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 Orange County Taxpayers Association PAC has dropped a mailer in support of Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido into local mailboxes today. The mailer touts Pulido’s record of “restoring Santa Ana’s fiscal health without raising taxes.” Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Traffic Collision Investigation
On 10/22/12, 1325 hours, officers responded to an injury traffic collision near the intersection of MacArthur and Harbor Blvd. It was reported that a motorcyclist was still lying in the street.
When Officers arrived, it was determined that the motorcyclist was the only party involved. The investigation concluded the motorcyclist was traveling at approximately 30 MPH when he had just changed lanes behind a vehicle that stopped suddenly. The motorcyclist braked and laid down his bike to avoid the vehicle and was then thrown from the bike. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT on Friday, October 26th, 2012
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, October 26th, 2012. It will begin at 7:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1000 E. Fourth Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Councilmen Benavides & Sarmiento Are Bad for Labor and for Business!
I wrote previously about how Council Members Benavides and Sarmiento didn’t share with the Orange County Labor leaders that they did a ton of contracting out to private companies this year, like street sweeping, parking enforcement, and emergency medical transportation – killing hundreds of union jobs. But they were given the labor endorsement by the failed political labor staff over at the OC Labor Federation, Teferi Gebre and Julio Perez, who didn’t review their anti-labor voting records. Continue reading
Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez is hosting a major fundraiser this Thursday October 25th, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM, at 302 French Street, in Santa Ana. Alvarez is running for Area 5 of the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Board of Trustees. Click here to see the event invitation.
RSVP by calling 714-543-2980 or send an email to alvarez4education@gmail.com.
Alvarez is endorsed by: Continue reading
Another scandal has erupted at the Santa Ana Unified School District as evidence has come to light indicating that the SAUSD has spent thousands of dollars on scanners for their warehouse – and the scanners don’t work!
Apparently SAUSD employees have been told to carry the scanners in the warehouse even though this equipment still doesn’t work. Continue reading
Does Santa Ana need a major park space or a Golf Course?
By: Shane Barrows
The City of Santa Ana is in dire need of open park space. Our city does not have nearly enough park space for our residents to enjoy the outdoors. Not too many residents know about a quietly kept secret. The City of Santa Ana owns some of the land that the Riverview Golf Course is currently occupying! The golf course is a large piece land that stretches from 17th Street all the way to the 22 freeway along the riverbed. It is full of plush green grass, a man-made lake, and has pre-existing trails. It sits on a total of 114 acres, with 21 of those acres in the city of Orange. The remaining 93 acres are in Santa Ana, with 32 acres belonging to Santa Ana and 61 acres belonging to the Orange County Flood Control District. Continue reading
North East Santa Ana Little League® 2013 Season Baseball Sign-Ups
(Boys & Girls 4-16 years old born between May 1, 1996 and April 30, 2009.)
Walk-up Registration Dates: Continue reading
Santa Ana’s NJB – National Junior Basketball, is registering players now for youth basketball for boys and girls, K-8, December through February. You can walk up and register on 10/25/2012 at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Memorial Park, by the Football Snack Bar. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2012
Contact: Deidra Powell Chief Communications Officer, 714-558-5555 – Office, 714-673-4995 – Cell
CITY OF SANTA ANA AND SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW JOINT-USE COMMUNITY CENTER/MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM AND SCHOOL CLASSROOM PROJECT AT GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Continue reading
Media Contact: Cynthia Adair, 714.633.1442, cadair@fairhavenmemorial.com
FAIRHAVEN MEMORIAL PARK’S
“Dia de los Muertos”
Santa Ana, CA — Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary will host its Dia de los Muertos Service at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 2nd at the North Gardens Pavillion in Fairhaven Memorial Park.
Dia de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead) is a celebration of the lives of those who have passed, honoring the dead with art, music, altars, and plenty of smiles and is held on November 2, when tradition says the souls of departed loved ones return to partake of the offerings (flowers, candles, food and drink) set out for them on ofrendas by families and friends. The Day of the Dead is considered a day of celebration, instead of mourning. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert:
Grand Opening of the City’s First Exercise Park
SANTA ANA, CA – (October 23, 2012) – The
City of Santa Ana, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency proudly announces the opening of a new exercise park in the Madison Park Neighborhood. On October 27, 2012, at 9 a.m. a Ribbon Cutting ceremony will take place at this exciting new park, which is located, adjacent to the very popular Pacific Electric bike trail. This new .41-acre park is located on Maple Street just north of Occidental Street. As you are biking, walking or running south on the Pacific Electric trail, you will find this new oasis of health just south of Edinger Ave. The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m., where light refreshments will be served and a drawing will be held for a new bike. Continue reading
The OC Weekly has posted a very disturbing new post about the widening food safety scandal at the Santa Ana Unified School District. This time an insider at the SAUSD has alleged that food that should have been recalled, due to the threat of salmonella, was possibly served to our kids! We previously posted about the SAUSD’s disposal of hundreds of pounds of food here.
Here are a few excerpts from the new OC Weekly article:
On October 10, school districts across the country (including Santa Ana Unified) received a letter from David Thomas, vice president of quality assurance at J.M. Smuckers. In it, he warned customers that the company was pulling packages of the company’s Unscrutables peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made specifically for public-school lunches due to possible salmonella contamination, and urged districts who had already received such packages to do the same immediately. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert:
Voter Registration Deadline and Popular Drive-Thru Services Return
SANTA ANA, CA (October 21, 2012) – The deadline to register to vote in the November 6, 2012 Presidential Election is Monday, October 22, 2012. In an effort to provide greater flexibility for citizens to participate in the election, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will remain open until midnight on the 22nd to provide drive-thru voting and registration. Continue reading
FREE FLU VACCINATIONS AVAILABLE EVERY THURSDAY
(Santa Ana) – The Health Care Agency is offering a walk-in clinic that will provide free seasonal flu vaccinations to persons 6 months of age and older every Thursday. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated each year. “While flu season in Orange County usually peaks at the end of December or beginning of January, it is not unusual to begin seeing influenza cases reported early in the season and it is not too early to get vaccinated,” said Dr. David Nunez, Family Health Medical Director. Continue reading