After shifting to a virtual setting last year, the literary, visual and performing arts festival, Boca de Oro, will celebrate various artistic disciplines across 26 locations in the downtown Santa Ana Arts District on Saturday.
Tag: Madeleine Spencer
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Boca de Oro’s Online Festival Embraces Santa Ana’s Artistry
The annual Boca de Oro Festival of Literary, Visual & Performing Arts will be hosting 109 sessions of online panels, workshops and performances during the three-day celebration.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Boca de Oro to Promote Literacy Through Lending Libraries in Santa Ana
The Lending Libraries campaign aims to place a free mini-library in all 64 neighborhoods of Santa Ana.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Spencer: “Which Kids Matter?” In the 2020 Census
Madeleine Spencer, resident and long time community activist in the City Santa Ana, writes about the upcoming 2020 census and the importance of being counted.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Spencer: Community Op-Eds Allow Residents To Impact Their Own Narrative
Santa Ana activist and consultant Madeleine Spencer writes that community-driven, opinion editorials in the Voice of OC offer residents a unique bridge of their own making — allowing people to publicly air their own narratives about issues that could otherwise define them without their consent.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Spencer: An Open Letter to The City of Santa Ana, Public Works, and OCTA
Madeleine Spencer, who works with the Santa Ana Business Council, argues that public agencies like OCTA, the City of Santa Ana need to work with local businesses to make sure the construction for the upcoming street car doesn’t shut them down.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Education, Investigative, Santa Ana
Spencer: The Right Path for Santa Ana on Education and Economic Development
Santa Ana resident and activist Madeleine Spencer writes that local economic development leaders and education administrative leaders need to come together to create a strong and effective pipeline for local students to achieve financial success.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness
Spencer: County Supervisors Have Made OC’s Civic Center The Epicenter of Homelessness
Madeleine Spencer writes that the mandate for emergency shelters across Orange County is real. It is time to take action.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Homeless Advocates Want Action on Long-Delayed Storage Center
That, and a number of other homeless issues, were discussed during a meeting among local officials and advocates.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Street Widening Means a Life Together Disrupted
Santa Ana officials want to widen a one mile section of Warner Avenue to improve traffic congestion. But the widening is expected to displace dozens of residents, including a couple who have resided there since 1955.
