Pictured above: Debbie McEwen, a member of the Usual Suspects’ coalition against the Chivas Soccer team
They’re back…the folks I used to refer to as the “Usual Suspects” have come together again. This time they are ticked off about Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s ongoing attempts to bring the Chivas soccer team to Santa Ana.
Here is [...]
[ February 1, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
For Immediate Release: January 28, 2011
Contacts: Jill Cagle, BIAOC, (949) 553-9500; Tony Cardenas, League of California Cities, (714) 425-5558
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Orange County Leaders in Local Government, Business, Affordable Housing and Labor Announce Opposition to Administration’s Proposal to Eliminate Redevelopment
Group warns proposal will kill hundreds of thousands of local jobs, harm local economies and hinder the national [...]
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Tags: anaheim, building industry association, california league of cities, habitat for humanity, jeffrey lalloway, jerry brown, kris murray, Labor, larry agran, orange county business council, redevelopment, tony cardenas 
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I ran into a senior employee of the City of Santa Ana today, who told me that Cindy Nelson, the head of the City’s Community Development Agency, whose title is “Deputy City Manager for Development Services,” decided to retire on Friday of this week – and that this is public information. Apparently her letter of [...]
California Governor-elect Jerry Brown is laying the groundwork for a budget plan that would couple deep cuts to state services, including university systems and welfare programs, with a request that voters extend temporary tax hikes on vehicles, income and sales that are set to expire next year, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Among the breaks are [...]
Posted in Business, california, Governor Jerry Brown, jobs, Labor, mayor miguel pulido, Santa Ana, Taxes Tags: budget deficit, businesses, california, enterprise zone, jerry brown, miguel pulido, redevelopment, Santa Ana, Taxes 4 Comments »The problems that are being incurred by the downtown businesses can’t be blamed on Downtown Inc., the restaurant association, Mike Harrah or the PBID. The problems they are incurring are being caused by a lack of consumers shopping in their businesses.
Construction has started on a 155-room hotel that will further enhance the southern gateway to the City of Santa Ana at the 55 Freeway.
The four-story, 90,000-square-foot Courtyard by Marriott at MacArthur Boulevard and MacArthur Place is the newest addition to the Hutton Centre business campus that surrounds a 2.5-acre lake. The developer said the hotel, [...]
Dennis Lluy, the hardworking manager of the revived Yost Theater, is going to appear before the Santa Ana Planning Commission tomorrow, Monday, August 23, at 6:30 pm, to ask for permission to allow a restaurant with a Type 47 ABC license, after hours operation and a banquet facility at the Yost Theater/Ritz Hotel buildings at 301-307 North [...]
The Santa Ana City Council will be conducting a Public Hearing on Monday, at the end of their Council meeting, regarding the proposed amendments to the developer agreement with Mike Harrah, regarding his One Broadway Plaza project.
Click here to read the Public Hearing Agenda. Click here to see the entire City Council agenda for Monday’s [...]
The Santa Ana Planning Commission will be considering as proposal by developer Mike Harrah, who owns Caribou Industries, to amend his development agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Here is the amendment language:
AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2004-01 (Vince Fregoso)
Filed by One Broadway Plaza LLC, to modify certain provisions of the development agreement to delete [...]
The Forum Press
is pleased to announce the
1st Southern California Book Signing Event for:
Steven Greenhut
author of
PLUNDER!
How Public Employee Unions are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling our Lives and Bankrupting the Nation
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:00 PM
791 S. Main Street
Orange, CA 92821
714-871-7148
The event will be filmed by CSPAN
Steven Greenhut was on the OC Register Editorial Board for eleven years.
He [...]
Alfredo Amezcua wants you to get involved in local development issues in Santa Ana
The Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development (SACRED) Community Coalition is meeting again this Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Public Law Center, located at 601 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA (office [...]
Posted in redevelopment, Santa Ana Tags: affordable housing, alfredo amezcua, redevelopment, sacred, Santa Ana, station district No Comments »Alfredo Amezcua pulled together an amazing coalition at tonight’s community meeting
I attended a community meeting tonight at the Santa Ana Public Law Center. The meeting was moderated by Alfredo Amezcua, a local attorney and former college education board member, who also prepared the agenda. The organization he heads up is called the “Santa Ana Collaborative [...]
Posted in redevelopment, Santa Ana Tags: affordable housing, alfredo amezcua, occord, redevelopment, Santa Ana, seiu, station district 6 Comments »There will be a meeting of various Santa Ana Community groups concerning the Santa Ana “Station District” – described by Santa Ana officials as a part of the Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan, this Wednesday, September 2, at 7 pm, at the Public Law Center, located at 601 W. Civic Center Dr., in Santa Ana. [...]
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