While county leaders are celebrating the end of the project a decade in the making, many of the business owners surrounding it say the construction wrecked their livelihoods.
Tag: Santa Ana Streetcar
Posted inTransportation
How Did the Santa Ana Streetcar Construction End up Costing Over $150 Million Per Mile?
A grand jury investigation found that the project has more than doubled its original budget and hasn’t shown any tangible benefits for the community.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Downtown Santa Ana Businesses Say They’re Suffering During Streetcar Construction
Construction of the Orange County Streetcar has begun in Santa Ana, and it’s forced closures along 4th Street that downtown business owners say plummeted their sales.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Santa Ana, Transportation
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.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana, Transportation
OCTA Picks Construction Manager for OC Streetcar Project
The Orange County Transportation Authority board voted unanimously Monday to select PGH Wong Engineering to manage the OC Streetcar Project, a 4.15 mile route that would connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Obama Includes Santa Ana Streetcar in Federal Budget
Local officials hailed the president’s allocation of $125 million as a major step toward realization of the 4.1-mile streetcar line.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Pulido-Connected Firm No Longer Involved in Santa Ana Streetcar Project
In 2009, the Santa Ana City Council triggered controversy by awarding a consulting contract to Cordoba Corp., even though the firm was the lowest ranked among bidders. In recent weeks, the firm has been quietly excluded from a new consulting contract.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Streetcar Route Under Fire From Downtown Shopkeepers
Dozens of businesses along the main proposed route on Fourth Street have signed a petition opposing the path.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Streetcar Contractor Hired Manager With Bribery Record
Cordoba Corp., awarded a controversial contract to plan the
city’s streetcar project, hired a manager who pleaded guilty to
bribing school officials in Texas.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
The Bell Strategy
Since first being elected nearly two decades ago, Mayor Miguel
Pulido has put together a well-oiled political operation in Santa
Ana. But in the year of the Bell scandal, his latest challenger is
banking on the public taking a more skeptical view of the Pulido
machine.
