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Free ham radio class for Santa Ana CERT members

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Ham Radio

Here is an announcement from the Santa Ana Fire Department, regarding their CERT (Community Emergency Response Team ) program.  This is a great FREE program that trains residents to help out in big emergencies, such as earthquakes.  This announcement regards a new program to train CERT programs to become Ham Radio operators.

Santa Ana CERT members :

The Ham Radio Service plays an important part in disaster communications . When cellular systems overload , Ham Radio is ON THE AIR .

Our City of Santa Ana has a well trained , and active , Ham Radio group , called Santa Ana Response Team . They are credentialed Disaster Service Workers , and you are invited to Join ! Continue reading→

State Senator Lou Correa accepting applications for “Young Senators”

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Lou Correa and UCI students

Applications are now available for State Senator Lou Correa’s Young Senators Program.

High School Students in the 34th District (Anaheim, Buena Park, Stanton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Fullerton, & Westminster) can learn about Senator Correa’s Young Senators Program!

It’s a wonderful program filled with informational seminars about youth empowerment and leadership and community service events that teach our kids about giving back to our community. Continue reading→

Com-Link meeting to feature Santa Ana’s Parks and Rec Director

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Youth Master Plan

The Com-Link meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. will focus Santa Ana’s Youth Master Plan. Guest speaker – Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director of the City of Santa Ana’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency.

Click here to read the meeting flier.  Click here to read a draft of Mouet’s proposed Youth Master Plan.

The Communication Linkage Forum strives to promote positive leadership, community participation, unity and pride in all neighborhoods by improving the quality of life in Santa Ana “block-by-block.”  Santa Ana has 63 recognized neighborhoods as illustrated on the attached map. Continue reading→

Let’s Bring Homeboy Industries To Santa Ana

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One of the issues that has long plagued our community is that of gang violence.  While the terrific men and women of the Santa Ana Police Department have done all they can to combat the issue the real answers lie not in law enforcement but rather in economic development and opportunity.  That is why I am suggesting that we reach out to Father Greg Boyle and bring Homeboy Industries to Santa Ana.

The motto used by Homeboy Industries is, “Nothing stops a bullet like a job”.  I could not agree more.  With Santa Ana being the youngest city in the nation we really need to do all we can to bring some sort of economic opportunity and hope to the young people in the community.  Father Boyle has proven that he can get this done in some of the most depressed neighborhoods in East Los Angeles and I think with his support and guidance we can get it done here in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana to launch new “Bank on Santa Ana” program on Thursday

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Matricular Consular Card

Santa Ana residents will now be able to open bank accounts even if this is the only type of I.D. they have

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has announced a public briefing about what he is calling “Bank on Santa Ana.”  The event will be held at the Santa Ana Police Department’s Community Room on Thursday, Sep. 10, from 1 to 3 pm.

The meeting will be attended by representatives of Gov. Schwarzenegger and other community based organizations.

The city sent out an email message that provided further background regarding this program: Continue reading→

Santa Ana’s female athletes honored at City Council meeting

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Surfing Champ Courtney Conlogue and Councilwoman Michele Martinez

Surfing Champ Courtney Conlogue and Councilwoman Michele Martinez

The Santa Ana City Council honored a great many good people at tonight’s City Council meeting.  Amongst them were several notable female athletes.

Councilmember Michele Martinez gave a certificate of recognition to Santa Ana resident Courtney Conologue, who recently won the Hurley U.S. Open Women’s Surfing Champtionship in Huntington Beach.

Martinez also recognized Santa Ana resident Julie Kindstrand for taking first place at the World Cup Skateboarding Pro Tech Pool Party.  (See the pictures below). Continue reading→

Santa Ana City Council to honor New Santa Ana blog co-editor Sean Mill tonight

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Sean Mill

The Santa Ana City Council will honor New Santa Ana blog co-editor Sean Mill at tonight’s City Council meeting

The Santa Ana City Council will be honoring our co-editor Sean Mill at tonight’s City Council meeting, which starts at 6 pm, at the Council Chambers, located at 20 Civic Center Plaza.  Councilman Sal Tinajero will be presenting Mill with a Certificate of Recognition.

Mill was appointed to the Santa Ana Planning Commission by Tinajero in January of 2007, and he recently resigned. Mill will be focusing his efforts on helping to build this new blog, amongst other community projects. Continue reading→