The district would affirm a Latino identity for the downtown and focus on “wellness” goods and services, such as groceries, meals, health and personal care products. It could also reignite a years-long gentrification debate.
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Santa Ana City Manager Proposes Increase in Downtown Parking Rates
Meanwhile, business owners and residents aired growing frustration about parking issues downtown at a town hall Wednesday hosted by Councilwoman Michele Martinez.
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Latest Police Shooting Draws Protesters to Santa Ana Council Meeting
About 20 protesters showed up Tuesday night to express their grief and anger of the shooting death of 28-year-old Ernesto Javier Canepo Diaz.
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Santa Ana Council Hikes Sewer and Water Rates
Customers will see regular hikes into 2018, and the average single-family home will pay $7.88 extra by then, according to a city staff report.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Civic Center Homeless at Odds With City Over Proposed Storage Center
A planned storage and check-in center is seen by many as a rare example of progress in helping homeless people who gather at the county Civic Center. But some who would be served say they’re suspicious of the city’s motives.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana
Santa Ana’s Park Ranger Program Not Dead Yet
City staff wants to end the program, but council members — after hearing backlash from residents — are split on the issue.
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Santa Ana City Manager Gets a Raise After All
After bowing to public pressure and rejecting a $15,750 bonus for City Manager David Cavazos last month, council members ended up giving him a $3,937.50 salary bump Tuesday.
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Proposed Wellness District in Downtown Santa Ana Gets Early OK
A new economic district contemplated by city leaders would include micro-farms, businesses that sell Latino cultural and wellness goods, and the rebranding of downtown as “Calle Cuatro.”
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Might Disband Armed Park Rangers
Despite being one of the most park-poor cities in the county, Santa Ana still employs a team of five armed park rangers, a vestige from the 1980s and 1990s, when crime rates were spiraling.
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Can Santa Ana Trust David Cavazos’ Budget Forecasts?
The new city manager has convinced officials that surpluses are coming after years of financial crises. But those he left behind in Phoenix are saying watch out.
