The City of Santa Ana has entered into negotiations with the Chivas USA soccer team, with a goal of relocating them to the Willowick Golf Course - with perhaps a temporary home at Eddie West Field.
According to a City of Santa Ana press release, “the potential move to Santa Ana would include their [...]
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Will the Chivas USA soccer team move to Santa Ana’s Willowick Golf Course?
Posted by Admin on September 25th, 2011
City of Santa Ana proposes a new Housing Opportunity Ordinance
Posted by Admin on August 14th, 2011
The City of Santa Ana General Plan Housing Element communicates goals, policies and programs to address the Santa Ana’s local and regional housing needs. The proposed Housing Opportunity Ordinance is one tool to ensure future residential development projects contribute to the attainment of the affordable housing goals set forth in the Housing Element of the [...]
Save the Sexlinger Orchard demonstration set for Saturday, August 13
Posted by Admin on August 11th, 2011
[ August 13, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
There will be another “Save Our Orchard” demonstration this Saturday, August 13th, 2011 from 10am – 2pm.
Also, the activists who are fighting to stop development at the site of the Sexlinger Orchard will be formally introducing the Save Our Orchard Coalition to the City Council this coming Monday, August 15th at 5:30pm at the City [...]
Posted in Development, Entertainment, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Politics, Real Estate, Santa Ana 
Tags: demonstration, Santa Ana, sexlinger orchard 
2 Comments »L.A. Times focuses on effort to save the Sexlinger Orchard
Posted by Admin on July 23rd, 2011
[ July 23, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
The L.A. Times published an article about the effort to save the Sexlinger Orchard this week. Here are a few excerpts from the article:
A real estate company wants to build 24 single-family homes on the land, but opponents with the Save Our Orchard Coalition say the project, currently in the review stage with the city, would destroy [...]
Usual Suspects punked? Harrah said to have found tenant and construction of OBP to begin in fall
Posted by Admin on July 21st, 2011
Gustavo Arellano of the OC Weekly is reporting that Mike Harrah has found a company that will lease 50 percent of One Broadway Plaza clearing the way for him to begin construction on the building and thus punk the Usual Suspects making their recent court victory a moot point. You may remember that the 2005 [...]
Save the Sexlinger Orchard demonstration today at 10 am
Posted by Admin on July 9th, 2011
[ July 9, 2011; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Save Our Orchard Demonstration on Saturday July 9th, 2011 10:00AM – 2:00 PM
There will be another demonstration held today, Saturday, July 9th, 2011 from 10AM- 2PM, to stop the development of Santa Ana’s last Orange orchard – the Sexlinger orchard.
Stop by for 30 minutes or an hour and help us share the message — “NO” [...]
Posted in Development, Entertainment, Historical, Nature, Real Estate, redevelopment, Santa Ana Tags: demonstration, Santa Ana, save the orchard, sexlinger orchard No Comments »Save the Sexlinger Orchard demonstration set for Saturday, June 25
Posted by Admin on June 22nd, 2011
[ June 25, 2011; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]
The activists at “Save the Sexlinger Orchard” are holding another demonstration, on Saturday, June 25, 2011, from 11AM- 3PM.
They ask that our readers stop by for 30 minutes or an hour and help them share the message — “NO” to another housing development and “YES” to an Urban Agriculture Center – the first of this [...]
Santa Ana Pacific Electric Corridor meeting on June 28, in Garden Grove
Posted by Admin on June 20th, 2011
[ June 27, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. June 28, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
You are invited to attend an Open House to receive the most up-to-date information on the Pacific Electric Corridor/West Santa Ana branch study. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) encourages you to become involved with the project planning by coming to learn about progress on the project alternatives.
Ask questions, view displays, enjoy light refreshments. Everyone is [...]
