Sam Romero says the Santa Ana PBID is destroying the Fiesta Marketplace
I received a phone call today from Sam Romero, a longtime community leader who used to head up SANO, an organization of 13 Santa Ana Neighborhood Organizations. He has run…
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,…
Downtown Santa Ana businesses rebelling against PBID assessment
On the heels of the artist revolt in downtown Santa Ana comes yet another uprising - a group of businesses who want to get rid of the PBID - an…
Christmas celebration at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, in Santa Ana
You're invited to celebrate Christmas at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah! The program begins at 4 pm on Christmas Eve with the Children’s Christ Mass, a qualitatively different kind of children’s service.…
Supervisor Janet Nguyen gives birth to her first child
County Board of Supervisor Chair Janet Nguyen gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, Wednesday afternoon. Thomas Bonikowski III was born 12:46 p.m. and weighed in at just…
Ben Franklin exhibit coming to the Bowers Museum on Dec. 18
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World, at the Bowers Museum, from Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, through Sunday, March 13, 2011. Featuring seventy-five rare and important artifacts from Franklin’s…
City of Santa Ana cancels trial valet parking program in Artists Village
There was a stunning development this afternoon in Santa Ana's Artists Village, where the artists had been upset and had begun to organize because of concerns about a trial valet…
A transplant for Daniela Rodriguez, but not without our help!
If you have children then you know that the worst thing in the world is for one of them to get sick - or worse. That is what my friend…
Can the artists thrive in Santa Ana’s Artists Village?
When I first heard that an Artists Village was going to be created in downtown Santa Ana, I had my doubts. I had never heard of such a place being…
Alfredo Amezcua
Carlos Bustamante
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Michele Martinez
Miguel Pulido
Sal Tinajero
Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Council installation ceremony quite upbeat
Last evenings city council installation ceremony was great success that had a very upbeat vibe about it...Despite a small gathering of protesters organized by the failed Amezcua campaign the evening…
Pulido keeps it positive at swearing in ceremony
While failed Santa Ana mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua and about 15 of his unhappy followers froze outside, the Santa Ana City Council Members and Mayor Miguel Pulido were sworn in…
New organization formed to represent artists and others in the Santa Ana Artist Village
When the City of Santa Ana partnered with the Downtown Santa Ana Restaurant Association to begin a trial valet parking program, utilizing metered parking spaces on the streets surrounding the…
Lyon Street Community “Christmas In The Neighborhood” on Dec. 18
In The Lyon St. Neighborhood - Annual Street Fair! Saturday, December 18, 2010 11:00 am – 2:00 pm 801 S. Lyon Street (Between Village Meadows & Las Fuentes Apartments) Entertainment includes: Music…
OC Fire Authority desperately needs more holiday toys for needy children
Toys are desperately needed in Orange County this Holiday Season and all OC Fire Stations are collecting toys. Please help! The toy warehouse, which is staffed by volunteers, is ready to…
LULAC reception for president of Coastline Community College, on Dec. 16
The Orange County League of United Latino American Citizens (LULAC) Foundation is hosting a welcoming reception for the president of Coastline Community College, Dr. Lori Adria. The reception will be…