The City of Santa Ana wins an award for their downpayment assistance loan program
The City of Santa Ana has won a Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award from the Orange County Business Council (OCBC) for its My First Home down payment assistance…
Is Santa Ana’s Planning and Building Department hindering local development?
Santa Ana has a housing crisis but one property owner/developer has found that the problem just might be Santa Ana's Planning and Building Department. The developer and his colleagues embarked…
Over 500 new residential units approved for a Santa Ana mixed use project
https://www.youtube.com/live/z_S2WmA1FcM?feature=share Fairfield Residential, which is majority owned by CalSTRS (the California Teachers Retirement Association) is proposing a mixed-use development, the Cabrillo Town Center, in Santa Ana consisting of: a five-story,…
A new McDonald’s is being planned for north Santa Ana
A new McDonald's restaurant may be coming to north Santa Ana. A second sunshine ordinance meeting to discuss this development will take place in person on Thursday, February 2, 2023,…
South Bristol development public meeting set for tonight at Saddleback H.S.
A developer is hosting a public meeting tonight about a huge development in the works for a commercial area located at 3600 South Bristol Street, just north of the South…
Demolition of the dilapidated office building at 2525 N. Main St. to start soon
The City of Santa Ana has announced the pending demolition of the dilapidated office building located at 2525 N. Main St. The owner of that building will be spearheading the…
The new O.C. Civic Center receives a Sustainability Award
The Orange County Civic Center in Santa Ana recently was honored by a jury of architects, designers, and construction experts. The County Administration South Building received the 2021 Precast/Prestressed Concrete…
The drop in affordable housing fees has led to more development in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two new large, multifamily housing developments are moving forward thanks to the strategic efforts of the Santa Ana City Council to amend the Housing Opportunity Ordinance…
The Santa Ana City Council approves a DTSA mixed-use and hotel project
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Santa Ana City Council this week approved the construction of a 16-story residential and commercial tower and a 10-story hotel that will transform downtown Santa…
Santa Ana General Plan update and environmental impact report virtual meeting set for 9/14
What should the future of Santa Ana look like? What kind of housing and development should be constructed? What type of road improvements and transportation options do we need? How…
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The referendum to cancel the luxury apartments at 2525 N. Main St. has made it to a future ballot
The NIMBYs in north Santa Ana successfully collected 16,000 signatures - when they only needed 11,000 to qualify their ballot referendum against the proposed luxury apartment project at 2525 N.…
The cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove begin the selection process for a Willowick Master Developer
The Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove have begun a comprehensive evaluation of developer proposals to determine a Master Developer for the 100-acre Willowick Golf Course site. From April…
The City of Santa Ana is hosting a series of General Plan Land Use Community Workshops
Help Plan the City of Santa Ana’s Future / Ayude a Planificar el Futuro de la Ciudad de Santa Ana The City of Santa Ana Planning Division is hosting five…
The 2525 Main St. apartment development has been sent back to Planning
Last night's Public Hearing for the proposed luxury apartment development at 2525 Main St., in north Santa Ana, dragged on until midnight. As was the case at the last public…
Will Santa Ana’s residents benefit from the proposed housing development at 2525 Main St.?
One of our readers asked us recently what the financial benefits of the proposed 2525 Main St. Residential development would be to the people of Santa Ana. We carefully reviewed…
