Can a bunch of L.A. musicians restore the Santora’s reputation?
Well it looks like Jack Jakosky, the owner of the Santora building who has made headlines recently for whitewashing a mural and evicting artists, is going to try to salvage…
City Council gets good news about Santa Ana’s finances as revenues increase
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: Mayor and City Council React to Financial Forecast At Upcoming City Council Meeting SANTA ANA, CA (February 3, 2014) – At Tuesday’s…
Why poverty and crime are so persistent in Santa Ana
You want to know why Santa Ana is such a mess? We reported this week about a young man who dropped out of a good high school, Godinez Fundamental, and…
The DTSA artists should have supported Newsong’s attempt to buy the Santora
Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. Who knew that the attempt by Irvine's Newsong Church to buy the historic Downtown Santa Ana Santora Arts Building was something artists should have…
Bittersweet Santa Ana Art Walk set for tonight in reeling DTSA
Tonight's Santa Ana Art Walk will be a bittersweet one. Downtown Santa Ana (DTSA) is still reeling from the brutal murder of Kim Pham outside of the now-closed down The…
Celebrate the Lunar New Year at the MainPlace Mall on Sunday, Feb. 2
Westfield MainPlace will ring in the Year of the Horse with its first annual Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 2nd at 1 pm. Join them for a complimentary event…
More bad news for DTSA – Westwood never recovered after a gang shooting in 1988
[caption id="attachment_42465" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Westwood isn't what it used to be (Photo: Saul Gonzalez)[/caption] On Jan. 30, Karen Toshima was one of thousands of people who went to Westwood Village…
SAPD needs help identifying a vehicle used in a drive by shooting
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Detectives request the media and publics assistance in identifying a vehicle involved in a drive by shooting. On 1/28/14, SAPD Communications received several calls of shots…
SAPD homicide detectives arrest man for hit and run death of Martha Rodezno
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Homicide Detectives make arrest in the death of Martha Rodezno On Wednesday January 29, 2014 Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Detectives arrested Jaqwun Laerin Turner (33)…
DUI Saturation Patrols planned for Super Bowl Sunday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 904-7042, Gail Krause, (714) 647-1840 DUI Saturation Patrols Planned for Super Bowl Sunday SANTA ANA, California (January 30, 2014) - As the Super…
Back to Natives to host native plant sale as a solution to the drought
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Reginald Durant, Executive Director, Back to Natives Restoration, (949) 509-4787 BACK TO NATIVES TO HOST NATIVE PLANT SALE AS DROUGHT SOLUTION Local non-profit offers Native Plants as one solution…
Prosecutor says what matters is Pham’s death not who started the fight
Contrary to reports that bystanders did nothing as a 23-year-old woman was fatally beaten outside a Santa Ana nightclub, an Orange County prosecutor said that as many as 15 people…
Santa Ana man faces trial for hit and run crash that killed a pedestrian
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 13CF0131: January 30, 2014 MAN FACES TRIAL FOR KILLING PEDESTRIAN IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH SANTA ANA – A man faces trial today for…
DTSA imploding as restaurants close and artists are evicted
[caption id="attachment_42166" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The party is over at The Crosby[/caption] The hipsters and gentrifiers are trying to argue that all is well in Downtown Santa Ana, in the wake…
David Nakashima honored with Fairhaven’s Oliver Haskell Care Award
DAVID NAKASHIMA HONORED WITH FAIRHAVEN’S OLIVER HALSELL CARE AWARD ORANGE, Calif., (Jan. 29, 2014) – When Orange resident David Nakashima finally found the time to pursue his desire to volunteer with…