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:…
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…
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…
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…
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, April 20th, 2013. It will begin at 7:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 2400 W. 5th Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
Victim ID’ed: Martha Socorro Marin (22) Santa Ana
Officers responded to a residence in the 1000 block of South Austin for a reported shooting. Officers arrived to find a 30 year old woman who was unconscious and suffering from a small puncture wound to the upper chest. A 34 year old male at the scene advised officers, he had accidentally shot the woman in the chest with his BB rifle. Continue reading
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez had a total fit at this week’s City Council meeting, regarding the CDBG (Community Development Block Grants) funding that the city is applying for. These federal funds last year totalled $5.7 million. These funds are supposed to be used “to improve low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and eliminate blight,” according to the O.C. Register.
The irony is that Martinez has always voted for the CDBG funds as they have been presented to the Council – but now she is going off about past funding, including funding for a police helicopter that would have otherwise been grounded. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Homicide Detectives arrest suspect Jacob Davis (22) of Santa Ana.
Homicide Detectives located the suspect in the City of Orange. After his interview with Detectives Davis was booked into Santa Ana Jail for the charge of Attempted Murder. Bail is $500,000.
Summary: Tue, 4/16/13 23:29 hrs: Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Advisory:
SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES: Children’s Day/Book Day
SANTA ANA, CA (April 16, 2013) – As the nation’s population continues to become more diverse, Santa Ana Public Library will join hundreds of libraries across the country in celebration of Día de los niños/Día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day). The celebration, which will take place at the Main Library on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will showcase a variety of fun-filled activities and services for children and their families. Continue reading
Gold’s Gym Santa Ana Grand Opening Community Carnival
Come celebrate the opening of Gold’s Gym of Santa Ana at our Community Carnival, on Saturday, April 20, from 11 am to 5 pm, at 1945 East 17th Street, in Santa Ana. Open to the public! Call (714) 558-9700 or email tbaca@goldsgymla.com if you have any questions.
We will kick off the festivities with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. The party will continue with a community carnival featuring complimentary food, prize giveaways every hour, live DJs, dance performances, puppet shows, face painters, balloon twisters, magicians, photo booth, caricature artist, among various other activities. Open to the local community, the carnival will be held until 5 p.m. This is also the last day for new members to take advantage of a no enrollment fee and the first month of gym membership free. Continue reading
Rancho Santiago Community College District, Press Release
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2013
Contact: Judy Iannaccone, Director, Communications, (714) 480-7503, iannaccone_judy@rsccd.edu
Santa Ana College Book of the Year Events Feature Performance of Acclaimed NAACP Award-Winning One-Woman Show “Oh, Yes She Did!” on April 24
(Santa Ana)—During this academic year, students, staff, and faculty members at Santa Ana College (SAC) have read and discussed the 2012-2013 Book of the Year, The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Written in 2009, The Help is the story of African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s.
SAC faculty have included the novel, its themes and civil rights-related topics in their coursework and class discussions. The year-long emphasis will culminate with the following four events slated for this spring: Continue reading
On 4-17-13 at approximately 12:30 pm a Ford Expedition, driven by a male Hispanic, approximately 50 years of age, was in involved in a minor accident in the area of First and Bristol, with a privately operated school bus. After the collision with the school bus, the Ford Expedition veered off the road, and into the “Big K’s Burger” restaurant, striking three patrons inside the restaurant.
One of the persons struck by the vehicle was momentarily trapped under the vehicle. He was subsequently treated at the scene by fire personnel and transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. The other victims were not seriously injured. There were no injuries reported on the school bus. The investigation is ongoing. Continue reading
In partnership with Northgate Market, Susan G. Komen Orange County is promoting breast health amongst the Latina community throughout the months of April and May. Komen Orange County will first provide sign-ups for free on-site mammography in each city, followed by on-site mammography screenings to eligible individuals at Northgate Markets in La Habra, Santa Ana and Anaheim/Buena Park.
Latina women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage and are therefore at increased risk of dying from the disease. Regular mammography screening, beginning at age 40, is the best tool for detecting breast cancer early. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2013
Contact: Audra Fishel, 714-834-3440, Audra.Fishel@ocgov.com
Board of Supervisors Appoints Jan Grimes as Orange County Auditor-Controller
SANTA ANA, CA— Supervisor Shawn Nelson, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, today announced the appointment of Jan Grimes to the position of Orange County Auditor-Controller. Jan Grimes will continue her service to the County with her extensive background as being the current Chief Deputy Auditor-Controller.
“We commenced a search because Jan originally wasn’t interested in the elected position. The benefits of being an elected are not as good as being a staff executive, but Jan made the decision we wouldn’t have asked her to make. Her unique status maintains continuity, yet still allows the idea of a selection to take place without any candidate given the unfair advantage of incumbency,” said Nelson. Continue reading
Summary: Tue, 4/16/13 23:29hrs
Officer responded to the apartment complex in the 600 block of west 3rd Street reference a stabbing just accord. Officers located the victim, a male Hispanic in his 20’s, who resides at this apartment with two female roommates. At approximately 2325 hours, the suspect a male friend of one of the female roommates entered the apartment and tried to contact the female resident. The suspect is described as male White, 20’s was believed to be extremely intoxicated and scaring the female resident. The victim tried to intervene and asked the suspect to leave. The suspect grabbed a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times in the upper torso before fleeing on foot. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 11ZF0127: April 16, 2013
SANTA ANA – A woman faces trial tomorrow for torturing a man, with whom she had a romantic relationship, by cutting off his penis after tying him to his bed following an argument. Catherine Kieu, 50, Garden Grove, is charged with one felony count of torture, one felony count of aggravated mayhem, and a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a knife. If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison with the possibility of parole. Opening statements are expected to begin tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in Department C-30, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading
We want to take this opportunity to Invite you to Chamber member, MacFadden Executive Suites in Santa Ana.
They are hosting a mixer at their facilities this Wednesday, April 17 with delicious appetizers and wine.
Network with the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Santa Ana Chamber Commerce and Hong Kong Suppliers and Hong Kong Manufacturers. Continue reading
Join the new owners of our local fast food restaurant Chick-fil-a and Santa Ana Chamber Ambassadors as we celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and small reception for one of our newest Chamber members!
Chick-fil-A
3601 S. Bristol St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Date: 4/16/2013, from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Continue reading
Bacerra at the podium
Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides, who failed badly in his attempt to beat Mayor Miguel Pulido last year, is trying to appoint planning consultant Phil Bacerra to the Santa Ana Planning Commission, according to the City Council’s agenda for tonight’s meeting.
Bacerra is no doubt qualified for this position but his presence on the Planning Commission would be a major conflict of interest. His company, Jacaranda Enterprises, was retained by Downtown Inc., the non profit that oversaw the spending of the PBID tax proceeds in Downtown Santa Ana, according to his contract, to: Continue reading