New California State Senate Bill will bring even more new apartments to Santa Ana
Santa Ana residents who are sore about the new apartments being developed in town are really going to be upset when they hear about Senate Bill 50, a bill by…
Will Santa Ana’s residents benefit from the proposed housing development at 2525 Main St.?
One of our readers asked us recently what the financial benefits of the proposed 2525 Main St. Residential development would be to the people of Santa Ana. We carefully reviewed…
The new MainPlace Mall will include hotel rooms, apartments and offices
Shopping at the MainPlace Mall is pretty sad now as they have so many vacancies. I was thrilled yesterday to see that See's Candies is back, at least as a…
The Santa Ana Planning Agency is recommending the proposed development at 2525 Main St.
The City of Santa Ana's Planning Agency has released their staff report regarding the proposed multi-family housing project known as the Addington, at 2525 Main St. in advance of next…
The Environmental Impact Report for the 2525 Main St. development was very surprising
The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is finally done regarding the proposed apartment development at 2525 Main St., in north Santa Ana. It totaled over 500 pages and cost $350K to complete…
We need to save the green space at the Willowick golf course from needless development
I recently attended a Willowick Golf Course Visioning meeting, at Spurgeon Intermediate. It only took me a few minutes to realize it was a total farce. The Willowick Golf Course site,…
Willowick Golf Course land use community meeting set for tonight
City of Santa Ana Community: HELP ENVISION THE FUTURE OF THE WILLOWICK GOLF COURSE SITE! TONIGHT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 AT 6:00 PM The Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove…
Neighbors are upset about a new charter school in the Marbury Park neighborhood
[embed]https://www.facebook.com/SavingSantaAna/videos/385646538633067/[/embed] A new charter school that opened up this month at 1500 17th St., at a church located at the corner of 17th St. and N. Wright St., in Santa Ana…
The Santa Ana Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Monday re the 2525 N. Main St. apartment development
The City of Santa Ana Planning Commission will allow residents to speak at their meeting on Monday, August 27, at 5:30 p.m. regarding the contentious plan to develop the property…
The City of Santa Ana is focusing on building safety this month
City of Santa Ana Community: May is Building Safety Month SANTA ANA, CA – To help raise awareness of building safety, the City of Santa Ana proudly celebrates “Building Safety…
Santa Ana Jail reuse study presentation set for August 1
City of Santa Ana Community: Jail Reuse Study Update and Request for Public Input Scheduled for August 1, 2017/Actualización del Estudio de Reutilización de la Cárcel SANTA ANA, CA –…
Celebrate urbanist Jane Jacobs tonight in DTSA then enjoy Taco Tuesday
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKjkjntspfA[/embed] Celebrate Urbanist Jane Jacobs in DTSA with 'Walk and Doc' Tonight at 6:30 p.m. Join Downtown neighbors for a walk around Downtown Santa Ana in honor of Jane Jacobs,…
Santa Ana celebrates Building Safety Month
City of Santa Ana Community: Santa Ana Celebrates “Building Safety Month” SANTA ANA, CA (May 8, 2017) – To help raise awareness of building safety, the City of Santa Ana…
High density rentals lead to parking woes in many Santa Ana neighborhoods
[caption id="attachment_64912" align="aligncenter" width="389"] Traffic cones in a Santa Ana Neighborhood[/caption] There has been a lot of recent discussion on building more Affordable Housing in the city of Santa Ana,…
More Granny Flats approved in Santa Ana despite the lack of neighborhood parking
The city of Santa Ana decided to adopt the state of California’s new Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance effective January 1st, which will allow a detached building up to 1,200…