Some business owners say sale to Irvine-based church will doom the downtown. Others say it will have a positive influence.
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Posted inSanta Ana
Church Confirms Santora Escrow
The Newsong Church declared it plans “to continue and even improve the Santora’s place in Orange County as a hub for all things creative.”
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Church Close to Buying Santora Arts Building
Several sources have named Newsong Church as the buyer of the downtown landmark, but there seems to be confusion about whether the sale is actually in escrow.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Harrah Selling Off Properties to Fund One Broadway Plaza
The developer of a 37-story commercial tower near downtown is selling Original Mike’s and the Santora Arts Building, among others.
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, 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 inSanta Ana
Santa Ana City Council Begins Debate on Alcohol Rules
Facing pressure from successful bar owners in a revitalized
downtown, Santa Ana officials are considering easiing decades-old
restrictions.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
The Two Sides of the El Centro Ouster
The son of downtown land owner Irving Chase says the Latino
nonprofit El Centro Cultural de Mexico was forced from a building
owned by Chase’s father-in-law because of neglect. El Centro
leaders say their ouster is part of a gentrification plan.
Posted inEconomy, Investigative, Santa Ana
Downtown Property Owners Speak Out at Santa Ana City Council
Property owners on both sides of a battle over the downtown
assessment tax spoke at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Small Business Owners Threaten Lawsuit Over Assessment
Downtown property and business owners — mainly those who run
mom-and-pop shops — showed up to Tuesday’s City Council meeting to
protest what they say is an unfair tax.
