The Santa Ana Winds, Orange County’s pro soccer team
Did you know that Santa Ana now has a professional soccer team? That's right - the Santa Ana Winds were founded in 2009. The team competes in the Coast Soccer…
Body piercing, tattoo supplies and custom skateboards, now at the Santora
Did you know that you can get your body pierced, at the Santa Ana Artists Village, but you cannot get a tattoo? Such is the state of the City of…
Leave no Rim Netless celebration at John Adams’ Park on Feb. 13
Come Join Us for a Celebration! "Leave No Rim Netless" Park Revitalization Campaign, sponsored by Netz 4 Life. Sunday, February 13, 2011, from 10 am to 2 pm John Adams' Park,…
The OC Lawmen need your help to support Orange County youth
The OC Lawmen are a semi-pro football team from Orange County, made up of members of law enforcement. Mike Walters, the son of SAPD Police Chief Paul Walters, and a…
Beatriz Fernandez trades in U.S. Census forms for cell phone accessories
Beatriz "Bea" Fernandez was a Partnership Specialist on last year's U.S. Census campaign - and now she, and her husband Jose are opening a new Cell Phone Accessories store in historic…
Two Segerstrom High football players awarded college football scholarships
Segerstrom High Football Players Sign National Letters of Intent SANTA ANA, CA — February 2, 2011 -- Today two members of the Segerstrom High School football program, Atlas Smith and…
New Principals appointed at three SAUSD secondary schools
New Principals Appointed at Secondary Schools SANTA ANA, CA — February 3, 2011 – Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) this week has announced three new principal appointments at the…
City of Santa Ana now offers online videos of past City Council meetings
The City of Santa Ana now offers a video archive of Council Meetings, a service which started in January, 2011. This is a free and on-demand accessibility of the Council's meetings.…
2012 Elections
Carlos Bustamante
Civic Affairs
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Elections
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Santa Ana’s progressive City Council majority may not be in charge for long
A few folks in Santa Ana have been mighty perplexed about the current City Council majority. I would definitely include failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua in that number,…
Santa Ana’s Southwest Community Center rises from the ashes
Santa Ana's Southwest Community Center suffered a terrible fire last year, losing holiday food and gifts for the poor. Their structure had to be totally demolished. Nine months later the…
Santa Ana’s Nicholas Academic Center gets a visit from a Nobel Laureate
Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith of Chapman University to Speak at Nicholas Academic Centers’ “Visiting Scholar Series” Nobel laureate Vernon L. Smith, Ph.D., and his colleague, Bart Wilson, Ph.D., of…
A blogger no more, call me Commissioner Mill
I have decided to stop blogging altogether and dedicate the time I have away from my job to being the best Planning Commissioner I can be. The citizens of Santa…
Oakland stops impounding cars at DUI checkpoints – what about Santa Ana?
Oakland is now abstaining from impounding unlicensed drivers’ cars – and from the hundreds of thousands of dollars the controversial seizures generate a year, according to California Watch. An investigation…
2010 Elections
2012 Elections
Alfredo Amezcua
Civic Affairs
Elections
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Santa Ana
Amezcua’s coalition tries to take credit for the changes at Santa Ana’s City Hall
Failed Santa Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua's coalition of people who don't live in Santa Ana, the so-called Santa Ana Coalition for Better Government, today tried to take credit for…
SAUSD Superintendent Jane Russo is retiring at the end of the school year
Jane Russo, the Superintendent of the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is retiring at the end of this school year, according to a district announcement regarding Russo's pending retirement: Angela…