A Knowlwood Restaurant on E. 7th Street in Santa Ana has closed, according to the O.C. Register.
In 1957, the husband and wife team of Roy and Fay Knowlton, together with Gene Wood, started a restaurant called Knowl-Wood at the old Orangewood Ranch in Anaheim, according to their Facebook page.
The company has remaining locations Anaheim Hills, Irvine and a cafe at the Santa Ana Zoo.
The Yelp reviews for the Santa Ana location were not good, including: Continue reading
Simply Sweet Cakes is now open in Santa Ana, at 2128 N Tustin Ave., Ste A. They offer freshly made cakes, cupcakes, pastries and coffee. They specialize in custom cakes, cookies, pastries and sweet treats for any event!
They will be having a Grand Opening on March 31st. There will be free samples to try out along with a free cupcake with $5 purchase on Grand Opening day. There will also be a $1 raffle to win a $50 cake for any day of the winner’s choosing. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Investigating Bicyclist vs. Vehicle Fatal/Hit & Run
Decedent – Pending Family Notification
On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at approximately 0033 hrs. the California Highway Patrol received a 911 call from a motorist reporting a male down in the street in the 400 block of E. Goetz Street. The call was transferred to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) who was dispatched to the area. Upon their arrival, OFCA personnel located a male covered with blood and subsequently pronounced him deceased at the scene at 0047 hrs. Continue reading
The parents at Northeast Santa Ana Little League (NESALL) will be conducting a protest today over the forced closure of their baseball fields by the SAUSD on Wednesday, March 21.
As we reported yesterday the SAUSD sent armed school police officers to stop the Little League games and ordered everyone, including about 60 baseball players, parents, friends and volunteers of the NESALL premises. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday March 23rd, 2018. It will begin at 9:30 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 2100 S Raitt Street, in the City of Santa Ana.
The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading
The victim of a Costa Mesa hit and run accident
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: Update: CMPD has arrested the suspect in the hit-and-run that occurred earlier today
The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) has arrested Pratiti Renee Mehta, 33, Costa Mesa, the suspect in the hit-and-run that left a cyclist injured this morning.
Costa Mesa police officers, along with the Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue, were dispatched to Bristol Street and Red Hill Avenue on March 20, 2018, at approximately 8:20 a.m., in response to a hit-and-run that left a cyclist on the roadway. The caller, who reported the incident, was with the 56-year-old male victim on the roadway when first responders arrived. Continue reading
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SAUSD School Police abruptly shut down the Northeast Santa Ana Little League (NESALL) today – traumatizing the innocent children who were playing baseball at the field located next to Sierra Preparatory Academy.
NESALL has been teaching kids baseball since 1954. While they stage baseball games at Portola and Cabrillo Parks their headquarters are at a field located next to Sierra Prepatory Academy, at 2021 N. Grand Ave. Continue reading
Jesus Canales, a 24-year-old man who gunned down a teenage rival gang member in Santa Ana and then fled to Mexico, where he was on the lam for five years, was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder, according to the O.C. Register.
Canales was charged on July 25, 2011, with one felony count of special circumstances first degree murder committed for a criminal street gang purpose and one felony count of street terrorism, with sentencing enhancements for criminal street gang activity and discharge of a firearm causing death. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 15CF2779
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A felon was convicted yesterday of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, who was waiting on a curb in line for Christmas presents at her elementary school.
Defendant: Raul Marin Martin, 59, Santa Ana
Found guilty by a jury today of: Continue reading
Public Invited to New OC Animal Care Facility Grand Opening
Santa Ana, Calif. (March 16, 2018) — Please join the County of Orange for a public, family-friendly grand opening of the new OC Animal Care facility in Tustin.
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: 1630 Victory Road, Tustin, CA 92782 Continue reading
On Thursday, March 22nd, Chairman Andrew Do’s Office will host the 2018 Central Orange County Job Fair. If you or anyone you know is looking for employment, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet local employers and submit resumes in-person.
The event will take place at the Garden Grove Community Center, located at 11300 Stanford Avenue, in Garden Grove, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Admission is free along with parking and professional resume critiques. A priority registration table will be available for veterans. Continue reading
By O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do
On Monday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors directed staff to use $70.5 million of Mental Health Services Act funds for supportive housing and shelter for our homeless.
The Board also directed staff to enter into contract with American Family Housing for a 12-unit unrestricted site that can accommodate homeless couples. Continue reading
The victim of today’s hit and run accident
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD seeking public’s help identifying driver in hit-and-run that left cyclist injured
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2018
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is seeking the public’s help identifying the driver involved in a hit-and-run that left a cyclist injured.
Today, March 20, 2018, at approximately 8:20 a.m., officers, along with the Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue, were dispatched to Bristol Street and Red Hill Avenue in response to a hit-and-run that left a cyclist on the roadway. The caller, who reported the incident, was with the 56-year-old male victim on the roadway when first responders arrived. Continue reading
Giovanni Arreguin, 18-years-old, has been identified as the man who was killed early on Saturday, March 17, when his car ran into a tree after veering off the roadway in Santa Ana’s Floral Park Neighborhood, according to the OC Coroner.
Arreguin was driving an unidentified vehicle eastbound on Santa Clara Ave., from Heliotrope Ave., at about 2:40 a.m. when his vehicle left the roadway and ran into a tree located on the south side of the 600 block of W. Santa Clara Ave., according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Suspect Arrested: Gregorio Rojas (44) Santa Ana
On 3/19/18, at approximately 8:00 PM, Gang Detectives conducted a traffic stop of an occupied vehicle in the area of 2900 W. 1st Street. When officers asked the driver if he had anything illegal the driver advised he had a hand grenade in the vehicle. The detectives observed an item, which appeared to be a modified pineapple grenade, on the front passenger seat. Continue reading