Santa Ana Zoo celebrates its 58th Birthday this weekend
On Saturday, March 6th & Sunday, March 7th, the Santa Ana Zoo, home of the 50 monkeys, located at 1801 E. Chestnut Ave, is excited to celebrate its 58th birthday.…
Santa Ana Parks and Rec Director Mouet improving service despite budget crisis
Make no mistake about it - the City of Santa Ana is flat broke. "City departments from police to parks have once again begun searching their budgets for places to…
Will Alfredo Amezcua turn out to be another Miguel Pulido?
I met with Alfredo Amezcua before he announced his campaign for Mayor of Santa Ana. I was really hoping he would be the answer to defeating the incumbent Mayor, Miguel…
SAPD DUI checkpoint at Rosita Park was a waste of taxpayer money
The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) proceeded with their DUI checkpoint tonight, at Rosita Park, over by Newhope and Hazard. I visited the checkpoint at about 9:30 pm. There were…
Pulido’s allies launch a lame attack on Alfredo Amezcua
Two of Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido's friends ran an ad today in Rumores newspaper, which is published by yet another Pulido ally, attacking Pulido's opponent, attorney Alfredo Amezcua, as…
SAPD set to impound immigrants’ cars this Friday, near Rosita Park
Tell your friends not to drive by Rosita Park on Friday night! "Officers may stop any vehicle at the checkpoint, which will be in the area of 1000 N. Newhope St., near…
Santa Ana is the fourth most expensive city in the O.C. to do business in
In 2008, Santa Ana was found to be the third most expensive Orange County cities to do business in, “according to the 14th annual Cost of Doing Business Survey from the Rose…
The City of Irvine charges less for dog licenses than the City of Santa Ana does
Did you know that the wealthy City of Irvine charges less for a dog license than the City of Santa Ana? Santa Ana charges $24 for a dog license. Irvine charges…
Dog parks in Irvine and Costa Mesa are a huge success!
I visited Costa Mesa's Bark Park on Saturday, this weekend, and also visited the Irvine Central Bark Park. My goal was to find out how these facilities work, and whether…
2010 U.S. Census jobs now available
Hundreds of thousands are needed for temporary 2010 Census Jobs The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary, part-time census takers for the 2010 Census. These short-term jobs offer good pay,…
City of Santa Ana agrees to clean up graffiti at Santiago Park
I recieved an email response today from Gerardo Mouet, the Director of Parks and Recreation in Santa Ana, regarding my complaint about the explosion of graffiti at Santiago Park. Here…
Is it time for a dog park in the City of Santa Ana?
Wouldn't the Santa Ana Lawn Bowling Center make a nice Dog Park? Did you know that the City of Santa Ana has no dog parks? I called today and spoke…
Can a non-Latino become the next Mayor of Santa Ana?
Could Jim Walker become Santa Ana's next Mayor? When Santa Ana community activist Jim Walker ran against Santa Ana Councilman Vince Sarmiento, in 2008, he did so with very little…
SAPD working hard to stop lewd conduct at Santa Ana’s Santiago Park
Nine of these guys were arrested by the SAPD this week at Santiago Park I met today with Santa Ana Chief of Police Paul Walters and two of his police…
City of Santa Ana plans a high-rise district near the train station
There are big changes planned for the City of Santa Ana. City officials recently debuted their plans for the "Transit Zone" which was formerly called the Renaissance Plan area. "The…