Huge fire guts Santa Ana’s Saddleback Inn
The Saddleback Inn is burning to the ground tonight. The fire is incredible. It is being reported live on Channel 11 News, at this link. The owner of the Saddleback…
Fracas breaks out at Santa Ana mobile home park when police try to stop a party
The talk of the town this weekend was a melee that broke out at a mobile home park, in Santa Ana, when police officers showed up, for the second time…
Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez to speak at Com Link meeting about graffiti on Jan. 27
The Santa Ana Communication Linkage Forum (Com Link) is hosting a meeting on Thursday, January 27th at 7 p.m. with an agenda focusing on: Graffiti Abatement and Code Enforcement Issues…
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Santa Ana graffiti targeting Gov. Brown underscores hate problem in the O.C.
George Collins, a videographer who lives in south Santa Ana, and who ran for Mayor last year, was on the scene yesterday when graffiti was discovered on two walls in…
Shouldn’t those who attend Santa Ana City Council meetings be scanned for weapons?
In the wake of the horrific shooting in Tucson, that took six lives and left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords terribly wounded, shouldn't the Santa Ana City Council adopt additional security measures,…
Sanchez confirms that she will continue to meet in public with her constituents
I wrote a post here this week asking if Sanchez was going to change the way she meets the public - and she responded today in an email to her constituents,…
Santa Ana Police Foundation business emergency response class set for Jan. 13
The Santa Ana Police Foundation is hosting a BERT (Business Emergency Response Training) class on Thursday, Jan. 13, from 7:10 am to 8:45 am, at the Santa Ana Emergency Operations Center,…
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Anti-government rhetoric fed Arizona shooter, could that happen in Santa Ana?
It appears now that Jared Lee Loughner, the deranged 22 year old shooter in Tucson who killed six people on Saturday, was a Democrat. But what drove him was not…
Updated: SAPD reconnects elderly woman with her family
UPDATE: The SAPD has issued a notification advising that they have reunited an elderly woman who was found wandering on Saturday, with her family. Kudos to our police department for…
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Poll: What are the top ten issues in Santa Ana going into 2012?
As the year 2011 draws to a close it is time to ponder the top ten issues facing the people of the City of Santa Ana, going into the New…
Avoid the Santa Ana crash tax by paying $48 for EMS membership
The City of Santa Ana is one of at least 50 cities in the state that have adopted so-called crash-tax laws allowing local governments to seek reimbursement from insurance companies…
Life in the Orange County jail featured on new MSNBC documentary
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy MSNBC aired a new documentary, part of "Lockup" series, called "Wake Up Call": Orange County, last night, which…
Was the shooting of Elmer Perez, by the SAPD, justified?
Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) officers shot and killed a man Thursday who was high on drugs but posed no threat to officers or his family, the victim’s sister-in-law said,…
Don’t believe the naysayers, violent crime has gone down in Santa Ana
An irresponsible O.C. blogger, who regrettably has joined the Amezcua cult, has been advancing the notion that violent crime has not gone down in Santa Ana. In 2009, according to…
OC Fire Authority needs over 35K sq. ft. of storage space for the Toys for Tots program
Santa Ana Police Foundation Greetings! Chief Paul Walters has asked for our help. This is a note from his Adjutant: ABC-TV- 7 and Orange County Fire Authority called. They are…