UPDATED: Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido found four votes on the City Council tonight as Walters was confirmed as the permanent City Manager and will serve now without the interim tag. Congratulations to Walters, who reportedly will also continue to serve as Chief of the Santa Ana Police Department.
I reported earlier [...]
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Update: Council makes Walters the permanent Santa Ana City Manager
Posted by Admin on May 21st, 2012
Santa Ana Public Works to sponsor 2nd Graffiti Clean-Up Day, on 6/2
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 21st, 2012
[ June 2, 2012; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Community: City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency Scheduled to Host 2nd Community Graffiti Clean-up Day
SANTA ANA, CA (May 21, 2012) – Join the City of Santa Ana, Public Works Agency for their second Graffiti Paint-Out Day. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 2, from 9am to noon. Coffee & donuts will be provided along [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Entertainment, graffiti, Santa Ana 
Tags: clean-up day, graffiti, public works, Santa Ana 
No Comments »Santa Ana City Council to consider ordinance banning molesters from parks
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 18th, 2012
[ May 21, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1700" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Men lurking at Santiago Park"][/caption]
Orange County District Attorney Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2012
Contacts:
Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486
WHO: Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder
WHAT: Will attend the Santa Ana City Council meeting Monday [...]
City of Santa Ana announces youth summer jobs program
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 17th, 2012
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Community: CITY OF SANTA ANA ANNOUNCES SUMMER JOBS + PROGRAM
A Call to Local Businesses to Help Our Youth by Participating in the Summer Jobs + Initiative
SANTA ANA, CA (May 17, 2012) – The City is pleased to announce its participation in President Obama’s Summer Jobs + Initiative. The President [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: city of santa ana, Job Program, summer, Youth No Comments »Isn’t it time to end the Downtown Santa Ana Pbid?
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 16th, 2012
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 businesses made to pay [...]
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 »City of Santa Ana cancels Climate Action Plan Community Meeting
Posted by Admin on May 15th, 2012
City of Santa Ana Climate Action Plan Community Meeting – CANCELLATION NOTICE
The Climate Action Plan meeting that was previously set for May 23, 2012, has been cancelled. A new notice will be sent out once a new meeting time and location have been determined. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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Address/Location
City of Santa [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Environment, Santa Ana Tags: Cancellation, Climate Action Plan, community meeting, Santa Ana No Comments »6th Annual Santa Ana Health and Fitness Fair set for May 19
Posted by Admin on May 7th, 2012
[ May 19, 2012; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
For Immediate Release
Contact: Ray Román, Executive Director/ netz 4 Life, Ph. (949) 293-3662, www.netz4Life.org, ray@netz4Life.org
GET FIT – GET HEALTHY!
(Santa Ana, CA) – The City of Santa Ana has partnered with local Organizations such as: netz 4 Life, Latino Health Access and Northgate Markets in order to promote their 6th Annual 2012 Health & Fitness Fair at Centennial Park/ Godinez High School gymnasium. [...]
2012 O.C. Marathon street closures in Santa Ana, this Sunday, May 6
Posted by Admin on May 6th, 2012
[ May 6, 2012; 5:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]
Santa Ana Police Department Alert: OC Marathon 2012 Road Closures, OC Marathon 2012
The Santa Ana Police Department would like you to be aware that the Orange County Marathon will take place this Sunday, May 6th in the cities of Santa Ana and Costa Mesa.
Normal traffic flow and commute times along the marathon route will be affected, [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Entertainment, Health and Medical, Orange County, Santa Ana, sports Tags: marathon, Orange County, Santa Ana, sapd, Street Closures No Comments »SAPD to deploy extra police to stop cruisers on Cinco de Mayo
Posted by Admin on May 4th, 2012
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory
SAPD will deploy extra police personnel to deal with the influx of cruiser activity experienced on Cinco de Mayo
In an effort to provide a safe environment and minimize the impact on our local neighborhoods, the Santa Ana Police Department will be deploying extra police personnel to deal with the influx of [...]
Posted in automobiles, Civic Affairs, Crime, cruisers, Latinos, Santa Ana Tags: cinco de mayo, cruising, May 5, Santa Ana, sapd No Comments »Groundbreaking for new disabled adults housing set for May 3, in Santa Ana
Posted by Admin on May 2nd, 2012
[ May 3, 2012; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2, 2012
CONTACT: Lani Shotlow-Rincon, 213-480-0809 x226
A COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS BREAKS GROUND FOR VISTA DEL RIO, A NEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICING DISABLED ADULTS IN SANTA ANA, CA
Los Angeles, CA. – A Community of Friends (ACOF), Foundation for Affordable Housing (FFAH), and AMCAL Enterprises will celebrate the ground breaking of Vista Del Rio, a new [...]
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 »Don Cribb’s anti-Christian views embraced by Santora artists
Posted by Admin on April 30th, 2012
Well I can’t say that I am surprised to see that Don Cribb is coming out against the purchase of the Santora building by Irvine’s Newsong Church. Cribb has always been anti-family and now he is also showing himself to be anti-Christian. He lives on my street, in the Park Santiago neighborhood. I once heard [...]
Santa Ana City Council should vote to change racist chicken ordinance
Posted by Admin on April 29th, 2012
I was pleased to read in the O.C. Register that Santa Ana Council Members Sal Tinajero, Claudia Alvarez and David Benavides voted, as the Public Safety Committee, to change a city ordinance so that residents may keep chickens in their backyard, provided they are at least thirty feet from any neighbor’s property.
Deputy Santa Ana Police [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Latinos, Nature, pets, Santa Ana Tags: Chicken Ordinance, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, public safety committee, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana, santa ana city council, Sharon Portman, Tim Rush 5 Comments »Newcomer to Santa Ana politics announces campaign for Ward 5
Posted by Admin on April 28th, 2012
Karina Onofre has announced that she is running for Ward 5 on the Santa Ana City Council, which is currently represented by Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, who has apparently termed out after serving for three four year terms. Alvarez reportedly is going to sue to get on to the ballot.
Onofre works for [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Civic Affairs, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Councilman David Benavides, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Democratic Party, elections, Karina Onofre, Latinos, Politics, Roman Reyna, Santa Ana Tags: Claudia Alvarez, elections, Karina Onofre, roman reyna, Santa Ana, sausd, Ward 5 11 Comments »O.C. District Attorney’s Victims’ Rights March and Rally this Friday
Posted by Admin on April 26th, 2012
[ April 27, 2012; 9:30 am to 11:30 am. ]
The Orange County District Attorney’s 4th Annual Victims’ Rights March and Rally, led by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 27, 2012.
Program:
9:30 a.m. Reception @ the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, located at 401 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701
10:30 a.m. March to Old Orange County Courthouse, [...]