Why the Chivas Soccer Stadium should be built at the Willowick Golf Course
Posted by Admin on June 14th, 2011
To understand the true genius that is the idea behind putting the Chivas Soccer Stadium complex at the site of the Willowick Golf Course, you have to look at the Google satellite map of the area. You see that diagonal grey line that abuts the north side of Willowick and runs from Garden Grove to [...]
Senate approves Correa bill to increase real estate accountability
Posted by Admin on May 31st, 2011
NEWS RELEASE
Senator Lou Correa, 34th Senate District
For Immediate Release: May 31, 2011
Contact: Lina Hamilton, (916) 651-4034
Senate Approves Correa Bill to Increase Accountability to Real Estate Industry in California
FROM ARCHIVE: California State Senator Lou Correa presenting a bill during Senate Floor Session.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the California State Senate approved Senate Bill 510 (SB 510), introduced [...]
Posted in california, Politics, Real Estate, Santa Ana, State Senator Lou Correa Tags: accountability, california, lou correa, real estate, Santa Ana, sb 510, state senate No Comments »City of Santa Ana holding a meeting regarding the Sexlinger Orchard on June 1
Posted by Admin on May 30th, 2011
[ June 1, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
The message below is from “Save our Orchard:”
There will be an important public meeting regarding the 24-house development project proposed by TAVA Development Company on the five acre Sexlinger orange orchard site.
The city of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency is holding a “Scoping Meeting”
WHEN: Wednesday, JUNE 1, at 6:00pm
WHERE: John [...]
Lacy group that sued Santa Ana can’t give away a free multi-family building
Posted by Admin on May 6th, 2011
The litigious Santa Ana residents who sued the City of Santa Ana, ostensibly to save a few questionably historic homes in the proposed “Station District” are now having a heck of a time giving away one of the “multi-family buildings,” which is an old motor court, which will be otherwise demolished.
It is worth noting that [...]
Posted in Affordable Housing, Civic Affairs, Development, Lawyers, Neighborhood Associations, Real Estate, redevelopment, Santa Ana Tags: Santa Ana 7 Comments »Short Sale Seminar at Santa Ana College on May 7
Posted by Admin on May 3rd, 2011
[ May 7, 2011; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]
Santa Ana Community College’s Community Services Department is hosting a seminar, ”Short Sales Revealed,” on May 7, from 10 am to 1 pm, in Room I-104.
This is a seminar dedicated to educating homeowners and homebuyers about the short sale process. There will also be presentations from a CPA about the possible tax consequences of a [...]
Posted in Business, Education, Entertainment, housing, Real Estate, Santa Ana Tags: housing, real estate, santa ana college, seminar, short sales revealed No Comments »Save the Sexlinger Orchard to hold a demonstration on Saturday
Posted by Admin on May 3rd, 2011
[ May 7, 2011; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
An organization calling itself “Save the Sexlinger Orchard” has announced a demonstration on Saturday, May 7, from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, to bring attention to our cause. 1584 East Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705.
According to their Facebook page, the proposed housing project is about to formally enter a period of public [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Entertainment, Neighborhood Associations, Planning, Politics, Real Estate, redevelopment, Santa Ana Tags: demonstration, oranges, orchard, Santa Ana, sexlinger 4 Comments »KPCC’s Larry Mantle to host a radio show about Santa Ana, on March 28
Posted by Admin on March 27th, 2011
[ March 28, 2011; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
Click here for an audio link to Larry Mantle’s “Santa Ana Gentrification Wars” segment of Air Talk.
KPCC’s Larry Mantle is hosting a radio show about Santa Ana on March 28, at 6:30 p.m. You can get a free ticket by clicking here. Mantle’s program is entitled “Santa Ana’s Gentrification Wars.” KPCC Radio 89.3 is [...]
Posted in Affordable Housing, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Development, Entertainment, Real Estate, redevelopment, Santa Ana Tags: Carlos Bustamante, carolina sarmiento, eric altman, gentrification wars, kpcc, larry mantle, Michele Martinez, npr, occord, Santa Ana 6 Comments »
