in OC at the highest rate in decades and Democrats gained major wins in local Congressional and state legislative seats.
As a Blind Photographer, Kurt Weston Looks Beyond the Surface
ARTIST PROFILE: Weston will have his early work featured in an exhibition at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art titled “Remember: An AIDS Memorial Retrospective.”
Democrat Tom Umberg Declares Victory Over GOP State Sen. Janet Nguyen
Democratic challenger Tom Umberg Wednesday declared victory over State Sen. Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove) in the 34th Senate District race.
State Investigating Secretive Group That Routed $170,000 to Santa Ana Election
The investigation centers on Californians for Ethical Patient Care, which was one of the largest spenders in the Nov. 6 Santa Ana City Council election.
County Buying 600-Bed Homeless Shelter Building in Santa Ana
If the sale goes through and the new shelter opens, it would be the largest homeless shelter in Orange County.
Democrat Takes Lead in Effort to Flip Janet Nguyen’s State Senate Seat
If Tom Umberg’s lead holds in the 34th District, Democrats will add to the supermajorities they gained in the state Legislature in this month’s election.









