Assemblyman Tom Daly won’t be getting a free pass in the June primary election after all! Santa Ana Unified School District Trustee Cecilia “Ceci” Iglesias will be challenging him as will a lady I never heard of named Sherry Walker.
Iglesias was the top vote-getter when she ran for the SAUSD School Board in 2012. She previously gathered 10,000 nominating signatures when she ran for Congress as an independent in 2010. She is now a Republican. Continue reading
City of Santa, Downtown Orange County
Community Alert: Santa Ana’s Water Ranked Nation’s Best Tasting On Tap
SANTA ANA, CA (March 5, 2014) – The City of Santa Ana announced today it received the prestigious distinction of producing the best tasting and highest quality tap water in the nation. The City received the gold award in the “Best Municipal Water” category at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Festival, an accredited competition that attracts water submissions from all over the world each year.
“We are thrilled to receive the nation’s top honor in our category this year and continue a strong record of high quality, award winning water,” commented Councilmember Vince Sarmiento, who also serves on the Orange County Water District’s (OCWD) Board of Directors. Continue reading
Celebrate the 6th Annual Children’s Day/Book Day with a special “Buy One, Get One Free” Book Sale from Scholastic.
Buy one item, get another item at same or lower price FREE!
Saturday, April 26, 2014, from 10:30 am-3:00 pm Continue reading
County of Orange and Discovery Science Center Present 2014 Eco Challenge Poster Contest
Celebrate Orange County’s 125th anniversary. Step up to bat for a sustainable Eco Future!
The challenge invites boys and girls between the ages of eight and fourteen (8-14) to use their imagination and get creative in designing a unique eco-themed poster. In celebration of the 125th anniversary of the County of Orange, the County is looking for young artists to create artwork demonstrating what the next 125 years will look like if we take the Eco Challenge and work toward a sustainable future.
“The County was pleased to introduce the Eco Challenge poster contest last year and the winners were thrilled with the Angels Bat Kid experience. This year, we’re excited about the theme that focuses on the future in honor of the County’s past,” said First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen. “I look forward to seeing the talent of our local youth.” Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Community Alert: Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection for Santa Ana Residents
SANTA ANA, CA (March 5, 2014) – On Saturday, March 8, 2014, the City of Santa Ana is sponsoring a free Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event at Saddleback High School. Residents may transport up to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of waste per visit. Proof of residency is required utilizing a California driver’s license, water bill, or utility bill. HHW materials are toxic. Please transport them carefully and refer to the attached graphic for a list of accepted items.
HHW Collection Event Info: Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Second suspect in felony hit and run arrested
On Monday March 3 at 4:10 PM a 14-year-old girl was crossing against the red traffic signal and tried to run between two vehicles at the intersection of Bristol Street at 17th Street. She was hit by two vehicles, and both drivers left the scene. Adan Camacho (32) Santa Ana, the driver of a truck who first struck the victim never stopped to render aid. Officers eventually arrested and booked Camacho for felony hit-and-run, thanks to a Good Samaritan who followed the suspects truck and directed officers to the vehicle. Continue reading
Patrick D.Yrarrázaval-Correa
Planning commissioners have moved forward with a plan to build houses on the old Sexlinger property, and to save the century-old farmhouse and to preserve 10 orange trees of the more than 200 on the property, according to the O.C. Register.
But one Planning Commissioner voted against the compromise. Patrick Yrarrazaval, a Principal at the SAUSD’s Valley High School, spoke in favor of the conservancy’s 50/50 alternative as he voted against the compromise.
“I ask the question to the applicants, how much money do the two schools need to fulfill the desires of Martha Sexlinger?” Yrarrazaval said. Continue reading
A group of 15 former Santa Ana firefighters who now work for the OC Fire Authorityat Station 45 in Rancho Santa Margarita designed a t-shirt to raise funds for a memorial was intended to express pride in their own team, but now it’s being criticized as insensitive, according to ABC News.
The T-shirt shows Fire Engine 45 surrounded by figures with baggy clothing, a pit bull, a tamale stand, with a caption that reads: “There goes the neighborhood,” with “Rancho Santa Ana” written on top. Continue reading
A Job Fair will be conducted today, Wednesday, March 5, from 9 am to 12 noon, at Goodwill of Orange County, located at 410 N. Fairview, in Santa Ana.
Goodwill is looking for honest, friendly, customer service minded individuals, committed to representing them in the cmmunity. They are looking for courteous individuals who are able to work independently and able to perform daily tasks related to retail sales operations, including processing donations and merchandise from the community and having the ability to operate a cash register. Continue reading
Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Deidra Powell, Chief Communications Officer
(714) 558-5555 Office
(714) 673-4995 Mobile
Media Advisory: Carr Intermediate children to shave their heads to conquer childhood cancers! March 18, 2014
Event: Students and teachers will BRAVE the SHAVE and go BALD during their Fourth Annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fundraising event. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation sponsors head-shaving events around the world by asking the simple question: How much money would you donate to conquer kids’ cancers to see me shave my head? Volunteer barbers donate their time and participants raise funds and then sit back and have their heads shaved in solidarity with kids who have been diagnosed with cancer. Continue reading
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Contact: Reginald Durant, Executive Director, Back to Natives Restoration, (949) 509-4787
BACK TO NATIVES TO HOST NATIVE PLANT FOOD & MEDICINE WORKSHOP
Craig Torres, descendant of the indigenous Tongva, will demonstrate methods for using California’s native rose
SANTA ANA, Calif., March 4, 2014 – Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit public charity, is hosting a native plant food and medicine workshop on March 22nd from 10 AM-12 PM. Craig Torres, a descendant of the Native American Tongva people who inhabited the Los Angeles Basin, will share his knowledge by demonstrating his methods for using native plants as food and natural remedies. Register and prepay at backtonatives.org, Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Community Alert: City Announces Housing Authority Relocation to First Floor of City Hall
SANTA ANA, CA (March 4, 2014) – Effective March 3, 2014, the Santa Ana Housing Authority has been relocated to the first floor of City Hall. This relocation affirms the City’s commitment to enhancing customer service by centralizing the service location areas that are most commonly used by the public on the first floor of City Hall and the Ross Annex. Continue reading
Santa Ana’s 10Ten Church, formally known as First Baptist of Santa Ana, is hosting an Ash Wednesday Service on March 5, at 6:30 pm. This will be a combined service with the congregation from Irvine’s Newsong Church.
The Ash Wednesday Service will be a night of worship and prayer in preparation for the Lenten Season. Continue reading
A 14-year-old girl who darted across a Santa Ana street in front of traffic was hit by two vehicles, and both drivers left the scene. One of the drivers has been arrested, but police are still searching for the other driver, according to ABC News.
A witnessed followed him from the scene and called police; he was arrested. The driver was identified as Adan Camacho, 32, of Santa Ana. He was booked into jail for felony hit-and-run and driving without a valid license, according to KTLA News. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Details: On Monday, March 3rd, 2014 at 5:10 am, patrol officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Susan Street and Central Avenue. The vehicles involved were red 1992 Toyota single cab pickup truck and a 2010 International commercial tractor, pulling a loaded 37-foot trailer. The vehicles collided head-on. Continue reading