Amor Santa Ana at Calle Cuatro set for Feb. 15-16 at the Plaza Santa Ana
The Santa Ana Business Council is hosting "Amor Santa Ana" at "Calle Cuatro" at the Plaza Santa Ana, at French St. and 4th St., in Downtown Santa Ana, on February…
Man who murdered his grandma and burned a house with kids in it convicted
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 09ZF0074: February 4, 2014 MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING GRANDMOTHER AND SETTING HOUSE ON FIRE WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN INSIDE SANTA ANA –…
City Council to honor Washington Square resident Oldrich Unger tonight
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert: Mayor and City Council Will Honor a Community Member as an Exceptional Citizen at Tonight’s City Council Meeting SANTA ANA, CA (February…
87-year-old man crashes into a medical building in Santa Ana
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: 87 year-old male drives vehicle into medical building At 1018 AM, an 87 year-old male drove to the medical building at 999 North Tustin for…
The Santora artists’ evictions turn into a Civil War in the Artists Village
[caption id="attachment_42526" align="aligncenter" width="346"] Sandra Pocha Peña Sarmiento[/caption] A civil war has broken out in Santa Ana's Artists Village and it all started with a comment posted by Sandra "Pocha"…
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…
Apologetic Bandit arrested in Lake Forest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, (714) 904-7042/Gail Krause, (714) 623-8940 Apologetic Bandit arrested LAKE FOREST, Calif. - (February 3, 2014) - On Friday, January 31, 2014, Orange County Sheriff's deputies arrested Farhad Sharifi,…
Annual OCTA Measure M public hearing set for Feb. 11
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Feb. 3, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Joel Zlotnik, (714) 560-5713/Eric Carpenter, (714) 560-5697 Annual Measure M Public Hearing Set Feb. 11 for Taxpayers Oversight Committee Half-cent sales…
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…
Vietnamese man sentenced for stabbing a man to death at a Garden Grove party
Orange County District Attorney Press Release For Immediate Release, Case # 09WF2495: February 3, 2014 MAN SENTENCED 16 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR STABBING-MURDER OF PARTY-GOER FOLLOWING ARGUMENT WESTMINSTER – A man…
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…