Thu. Nov 21st, 2024

unsafe streets by El Sol

Families whose kids attends two charter schools in Santa Ana are having a very tough time getting to and from El Sol Academy and the Orange County School of the Arts because of the rehabilitation of Broadway.

The rehabilitation of Broadway from Civic Center Drive to Main Place Drive includes the replacement of the water main on Broadway and Washington Avenue. Traffic has been limited to one lane in each direction. This project will supposedly be completed by summer 2014 barring unforeseen conditions that will cause delays.

To make matters worse, the City of Santa Ana has designated all of the parking meters around El Sol as “pick-up only” so parents who volunteer at the school have to park several blocks away.

You have to wonder if all of this was undertaken as a favor to the developer Mike Harrah, who is trying to build a vast skyscraper off of Broadway, right next to El Sol.

You also have to wonder why the SAUSD didn’t fight for the parents of the charter school kids.  They appear to have rolled over for the city. The Santa Ana City Council appears to be missing in action, as usual.

Parents of El Sol students are reporting that it is taking them over a half hour to get to and from the school from the Floral Park Neighborhood, which is just a few miles north of the school. I can’t imagine any other cities making such a mess of things.  Residents wouldn’t stand for it!

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

2 thoughts on “Broadway rehab has become a nightmare for DTSA charter school families”
  1. Wait until the KOSMONT boy’s and girls get a hold of you. These guys make Mike Harrah and Irv Chase look like an amateurs when it comes to developing/exploiting underserved cities.

    These are the guys that promoted a BASS PRO SHOP in Bell Gardens! Wonder why??/
    Funny thing, along with these thieves in suits, the MILLION DOLLAR MAN Cavazos met with accused rapist, kidnapper and former councilmember Carlos Bustamante recently?????

    http://www.santa-ana.org/opengov/calendar/cmo/dcavazos_Calendar.html

    Maybe we an get the police chief and city attorneys calendar too!!

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