I-5 Freeway construction at N. Main Street continues this week
The I-5 Central Corridor HOV Project construction activities are scheduled to continue this week on Main Street in the City of Santa Ana. Work includes traffic signal timing and other…
New Santa Ana is launching a live podcast starting on August 19
The New Santa Ana blog had 19,000 views back in 2009, when we first started covering Santa Ana. The last four years we have had over one million views per…
Supervisor Do is hosting a drive through food bank at Mile Square Park on 8/12
Saddleback Church and First District Supervisor Andrew Do will be giving away free groceries at Mile Square Park, at 16801 Euclid Street, in Fountain Valley, on Wednesday, August 12, 2020…
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First human West Nile Virus infection of 2020 reported today
(Santa Ana, CA) – A child under the age of 18 years was diagnosed last week with West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, and was hospitalized but is recovering. This is…
A fire damaged a home near Segerstrom High School this afternoon
The OCFA reported a structure fire this afternoon at 1:58 p.m. in Santa Ana at the 1800 block of W. Deerfield Rd., a few blocks east of Segerstrom High School.…
Santa Ana man arrested after trying to sell an expensive stolen bike
On 08/03/20, Fountain Valley Police Department Officers responded to the 16000 Block of Watershed Drive, where a bicycle was stolen from a garage. The victim explained that the bicycle was…
Demonstration set for 5 p.m. today at the corner of Bristol and Sunflower
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2020) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is aware of the planned peaceful demonstration expected to start at 5:00 p.m. on the corner of…
Lane reduction on W. 17th Street set to start this week
Starting today, August 10, 2020, Westbound 17th Street between College Avenue and King Street has been reduced to one lane in order to accommodate construction work on the Riverview Water…
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This week’s Cochino List includes El Sahuayo Mexican Food
The O.C. Health Care Agency has released a list of the eateries (including restaurants, caterers and even school kitchens) that they inspected and shut down for the week of July…
The City Clerk has announced the Santa Ana City Council and Mayoral candidates
The Santa Ana City Clerk has closed the 2020 General Election candidate filing and so we now know who will be running for the City Council and for Mayor this…
The SAPD is trying to locate a suspect and vehicle involved in an attempted kidnapping
https://youtu.be/HFejVChLOR0 UPDATE - The SAPD has located the vehicle as of 4:45 p.m. on Friday, August 7. Santa Ana Police Detectives are looking for a suspect who attempted to kidnap…
An SAPD squad car and a suspect vehicle were damaged in a pursuit
On Thursday, August 6th, 2020 at 10:25 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department MET Unit attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a male parolee suspect in the area of…
Cal Optima PACE Center to provide in-home care for the elderly amid the COVID-19 pandemic
At the August 6, 2020 CalOptima Board of Directors meeting, Michelle Steel, Chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, made the motion to change CalOptima’s PACE program to better…
Free legal help for Santa Ana homeowners Struggling with PACE loans
The Public Law Center (PLC) has seen a number of homeowners struggling to pay their property taxes after agreeing to "energy efficient upgrades" that homeowners believed were free upgrades through…
Two O.C. men sentenced for roles in $3.5M Santa Ana loan modification scam
SANTA ANA, California – Two Orange County residents were sentenced late this afternoon – with one being ordered to serve 12 years in federal prison – for their key roles…