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Santa Ana Cinco de Mayo sponsorships and vendor booths available now

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 [...]

SAPD Easter cruiser crackdown set for this Sunday, April 8

Santa Ana Police Department
Easter Day – Police Enforcement Activity
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 possible influx of cruiser activity expected on Easter (Sunday, April 8th) and Cinco de Mayo (Saturday, [...]

Santa Ana receives grant to expand computer classes at the library

Community: DIGITIZING YOURSELF INTO THE INTERNET COMMUNITY
SANTA ANA, CA (April 3, 2012) – The Santa Ana Library has been awarded a grant by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. The grant, entitled “Digitizing Yourself into the [...]

Sonia Rubio Carvalho is the new Santa Ana City Attorney

Community: Santa Ana Names BB&K Attorney as First Female Hispanic City Attorney
Sonia Carvalho Begins Duties in Unique Hybrid City Attorney Role to Save City Money
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Santa Ana City Council has named Sonia Rubio Carvalho as the city’s first-ever female Hispanic city attorney, hiring her to fill a unique hybrid position aimed [...]

OCTA bus terminal is no place for the homeless, according to city planners

The Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency fired back today at those who are trying to force the City of Santa Ana to turn the vacant OCTA terminal building into permanent housing for the homeless.   The Planning Agency  sent a memo to City Manager Paul Walters, that you can read here, explaining in great detail [...]

One dollar admission to the S.A. Zoo from 4/16 to 4/29 due to construction

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Community: Santa Ana Zoo Walkway Replacement Project Brings Partial Zoo Closure
SANTA ANA, CA (March 21, 2012) – The Santa Ana Zoo is getting new walkways as part of a construction project in late April to replace all of the zoo’s old asphalt paths. As a result, a major portion of [...]

Santa Ana to host a climate action plan community meeting on 3/27

Community: Climate Action Plan Community Meeting
SANTA ANA, CA (March 13, 2012) – The City of Santa Ana is developing a Climate Action Plan to help improve the environment. The Climate Action Plan will outline strategies to reduce Santa Ana’s greenhouse gas emissions from both the City’s municipal operations and the community. The public is invited [...]

Santa Ana restaurant stakeholders to discuss new alcohol policies on 3/20

The Restaurant Community Stakeholder Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the City Hall Ross Annex First Floor Conference Room 1600, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, to discuss the proposed changes to alcohol policies in the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
If you have any questions, please contact Verny Carvajal, [...]

Santa Ana to give preference to local businesses on qualified city contracts

 
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 [...]

Walters hailed for restoring public safety and the Santa Ana city budget

“Two decades ago, Orange County’s largest city was mired in gang violence. Nearly 90 people were killed during its bloodiest year. The crime rate climbed to 76 per 1,000 residents, ” according to Cal Chiefs News.  What is the rest of the story?  ”In 2011, only 12 people were killed. The overall violent crime rate [...]

Santa Ana City Council to sign pact with the O.C. Fire Authority tonight

[ March 5, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Contact: Captain Marc Stone, PIO at (714) 319-4657, Sergeant Jose Gonzalez, City of Santa Ana PIO at (714) 822-4415

Advisory: Historic Contract Signing Event Commemorating the Partnership between the City of Santa Ana and the Orange County Fire Authority for Fire
Subject: Historic Contract Signing Event Commemorating the Partnership between the [...]

Connect to Council event on Feb. 29 at Washington Elementary School

[ February 29, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Connect-to-Council’s Resource Event! For the neighborhoods in Ward 1…

Cedar Evergreen
Cornerstone Village
Delhi
Lyon Street
Madison Park
Saddleback View
Sandpointe
Santa Ana Memorial Park

Bringing the most current resource information to your neighborhood, including:

1) What can be done about unsightly abandoned property in our neighborhood? (Residential & Commercial)
2) How can we make our neighborhoods safer?
3) What is the future for our neighborhood parks?

Date: Wednesday , February [...]

SAPD Chief Paul Walters to receive Media Champion Award

Community: 18th Annual Mental Health Community Event Honors Chiefs Paul Walters and Robert Gustafson
The Santa Ana Police Department is pleased to announce that Chief PAUL M. WALTERS, along with Chief ROBERT GUSTAFSON, Orange Police Department, will receive the Media Champion Award during the 18th Annual Mental Health Community Events Luncheon. This award, presented by the [...]

Santa Ana City Council to vote on outsourcing Fire Department on Tuesday

UPDATE: “Santa Ana’s nearly 130-year-old fire department is history come April — but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going away. The Santa Ana City Council has unanimously voted to have the Orange County Fire Authority take over fire services in the city,” according to KPCC.
The Santa Ana City Council is set to vote to outsource [...]

Ballot measure seeks to legalize Santa Ana’s medical marijuana dispensaries

A group called the Committee to Support Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative pulled paperwork from the Santa Ana City Clerk to begin the process of gatherings the roughly 5000 signatures needed to qualify it for the November ballot, according to a post written by OC GOP Central Committee Member, and Santa Ana resident, Thomas Gordon, at [...]

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