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Forbes ranks Santa Ana/OC as among the coolest cities in the U.S.

Forbes has declared that the Orange County cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim and Irvine are among the coolest cities in the U.S.  The OC region came in number 20 on the Forbes top 20 Coolest city list.

Los Angeles ranked #16 and somehow Riverside came in at number 8!

Here are the details:

No. 20: Santa Ana, Calif.
Metro: Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA

Arts & Culture Index: 87

Recreation Index: 98

Diversity Index: 75.46

Local Eats: 74%

Population age 20-34: 28.8%

2010 – 2013 Net Migration: 1.5%

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • Hey Art,I was wondering if you can post a blog or whatever about how the city of Santa Ana has just enjoined another gang injunction in the Townsend neighborhood.Id thought that I'd like to hear your opinion about it!:)

    • Just posted the press release. I have mixed feelings about injunctions as some have later been struck down by the courts. We really need to do a better job educating kids in the area.

      • Yes they do,however,I am really surprised that this might be the second gang injunction in the city of Santa Ana,but are 12 total gang injunctions in the County alone,I mean I love Santa Ana but come on,really!? 2 out of 13 for Santa Ana,I thought they should have had more injunctions,there should be more in the minnie street neighborhood in front and behind the stater brothers on McFadden,cedar and evergreen street by edinger,central and bristol/memorial park,the Lopers neighborhood,and all of the myrtle neighborhoods!these kids should know that joining a gang never solves any problems!do you think of the proposed injunctions that I said is too much?

  • "........Joining a gang never solves anything:"

    Clearly neither does being elected to the city council!

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