The owners of DTSA’s ESports Arena caught red-handed mollifying the Trumpers
To the Owners of ESports /Santa Ana - Tyler Endres and Paul Ward Re: Make Cali Great Event at ESports “Summer of Conservatism” Note - a friend wrote this on Facebook but…
Savor Santa Ana set for September 16 in DTSA
Downtown Inc. presents: Savor Santa Ana on Friday, September 16, 2016 from 5:00 pm-9:00 pm. Savor Santa Ana is a fun night of friends and food. $10 gets you five tastings at your choice…
Downtown Santa Ana Street Breakfast set for June 12
Santa Ana Street Breakfast set for June 12 On Sunday, June 12th, 2016 a tasty meal that celebrates the resiliency and spirit of the Santa Ana community will be provided by your…
Sample DTSA’s food and drinks at return of Savor Santa Ana on July 23
Downtown Inc. presents Savor Santa Ana on Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Spurgeon St. (between 3rd and 4th), in Downtown Santa Ana. Savor Santa Ana lets you sample…
Is crime in Downtown Santa Ana being under-reported?
A friend of mine runs a small business in Downtown Santa Ana, over at what they now call the East End Promenade. The other day he saw a drug dealer…
Benavides apparently wants to keep bars in town open until 4 a.m.
Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides is apparently pushing for a modification to the City of Santa Ana's Proposed Alcohol and Entertainment Ordinance that I can at best call irresponsible and ridiculous. Click…
New Downtown business license tax will be split between hipsters and paisas
The Santa Ana City Council Monday night approved a new downtown business tax, replacing a controversial special property tax that had divided downtown businesses and brought the issue of gentrification…
Downtown Inc. still trying to control the next Santa Ana Farmer’s Market
Downtown Inc. is still trying to control the future of a proposed Farmer's Market in Santa Ana. They are hosting another community meeting to ponder the idea. Here is the…
How did a dog catcher end up running the Downtown S.A. restaurant assn.?
[caption id="attachment_30095" align="aligncenter" width="376"] Cleaning up caribou roadkill?[/caption] The loudest, crudest supporter of the Little Sparrow, at the Santa Ana Planning Commission meeting earlier this week, was a guy named…
Downtown Inc. steps in it again with Farmer’s Market idea
"A community forum Oct. 7, from 2 to 4 pm, in Santa Ana’s eclectic Artists Village could be an important litmus test for whether the controversial booster organization Downtown Inc.…
Saturday’s Santa Ana Art Walk to feature a summer Art & Music Festival
FIRST SATURDAYS ART WALK Join us every this Saturday, August 4, 2012, for the Downtown Santa Ana Art WalkArts, crafts and live entertainment centrally located at: Artists Village -…
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City Council to decide the fate of the Downtown PBID tax tonight
July 4 falls on a Wednesday this year but there will be fireworks early this week, at Monday night's Santa Ana City Council meeting, on July 2, at 5 pm,…
The O.C. Grand Jury agrees with Claudia Alvarez – the PBID must go!
The city of Santa Ana “appears to be in violation of state law” in the way it formed its downtown business improvement district, says a report released Thursday by the Orange County Grand…
Downtown Inc. sets annual meeting on 7/26 and seeks new board members
Downtown Inc Annual Meeting July 26th Thursday at 6:00 PM Downtown Inc., 305 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Santa Ana The Community Management District, Downtown Inc, has vacancies on the board.…
PBID to be reconsidered by the Santa Ana City Council in May
Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez tried her best to stop the PBID (a property tax in Downtown Santa Ana that is used largely to promote bars and restaurants…