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.
Tag: gentrification
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Latino Art Gallery Finds New Home Downtown — Rent-Free
Property owner Arturo Lomeli donated the space after reading on Voice of OC that high rent was forcing MC Gallery & Studio to close.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Artists in Santora Arts Building Seek New Accord With City
There is no longer an agreement that a majority of tenants in the famed building be artists. But instead of reacting with outrage, the artists are trying a diplomatic tack.
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 inSanta Ana
New York Times Reports on Santa Ana Gentrification Debate
The Gray Lady’s coverage makes the battle for the downtown core
a national story.
Posted inSanta Ana
Downtown Inc. Presents Its Case
Santa Ana’s downtown booster organization gave a presentation
designed to counter ongoing criticism of its activities.
Posted inSanta Ana
El Centro Still Has No Place To Go
The Latino cultural organization, which was recently involved in
an anti-gentrification protest in downtown Santa Ana, will be
without a home as of Wednesday.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Gentrification Battle Breaks Into Song
Young Latinos stormed Saturday’s Art Walk and used song, dance
and theater to protest what they and others say is an effort to rob
downtown of its Latino identity.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Councilwoman Steps Into Gentrification Battle
Claudia Alvarez issues list of demands to city staffers that
would shed light on controversial changes on heavily Latino Fourth
Street.
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.
