Two armed robberies and a home burglary happened in Santa Ana today
It was a hot and muggy day today in Santa Ana - and the criminals were more active than usual. A man robbed another man at gunpoint this morning at…
Man on bike dies in drive by shooting in Santa Ana’s Ward 5
Another day, another gang-related murder in Santa Ana. This time a 23-year-old man, Miguel Gualfre, was shot to death while he was riding his bike on Tuesday, a little after 11:30 p.m.,…
Another bloody Sunday in Santa Ana as a man is found slain by El Salvador Park
It was another bloody Sunday in Santa Ana today as SAPD officers found a dead middle-aged man, who is thought to have been murdered, just before 2 p.m. in a…
Two stabbed as fight involving 25 people breaks out by Community Day School
A fight broke out this afternoon involving up to 25 people, near the Community Day Intermediate and High School on Civic Center Drive and Fairview Street just after 3 p.m., according to…
Security guard at a used car lot on Harbor Bl. stabbed by a car thief
A security guard thought to be in his 40s or 50s, at a used-car lot at Harbor Boulevard and Hazard Avenue, was stabbed multiple times while trying to stop someone…
Molotov cocktail thrown at a parked SUV in Ward 5 early this morning
Someone threw a Molotov cocktail at a Ford SUV that was parked outside a home on the 900 block of North Bewley Street, in Santa Ana's Ward 5, at 1:30 am…
Bruce T. Bauer
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Latinos
Lynette Verino
Michele Martinez
Phil Bacerra
Planning
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Sean Mill
Vince Sarmiento
Why are there only two Latino Planning Commissioners in Santa Ana?
It is hard to believe given that the Santa Ana City Council is entirely comprised of Latinos, but there are only two Latinos serving currently on the Santa Ana Planning…
Council Member Martinez replaces Griset on the Metropolitan Water Board
Dan Griset has finally been removed from the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, where he was Santa Ana's representative since 2005. He has been…
Driver cuts off a tow truck causing an impact with a home in Ward 5
A man was driving a black Honda Accord at a high rate of speed on Friday night, in Santa Ana, when he cut off a tow-truck driver from G.S. California Towing,…
Man shot near apartment in Ward 5
A Santa Ana man was shot outside an apartment complex at the 2000 block of West Myrtle Street on Saturday afternoon, according to the O.C. Register. The man is thought to have been…
Man shot and killed by SAPD police officers during a robbery investigation
[caption id="attachment_51207" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Photo copyright: 2015 © Igmar Rodas/SAPD - All Rights Reserved[/caption] Police fatally shot a man in Santa Ana on Friday morning during a robbery investigation, in…
Angelica Amezcua
Cecilia Aguinaga
Civic Affairs
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Roman Reyna
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Water
The Santa Ana City Council members make new commission appointments
The Santa Ana City Council members appointed themselves to various commissions at their meeting tonight. There was a struggle behind the scenes in recent weeks as Councilman Roman Reyna, who…
Car stolen a half mile from the SAPD HQ and the thieves got away
Police were looking for two people who fled from a stolen gray 1999 Honda Civic after a short pursuit in Santa Ana on Tuesday afternoon. The car was reported stolen, at 1:41…
Carlos Rojas
Civic Affairs
Crime
David Cavazos
Parks and Recreation
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Say adios to the Santa Ana Park Rangers
A couple of state laws that make it illegal for retirees drawing state pension benefits to also be employed as park rangers have led to the dissolution of the Santa…
2014 Elections
Angelica Amezcua
David Benavides
David Cavazos
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Politics
Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
The new City Council majority won’t include Reyna and Benavides
While none of the Santa Ana City Council incumbents lost in the November General Election there is still major change coming to our City Council. You might recall that former…