Santa Ana Council Member Sal Tinajero may put an item on an upcoming City Council meeting agenda to get rid of the Downtown Santa Ana Pbid, a property assessment that is collected and spent by a non-profit, Downtown Inc. There has been a lot of anger on the part of small [...]
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Isn’t it time to end the Downtown Santa Ana Pbid?
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 16th, 2012
Posted in Arts and Culture, Bars, Business, Civic Affairs, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Restaurants, Santa Ana, Taxes 
Tags: Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, downtown santa ana, Michele Martinez, PBID, Sal Tinajero 
19 Comments »Paninoteca Maggio now serving great sandwiches and more at the City Place
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 16th, 2012
Lucca (Vegetarian) Sandwich
Santa Ana’s City Place recently suffered through the abrupt closure of their McCormick & Schmicks restaurant, but there is good news to report now, as a new restaurant called Paninoteca Maggio opened its doors at 195 City Place Dr., in April of this year.
“Turns out, this isn’t your average sandwich shop - Chef Sharron Barshishat [...]
Posted in Business, Food, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: city place, cityplace, Great Balls on Tires, Paninoteca Maggio, Restaurants, Santa Ana, Sharron Barshishat No Comments »Trade a used oil filter for a new one, in May, at two O’Reilly Auto Parts
Posted by Admin on May 2nd, 2012
Santa Ana Waste Management and the City of Santa Ana are going to be hosting a Used Oil Filter Exchange Campaign at two locations in Santa Ana, for the entire month of May.
Every resident of Santa Ana who brings in an old oil filter during this special promotion, to either of the two locations, will receive a brand new [...]
Posted in automobiles, Business, Civic Affairs, green, Santa Ana Tags: Exchange, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Oil Filters, Santa Ana, waste management No Comments »Famous Dave’s BBQ opening a second O.C. location in Santa Ana
Posted by Admin on April 23rd, 2012
Famous Dave’s BBQ, award-winning pit-barbecue chain from the Midwest, has confirmed plans to open a second Orange County restaurant in Santa Ana, near South Coast Plaza, according to the O.C. Register’s Food Maven reporter, Nancy Luna. They already have a location in Orange, at 2214 N. Tustin Street, Suite B.
Their menu is not for the faint [...]
Posted in Business, Development, Food, Orange, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: Famous Dave's BBQ, Food Maven, Orange, restaurant, Santa Ana, South Coast No Comments »Wells Fargo volunteers planting over 100 trees at Santiago Park today
Posted by Admin on April 21st, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media: Reginald Durant, Director of Restoration, Back To Natives Restoration, (949) 335-8655
More than 100 volunteers will gather tomorrow to plant 160 trees in honor of Earth Day and to mark Wells Fargo’s 160th anniversary
Santa Ana, Calif. (April 20, 2012) – Back to Natives Restoration today announced a $10,000 donation from Wells Fargo in support of the nonprofit’s [...]
Posted in Banking, Business, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana, Volunteer Tags: earth day, Santa Ana, santiago park, trees, volunteers, Wells Fargo 4 Comments »Q Art Salon to open in Santa Ana’s Artists Village on May 5
Posted by Admin on April 18th, 2012
[ May 5, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: The ACE Agency, Ashley Eckenweiler, (949) 285-9239, ashley@theaceagency.com
Q Art Salon Opens in Santa Ana Artist Village May 5
New Space Launches with The Knights Debut Group Show
[Santa Ana, CA] – Downtown Santa Ana is pleased to welcome its newest contemporary art gallery, Q Art Salon, to the Artist Village community. The space will open [...]
Red Cross to hold a blood drive at Santa Ana’s Everest College on 4/25
Posted by Admin on April 16th, 2012
[ April 25, 2012; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
On Wednesday, April 25, Everest College Santa Ana will be holding a blood drive at Everest College, located at 500 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Room 305 ~ 3rd Floor, in Santa Ana.
Donation Types: Double Red Cell Donations, Blood
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Please sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org
Sponsor Code: EverestSA
Please sign up with [...]
