OJ Blogger Greg Diamond ripped Santa Ana’s safe city ranking but was silent about Irvine’s ranking
My colleague, Sean Mill, wrote a post earlier this week regarding the lack of attention paid by the O.C. Register, and in particular by their Santa Ana beat reporter Andrew Galvin, to the recent Forbes ranking of Santa Ana as [...]
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The O.C. Register touted Irvine’s safe city ranking but ignored Santa Ana’s
Posted by Admin on December 30th, 2011
Posted in Blogs, Crime, Democratic Party, irvine, Latinos, Media Links, Public Safety, Santa Ana 
Tags: andrew galvin, Chris Prevatt, cq press, Crime, dan chmielewski, fbi report, forbes, greg diamond, irvine, safe city, Santa Ana 
3 Comments »Time to shut down Occupy?
Posted by Admin on November 12th, 2011
UPDATE: Intense pressure is building all over the U.S. to shut down Occupy as the encampents have become increasingly squalid and dangerous. NEW – Deaths at Occupy Camps Bring Pressure for Shutdown (ABC)
The Occupy movement is still licking their wounds over the Santa Ana’s justifiable decision to not allow them to camp out overnight in [...]
Posted in Civil Rights, Crime, irvine, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: Crime, irvine, mayhem, occupy, protesters, Santa Ana 23 Comments »Poll: What are the top ten issues in Santa Ana going into 2012?
Posted by Admin on January 1st, 2011
As the year 2011 draws to a close it is time to ponder the top ten issues facing the people of the City of Santa Ana, going into the New Year.
You can vote on your top ten issues here (my top ten follow the poll) – and remember that you can vote for up to [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Crime, Economy, Education, elections, Energy, Fiscal Sustainability, homeless, housing, jobs, Labor, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Orange County, Paul Walters, Politics, Public Safety, Real Estate, redevelopment, Santa Ana, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, water Tags: 2012, budget, city council, Crime, Education, elections, foreclosures, homeless, Labor, outsourcing, parks, Public Safety, Santa Ana, tax increases, top issues, utilities, water rates 1 Comment »Book about Santa Ana High School wrestling team makes a great Christmas gift
Posted by Admin on November 22nd, 2010
Looking for a great Christmas gift or stocking stuffer? How about a copy of “A Saint in the City: Coaching At-Risk Kids to Be Champions,” by Scott Glabb?
In A Saint in the City: Coaching At-Risk Kids to Be Champions, Glabb shares his inspiring wrestling experiences from years of coaching the boys of Santa Ana High School [...]
Posted in Charities, Literature, Santa Ana, sports, working families, Youth Tags: a saint in the city, at risk kids, Crime, santa ana high school, scott glabb, sports, wrestling, Youth No Comments »Amezcua wrecked by new mailers divulging his traffic record and support for criminals
Posted by Admin on October 29th, 2010
Santa Ana Mayoral Candidate Alfredo Amezcua was completely wrecked today by a pair of mailers that highlighted his defense of gang bangers and drug dealers, and the fraud he committeed while receiving 19 traffic tickets.
In the criminal mailer, Amezcua’s law practice specialties are quoted. They include working for “dead beat dads,” which is something he [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Alfredo Amezcua, Crime, elections, Lawyers, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: alfredo amezcua, Crime, drug dealers, fraud, mayor, Santa Ana, tickets No Comments »Santa Ana’s police department says goodbye to their top police dog, Chris
Posted by Admin on August 25th, 2010
Police dogs are heroes we don’t often take note of. They work as hard, if not harder, as their human counterparts, but they only last about ten years, on duty.
The longest-serving Santa Ana Police dog, Chris, passed away last month, at the age of 12. He worked on the streets for seven years, helping to nab [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Crime, pets, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: chris, Crime, drugs, gangs, max, mike mccarthy, police dog, santa ana police, sapd No Comments »Com Link meeting on May 27 to focus on graffiti
Posted by Admin on May 23rd, 2010
The Communication Linkage Forum is hosting a meeting on Thursday, May 27th at 7 p.m. with an agenda focusing on Graffiti. Guest speakers from Orange County Courts, Probation and the DA’s Office.
Social time starts at 6:30 p.m., meeting starts at 7:00 p.m., at the Santa Ana Police Department, located at 60 Civic Center Plaza.
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Posted in Crime, Neighborhood Associations, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: Com-Link, Crime, graffiti, Santa Ana, usual suspects No Comments »The City of Irvine charges less for dog licenses than the City of Santa Ana does
Posted by Admin on February 24th, 2010
Did you know that the wealthy City of Irvine charges less for a dog license than the City of Santa Ana?
Santa Ana charges $24 for a dog license. Irvine charges only $20 – and if you buy a three year license it costs only $50. That comes to $16.67 a year – about 30% less than [...]
SAPD working hard to stop lewd conduct at Santa Ana’s Santiago Park
Posted by Admin on February 12th, 2010
Nine of these guys were arrested by the SAPD this week at Santiago Park
I met today with Santa Ana Chief of Police Paul Walters and two of his police officers, from the SAPD. One of them, Hank Couisine, is a Special Investigator. The other works in Vice Squad.
We met to discuss the ongoing problems at [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Crime, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: Carlos Bustamante, Crime, graffiti, homeless, loitering, park santiago neighborhood, Public Safety, Santa Ana, santiago park 5 Comments »Report indicates lewd conduct has been a problem at Santiago Park for over 25 years
Posted by Admin on January 20th, 2010
In our continued research into the problem of men engaging in lewd conduct at Santiago Park, we have found a report by the Santa Ana Police Department, dated 2001, indicating that the City of Santa Ana has known about this problem – for over 25 years.
The report was submitted to the Herman Goldstein Award Selection [...]
Posted in Crime, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: Carlos Bustamante, Crime, graffiti, homeless, loitering, park santiago neighborhood, Public Safety, Santa Ana, santiago park 4 Comments »Why do so many solitary men lurk at Santa Ana’s Santiago Park?
Posted by Admin on January 17th, 2010
In a city with a terrible lack of park space, Santiago Park is a veritable oasis. The park is located in north Santa Ana, within easy walking distance of the MainPlace Mall. The new CityPlace shopping center is located right across the street.
I like to walk my dog there, along the trail on the north [...]
Craig Hunter, a native of Santa Ana, wants to be our next Sheriff
Posted by Admin on January 15th, 2010
Anaheim Deputy Chief of Police Craig Hunter
There are three candidates running for Orange County Sheriff. One of them is the appointed incumbent, Sandra Hutchens. The others are Bill Hunt, a former Orange County Deputy Sheriff, and Craig Hunter, the Deputy Chief of the Anaheim Police Department.
Hunt ran against former O.C. Sheriff Mike Carona, who resigned [...]
Posted in anaheim, Crime, Orange County, Politics, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: anaheim, bill hunt, craig hunter, Crime, mike carona, orange county sheriff, police, sandra hutchens, Santa Ana 5 Comments »High speed police chase ends in Santa Ana’s Park Santiago Neighborhood
Posted by Admin on December 13th, 2009
Five Santa Ana Police Department cruisers and a helicopter chased down a white SUV tonight, at approximately 11:30 pm. The SUV was abandoned on Spurgeon St., just south of Edgewood.
Police officers were overheard looking for a handgun and up to three suspects.
In the video above, a neighbor from Edgewood approached the police officers to say that when he [...]
