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Santa Ana’s playgrounds, volleyball courts and tennis courts to close
March 31, 2020 - Civic Affairs, Disease, Emergencies, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Santa Ana, Sports, Youth Activities - No Comments

The City of Santa Ana is closing its playgrounds, volleyball courts and tennis courts beginning Wednesday, April 1, in order to prevent gatherings and protect the public from COVID-19. The City has already shuttered its enclosed parks, recreation and other facilities and canceled all programs and classes except the take-out senior meals program. Those include:…

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The County of Orange has launched an Economic & Business Recovery Call Center
March 31, 2020 - Business, Disease, Emergencies, Orange County, Santa Ana - No Comments

Effective March 30, Orange County Community Services has implemented a call center to meet the needs of businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Economic & Business Recovery Call Center will offer information and resources to help Orange County businesses navigate the current economic climate. These resources will support businesses with challenges such…

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Santa Ana businesses can get help from a Small Business Incentive Grant
March 31, 2020 - Business, Civic Affairs, Emergencies, Santa Ana - No Comments

The City of Santa Ana is offering a grant of $2,500 to $5,000 for Santa Ana-based microenterprises through the Santa Ana Small Business Incentive Program. Applicants must qualify for the Small Business Incentive Grant. Details are available at www.santa-ana.org/SBIP. Eligibility Qualifications The program provides a reimbursement grant for eligible businesses on a first-come, first-served basis. Grant…

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Understanding Santa Ana’s moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures
March 31, 2020 - Business, Disease, Emergencies, Housing, Real Estate, Santa Ana - No Comments

The City of Santa Ana has created webpages in English, Spanish and Vietnamese to help residential and commercial tenants understand the City and State moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webpages include frequently asked questions, a sample letter that renters can use to advise their landlord of their inability to pay…

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Portion of I-405 to shut down for planned Bridge Bash from August 17-18

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 6, 2013

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713 or (949) 547-9672 , Ted Nguyen (714) 560-5334 or (949) 637-6836

I-405 Full Shutdown Planned For ‘Bridge Bash’

Freeway will close for 20 hours Aug.17-18 between I-605 and Valley View Street in Orange County

ORANGE – The San Diego Freeway (I-405) is scheduled to be fully closed in both directions from 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 through 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18, between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) and Valley View Street in Westminster.

The 20-hour full freeway closure is necessary so crews can demolish the bridge linking the southbound I-405 to eastbound Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) as part of the West County Connectors project. Construction of a new connector bridge was completed late last month and is now being used by drivers. Continue reading→

New City Manager’s huge contract blows up in the local media

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The Santa Ana City Council’s incredibly ridiculous decision to make their new City Manager, David Cavazos, a multi-millionaire (when you add in his six figure pension from the City of Phoenix) has backfired in a big way – exploding on the airwaves of our local radio and TV stations. Arizona City Council candidate Keogh Parks piled on too, at a City Council candidates’ forum, according to KJZZ News.

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City of Santa Ana touts their Building Codes

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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: City’s Building Code Effectiveness Promotes Safety, Saves Money

SANTA ANA, CA (August 8, 2013) – The Insurance Services Office (ISO), a leading advisor to property and casualty insurance companies, in its latest review gave the City’s building code program high marks for adopting and implementing state-of-the-art building codes to protect the safety of people who visit, work or live in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

O.C. Crime Lab Press Conference and Media Tour set for 8/14

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For Immediate Release: August 8, 2013

Orange County Crime Lab Press Conference and Media Tour

WHAT: In celebration of National Forensic Science Week, the Orange County Crime Lab (OCCL) is opening its doors to the media. Established in 1948, the OCCL is among the 25 largest crime labs in the nation. It is highly-regarded in the forensic community with state-of-the-art technology. With 135 staff members, the lab processing approximately 50,000 items of evidence each year. Continue reading→

Santa Ana public Strategic Planning Forum set for August 10

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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: The City of Santa Ana Invites Community Members to a Strategic Planning Community Forum

Creating Our Future

SANTA ANA, CA (July 26, 2013) – The City of Santa Ana invites community members to an upcoming STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMUNITY FORUM.

Saturday, August 10, 2013, from  9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Southwest Senior Center, located at  2201 W. McFadden Avenue
in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Why did the City Council agree to make the new City Manager a millionaire?

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It is very hard to understand why the Santa Ana City Council would offer a contract to our new City Manager, David Cavazos, that will essentially make him a millionaire.  What were they thinking?

Consider that in Santa Ana the per capita income, was $15,243 in 2010 and while it is projected to increase to $16,383 by 2015, according to the City of Santa Ana, the per capita income in California, is $29,634 and the per capita income in Orange County is $34,416, according to the U.S. Census. Continue reading→

New Santa Ana City Manager is set to be a multi-millionaire

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New Santa Ana City Manager Will Get Big Salary and Pension

By ADAM ELMAHREK, Voice of OC

In addition to more than $550,000 in compensation in the coming year from Santa Ana, new City Manager David Cavazos is also set to begin collecting a six-figure annual pension from Phoenix, according to a report in the Arizona Republic newspaper.

The 53-year-old Cavazos worked at Phoenix City Hall for 26 years and was city manager for the last four, which puts him in line for an annual pension of at least $130,000, which means that his income in the coming year will at minimum be close to $700,000 and perhaps significantly higher. Continue reading→

The OC Labor Fed will host a Town Hall for Immigration Reform on 8/12

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The Orange County Labor Federation is hosting a Town Hall for Immigration Reform on August 12, 2013, at the West Coast Christian Tabernacle, located at 309 N. Main St., on the Second Floor, in Santa Ana, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

They will untangle what the current bill means for our communities. They will discuss reform that includes a pathway to citizenship and keeps families together.

Invited guests include the following Members of Congress: Continue reading→

US Dept. of Ed sanctions against 42 SAUSD low performing schools lifted

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The U.S. Department of Education has suspended sanctions against 42 academically struggling Santa Ana Unified schools, after approving an unprecedented waiver of No Child Left Behind requirements for eight California school districts on Tuesday, according to the O.C. Register.

School districts in San Francisco, Oakland and six other California cities were granted the same reprieve.  The waiver, granted by the Obama administration, means the districts will no longer be required to label low-performing schools as failures and require that they make staffing or other changes in hopes of boosting test scores, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Continue reading→

OC Health Care Agency reports the first 2013 case of Human West Nile Virus

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Orange County Health Care Agency, Press Release

ORANGE COUNTY REPORTS FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE OF 2013

(Santa Ana) – A Cypress female in her sixties has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, becoming the County’s first human WNV infection in 2013. This is the 15th human case of WNV reported in California. The woman was admitted to the hospital in July with symptoms of West Nile Virus, and is now at home recovering.

In 2012, there were 48 reported human infections of West Nile Virus and two WNV related deaths reported in Orange County. Continue reading→

SAPD to host National Night Out at Rosita Park on August 6

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SAPD Advisory: Police Department “NATIONAL NIGHT OUT” Tuesday, August 6, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 pm Rosita Park – 706 N Newhope (Newhope/Hazard),

Santa Ana Police Department  Presents: NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

National Night Out is an event designed to heighten crime and drug prevention and awareness. It is a national event focusing on neighborhood spirit and police/community partnerships with an emphasis: “America’s Night Out Against Crime”
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