Inner Coastal and Watershed Clean Up Day set for 9/19 at Santiago Park
The 19th Annual Inner Coastal and Watershed Clean Up Day is set for Saturday, Sep. 19, 2015. Santa Ana residents may get involved by joining the clean-up at Santiago Park.…
Mayor Pulido to honor the O.C. Marathon Foundation’s Board Members on 9/1
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: MAYOR PULIDO RECOGNIZES THE OC MARATHON FOUNDATION BOARD Mayor Miguel Pulido will recognize the OC Marathon Foundation Board of Directors for their…
Santa Ana community policing forum set for 9/16 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug 26, 2015 Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council, 714-745-1692, connect-to-council@earthlink.net Connect-to-Council to present forum: Santa Ana Community Policing for the 21st Century Santa Ana, CA, –The Connect-to-Council organization, along with NeighborWorks OC and…
Schizophrenic woman from Arcadia missing since an 8/4 visit to Santa Ana
[caption id="attachment_55082" align="aligncenter" width="259"] Huong Tuyet Vu, of Arcadia[/caption] Arcadia Police Department Advisory: At Risk Missing Person: Huong Tuyet Vu, Last seen in Santa Ana on 8/4/15. Suffers from schizophrenia.…
The Rancho Community College District’s deal with the Saudis shrinks by $98M
Remember that awful deal the Rancho Santiago Community College District Foundation cut with the Saudis? It was a consulting deal to help revamp two technical schools in Saudi Arabia. Why anyone would…
Hatch (New Mexico) Chile Festival set for today at the 4th St. Market in DTSA
4th Street Market in Santa Ana, CA is having their very own Hatch Chile Festival today, August 30, 2015, from 12 noon to 3 pm, at 201 E 4th St, in…
L.A. realtor turns a home in West Floral Park into a rental party house
[caption id="attachment_55057" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Picture courtesy of Homeaway.com[/caption] A realtor named Sarah Greenberg has inflamed her neighbors in the West Floral Park neighborhood by buying a home and turning it…
Men sentenced for money laundering and conspiring to sell counterfeit merchandise
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 14WF4259 Date: August 28, 2015 TWO MEN SENTENCED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING AND CONSPIRING TO SELL COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC MERCHANDISE VALUED AT NEARLY $3 MILLION…
Santa Ana residents charged with pimping and pandering women at massage parlors
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 15NF2343 Date: August 28, 2015 TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN CHARGED WITH PIMPING AND PANDERING SEVEN WOMEN OUT OF THREE DIFFERENT BROTHELS DISGUISED…
O.C.’s Social Services Agency now has a No Wrong Door policy
Social Services Agency's No Wrong Door Policy By O.C. Supervisor Lisa Bartlett Orange County’s Social Services Agency (SSA) has developed the “No Wrong Door Service Delivery Model,” which aims to…
Two O.C. men sentenced to life in prison after molesting three young boys
[caption id="attachment_55027" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Jimmy Ernest Hutton[/caption] ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 11CF2327 Date: August 28, 2015 TWO MEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THREE…
Homeless people are harassed by the SAPD for sitting on blankets in public spaces
[caption id="attachment_55021" align="aligncenter" width="398"] Photo by Igmar Rodas[/caption] Apparently it is illegal to sit in a blanket in a public space in Santa Ana, according to homeless activist Igmar Rodas.…
Supporters of Erica Alonso rallied in Downtown Santa Ana today
[caption id="attachment_55013" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Photo by Igmar Rodas[/caption] Erica Alonso’s body was discovered off Ortega Highway, approximately 12 miles east of Interstate 5, on April 28. The Orange County Sheriff's…
Mayor Pulido to honor the founder of the Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies
City of Santa Ana Community Alert: MAYOR PULIDO HONORS PAUL RIORDAN, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE ACHIEVEMENT INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES Mayor Miguel Pulido will present Paul Riordan, Founder and…