86 affordable housing units coming to Santa Ana
The County of Orange continues to look for more opportunities to increase affordable housing for its residents, as part of the concentrated effort to develop the System of Care. Last…
Learn about Home Down Payment Assistance Loans at a Santa Ana workshop on 2/27
The City of Santa Ana is pleased to announce the availability of financing to provide income-qualified Santa Ana residents an opportunity to become first-time homeowners. A homebuyer informational meeting will…
The Santa Ana City Council unanimously opposes the Yale Street homeless shelter
The Santa Ana City Council has unanimously approved a resolution opposing the County of Orange’s construction of a 425-bed homeless shelter on Yale Street in southwest Santa Ana. The resolution…
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The referendum to cancel the luxury apartments at 2525 N. Main St. has made it to a future ballot
The NIMBYs in north Santa Ana successfully collected 16,000 signatures - when they only needed 11,000 to qualify their ballot referendum against the proposed luxury apartment project at 2525 N.…
Governor Newsom makes State-owned properties available for emergency homeless housing
SACRAMENTO – A day after meeting with officials from cities across California on the front lines of the homelessness crisis, Governor Gavin Newsom today highlighted the 286 state-owned properties available to local…
The One Broadway plaza project is back – and will now include apartments
The One Broadway Plaza project is being revived by owner/developer, Michael Harrah. Proposed as a 37-story office tower in 2003, the project also includes an 8-story parking garage, all located…
Free dispute resolution classes offered for Santa Ana HOAs
The City of Santa Ana has begun a new collaboration with Orange County Human Relations to offer free dispute resolution clinics for HOA leaders and managers to discuss emerging conflicts…
New affordable apartments now open near Villa Fundamental Intermediate School
With $8.5 million in funding from the City of Santa Ana, AMCAL Multi-Housing, Inc. has completed the construction of First Street Apartments — a 69-unit high-quality affordable apartment community developed…
Santa Ana’s Assemblyman, Tom Daly, makes the Courage Score Hall of Shame
Assemblyman Tom Daly of District 69, a progressive-leaning SoCal district, made the Courage Score Hall of Shame this year. Most Notably, Asm. Daly voted in a way that was deeply…
Weigh in on Fair Housing Issues at upcoming Santa Ana workshops
The public is invited to join the City of Santa Ana, the County of Orange and other area cities for a special discussion on fair housing issues at a series…
Learn about home down payment assistance loans at a Santa Ana workshop this Wednesday
The City of Santa Ana is pleased to announce the availability of financing to assist income-qualified Santa Ana residents an opportunity to become first-time homeowners. The program is funded through…
The Park Santiago NIMBYs need to get over themselves
A few of the NIMBYs in Santa Ana's Park Santiago Neighborhood are now raising money to try to launch a ballot referendum to stop the approved 2525 Main St. luxury…
Setting the record straight about the Yale Transitional Center for the homeless
https://youtu.be/AkGd8dEHUoI There has been a lot of misinformation lately about how the County of Orange is handling the homeless crisis in Santa Ana. There is accurate information available online, but…
The City of Santa Ana wants to know how they should spend $40M in Federal grants
SANTA ANA - Each year, the City of Santa Ana receives federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds from the U.S.…