There were 20 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.
Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading
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Man who murdered a Santa Ana man with an axe handle convicted
Jorge Santiago Avalos
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 09ZF0058: October 18, 2013
MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING ANOTHER MAN BY HITTING HIM IN HEAD AND FACE WITH AXE HANDLE
*Defendant fled the scene in victim’s car and was later arrested for DUI
SANTA ANA – A man was convicted today of murdering another man by hitting him in the head and face with the handle of an axe before fleeing the scene in the victim’s car. Jorge Santiago Avalos, 27, was found guilty by a jury of one felony count of murder and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison at his sentencing Dec. 20, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-30, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. This was a re-trial of the case where a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in April 2012. Continue reading
Free Theatre-making workshop on singing set for Tuesday, at Dialogue/Diálogos
Dialogue/Diálogos invites Santa Ana to a Free Theatre-Making Workshop on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm., at Latino Health Access, located at 450 W 4th St, Suite 130, in Santa Ana.
Space Limited, Sign Up Today. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S92VQSJ. No experience necessary.
Introduction to Singing
Instructora: Diana Burbano
Ages / Edades: 12+ Continue reading
There were 14 crimes reported on Saturday, Oct. 19
There were 14 crimes reported on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.
Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading
Please donate to the Santa Ana 2013 Noche de Altares event
If you have enjoyed the Annual Noche de Altares (Day of the Dead) event in Santa Ana, or are planning on attending this event this year, please consider donating to the effort, at this link. It is my understanding that the organizers need at least $1,000 more in contributions.
Noche de Altares in Santa Ana started in 2002 as a Dia de Muertos celebration organized for and by the community, including artists, students, families and community based organizations. Dia de Muertos is a community celebration with precolombian origins that exists throughout MesoAmerica and throughout the globe in different manifestations. It is a celebration and remembrance of those who have past one but continue to be present through their memory. That first year we had several altares and a couple hundred people. Continue reading
Celebrate Halloween with a free comic book from a local comic book shop
Celebrate Halloween at Comic Book Shops!
Visit a participating local comic book store this weekend, Oct. 26 and 27, and get one of 22 free comic books – including Batman, Spider-Man Thor and Sesame Street – at Halloween ComicFest 2013.
Your local comic book specialty shop is a great destination for the latest Halloween and horror pop-culture products and merchandise: from comics and graphic novels to costumes, toys and more! Plus, each shop has great Halloween events planned, so make sure you find your closest destination and come in and see what haunts your local comic book shop!
Local participating comic book stores include: Continue reading
Santa Ana Little Leagues now operating under open boundaries
It isa new day for Santa Ana Little League as Little League District 30 has granted Santa Ana’s Little Leagues permission to run a trial program this year that will create open boundaries in our city. That means your child will be able to sign up at the Santa Ana Little League of your choice! District 30’s Santa Ana boundaries run from East of Santa Ana River to the 55 Freeway South of the 22 Freeway & North of the 405 Freeway.
This is likely a reaction to the Pony League that set up shot in Santa Ana last year. They too can recruit players from all over the city and they have pilfered the ranks of our local Little Leagues.
Here are the Little Leagues in Santa Ana and their contact info: Continue reading
There were 28 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Friday, Oct. 18
There were 28 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, according to our friends at CrimeMapping.
Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading
City and SAUSD to celebrate Willard Joint-Use facility on 10/21
City of Santa Ana Community Alert: City and Santa Ana School District to Celebrate Willard Joint-Use Recreation Facilities with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
SANTA ANA, CA (October 18, 2013) – With an innovate approach to provide new recreational facilities to students and the community, the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Unified School District will celebrate the opening of a Joint-Use Recreational Facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at Willard Intermediate School, located at 1342 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA.
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City launches mobile computer lab to survey us
City of Santa Ana Community Alert: City launches mobile computer lab tour this weekend to encourage community survey participation
SANTA ANA, CA (October 18, 2013) – At the City Council’s direction, staff has launched an online computer survey as part of the 5-year Strategic Planning process. In an effort to encourage resident participation, a mobile computer lab will be used in select neighborhoods over the weekend with several internet ready computers.
The City Council wants your input so please join us at one of the stops to complete the community survey. If you have already completed the survey pass this information to your friends so that the City Council has a good understanding of the community’s needs as they develop the 5-year Strategic Plan. Help us create our future!
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SAPD arrests 42-year old man for lewd acts with minor he met on Facebook
On 10/17/13, Santa Ana Police Officers were dispatched to Carr Intermediate to investigate a possible child molestation. The investigation revealed that the now 13-year-old Jane Doe had been “friended” through Facebook by a 42-year-old male when she was age 12. The suspect identified as Manuel Arevalo Parada (Santa Ana) communicated with the victim on Facebook until four months ago. At that time the suspect arranged to discreetly meet with the victim on multiple occasions and engaged in lewd conduct with her over a 3-4 month period. Continue reading
O.C. Sheriff’s Department receives grant for countywide DUI enforcement effort
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 647 7042/Gail Krause (714) 647-1840
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Receives Grant for County-Wide DUI Enforcement Campaign
SANTA ANA, CA – (October 18, 2013) – Drunk and drugged driving remains the number one killer on our roadways with 774 deaths and over 24,000 injuries. The “Avoid the 13” DUI Task Force will be combating this deadly problem through DUI enforcement efforts in Orange County. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be administering a recent $114,232 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to cover DUI enforcement operations within the department’s 13 contract cities. Continue reading
Santora Arts building sold to a Newport Beach resident who supports the arts
The Santora Arts Building, the iconic Spanish Colonial style building that anchors Santa Ana’s downtown Artists Village, has been sold to Newport Beach resident Jack Jakosky, according to the Voice of OC.
Jakosky said in a brief interview that he wants to rekindle the building’s art scene, which has been declining in recent years as other businesses fill studios vacated by artists. Continue reading
There were 30 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Thursday, Oct. 17
There were 30 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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Food Truck Fare Halloween Foodtacular set for 10/30 at the OC Fair Center
No Tricks, Just Treats at the Food Truck Fare Halloween Foodtacular at the OC Fair & Event Center
Costa Mesa, Calif. (October 16, 2013) – For the second year, the OC Fair & Event Center is turning its regular, weekly Food Truck Fare Wednesday (After Dark) into the Halloween Foodtacular on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 with the regular round-up of gourmet food truck fare, a DJ playing ghoulish grooves, a cash bar with “spirits” for adults 21+ and trick-or-treating truck to truck for kids. Family-friendly costumes are welcomed.
The howling good time will be held in front of the Pacific Amphitheatre Box Office the night before Halloween on Wednesday, October 30 from 5:30-9 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Enter through Gate 1 off Fair Drive. Continue reading