Posted in Business, Charities, Education, Entertainment, Santa Ana Tags: american red cross, blood drive, everest college, grammy museum, la galaxy, laugh factory, prizes, Santa Ana No Comments »Santa Ana Cinco de Mayo sponsorships and vendor booths available now
Posted by Admin on April 9th, 2012
Connect with 150,000 Latinos at this years Santa Ana Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Historic Downtown! Sponsorships and Vendor Booths Available. Get yours now! Call the MX Live Office at 714-966-1788 or visit CalleCuatro.Com.
MX LIVE is the company that now produces CINCO DE MAYO & FIESTAS PATRIAS on Fourth St. in Downtown Santa Ana. MX LIVE ENTERTAINMENT is looking for a [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Business, Civic Affairs, Latinos, mexico, Santa Ana Tags: cinco de mayo, downtown, mx live entertainment, Santa Ana No Comments »Local business owners to host a reception for Michele Martinez on 3/29
Posted by Admin on March 24th, 2012
[ March 29, 2012; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
One thing that separates Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez’ campaign for the 69th Assembly District, from that of liberal candidate Julio Perez, is the ample support she is receiving from local businessmen. Perez is almost entirely funded by unions – the same unions who regularly advocate for more regulations, higher taxes and other job-killing [...]
Santa Ana to give preference to local businesses on qualified city contracts
Posted by Admin on March 7th, 2012
CITY OF SANTA ANA HELPS LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH LOCAL PREFERENCE ORDINANCE
SANTA ANA, CA (March 6, 2012) – The Santa Ana City Council voted unanimously at its March 5th meeting to give preference to local businesses on qualifying city contracts. “The City Council supports business friendly principles and we’re taking active steps to help local companies [...]
The Chivas USA are coming to Santa Ana!
Posted by Admin on March 1st, 2012
[ March 3, 2012; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
Wanna bend it like Beckham? Join the Chivas USA soccer club this Saturday, March 3rd from 10am-2pm at the Westfield MainPlace Mall, in Santa Ana, for FREE Mini-Soccer skills & drills clinics; appropriate for kids of all ages and abilities.
For more information, call (310) 630-4550, ext. 3629.
Also this Saturday, March 3, come on down to Auntie [...]
CA Supreme Court punts the Usual Suspects’ One Broadway Plaza lawsuit
Posted by Admin on February 25th, 2012
“The California Supreme Court has declined to hear an activist group’s lawsuit to block construction of One Broadway Plaza, a planned 37-story office tower near downtown Santa Ana,” according to the Voice of OC.
The Coalition for Accountable Government Ethics (CAGE) had sued to stop developer Mile Harrah from proceeding with the project, arguing that the [...]
2012 Orange County Green Fair coming to Santa Ana on May 17
Posted by Admin on February 21st, 2012
[ May 17, 2012; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2012
Contact: Jessica Good, 714.834.2722 office, Jessica.Good@ocwr.ocgov.com
Registration Underway for Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities at the 2012 OC Green Fair
(Santa Ana, CA) – Orange County businesses interested in building their eco-friendly brandswhile networking and promoting to an anticipated crowd of 3,000 OC Green Fair attendees can register now as event sponsors or exhibitors.
The [...]
AT&T brings ultrafast 4G LTE to Santa Ana
Posted by Admin on February 21st, 2012
Great news for Santa Ana! Residents of Santa Ana will now enjoy faster speeds on AT&T’s new 4G LTE network when using their mobile devices. Uploading a new pic to Facebook, posting a tweet or browse the web in real-time is faster than ever.
AT&T has turned on its 4G LTE network in Santa Ana, bringing [...]
Posted in Business, Consumers, Santa Ana, Technology Tags: 4G LTE network, AT&T, Santa Ana 1 Comment »First O.C. Genki Sushi to open at Santa Ana’s MainPlace Mall on 2/21
Posted by Admin on February 18th, 2012
Genki Sushi is opening their first Orange County restaurant at the Westfield MainPlace Mall, in Santa Ana, on February 21, 2012. They are located on the first floor, over by JC Penney, on the north end of the Mall.
Genki Sushi is a chain of conveyor belt sushi restaurants established in 1990 in Japan. The chain expanded [...]
Posted in Business, Japanese, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: genki sushi, mainplace mall, opening, Santa Ana No Comments »
