2024 Elections
Benjamin Vazquez
Civic Affairs
Democratic Party
Elections
Politics
Santa Ana
Valerie Amezcua
Who is Benjamin Vazquez, the man trying to beat Santa Ana’s first woman Mayor?
Santa Ana City Councilman Benjamin Vazquez is challenging Santa Ana's first woman Mayor, Valerie Amezcua, in this November's General Election, which is on Nov. 5. Vazquez, was first elected to…
Santa Ana street closures and permitted events for September 27 to October 2
Here are the locations of upcoming permitted events and road closures in Santa Ana so you can plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded…
Santa Ana City Council gifts Key to the City to their sister city Sahuayo, Mexico
SANTA ANA, Calif. – During the 2024 Fiestas Patrias celebration, Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua proudly presented a Key to the City to Mayor Dr. Manuel Gálvez Sánchez from Sahuayo,…
The SAPD recovered the vehicle used by a fatal shooting suspect
The SAPD is closing in on the suspect who fatally shot a man in Santa Ana this week, on Monday, Sep. 23, in the area of W. Ross St. and…
Owners of homes damaged by the O.C. Airport Fire have property tax options
Santa Ana, Calif. – Orange County Treasurer Shari Freidenrich is informing taxpayers that property owners impacted by the recent Airport Fire may have certain property tax relief options available to…
An inmate facing drug charges died at the Theo Lacy Facility
ORANGE, Ca. (September 25, 2024) – On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died. 48-year-old Jason Castillo of Anaheim was booked into…
Former Santa Ana Jail employee facing felony charges for altering jail records after an inmate suicide
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Santa Ana corrections officer has been charged with several felonies for falsifying jail logs to cover up the fact that he failed to perform required…
Armed loitering gangbangers arrested by the SAPD in two separate knucklehead incidents
SAPD gang detectives were conducting gang suppression in the area of 1500 N. French St. when they observed a group of suspects who were loitering. For some reason Santa Ana…
A suspected gang banger fatally shot a young man near Lincoln Elementary School in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Calif. (September 24, 2024)—Santa Ana Police Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation regarding the death of a 20-year-old man. On Monday, September 23, 2024, at approximately 3:31 p.m.,…
John Wayne Airport ranks #1 in national arport satisfaction study
(SANTA ANA, CA) – John Wayne Airport (JWA) is proud to announce its #1 ranking in Customer Satisfaction among Large Airports in the J.D. Power 2024 North America Airport Satisfaction…
The Santa Ana City Council is backing Prop. 36, the Homeless, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Santa Ana City Council adopted a resolution by majority vote in support of Proposition 36: the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act Initiative, which…
Santa Ana street closures and permitted events for September 19 to 25
Here are the locations of upcoming permitted events and road closures in Santa Ana so you can plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded…
A shoplifter assaulted a Stater Bros. employee in Santa Ana and fled on a bike
On August 26th, a woman entered the Stater Bros. located at 2630 W. Edinger Ave. and concealed items in her bag, according to the SAPD. When confronted by the assistant…