City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
SANTA ANA, CA (March 26, 2014) – Due to construction projects in the area, westbound 17th Street between Main and Broadway is reduced to one lane until tomorrow after 5 p.m. Cal Trans has also advised that the Broadway off ramp from the 5 freeway has been shut down and traffic is being diverted to the Main Street off ramp. These projects are creating heavy traffic congestion and motorists are asked to use alternate routes.
A water main break at the 700 block of Pomona Street near South Parton Street sent water gushing down the streets in a Santa Ana neighborhood early Friday morning around 1:40 a.m., according to ABC News.
Santa Ana police and Orange County Fire responded to the scene, but were initially unable to shut off the broken main. Public Works officials were eventually able to turn the water off at 2 a.m., leaving soaked and muddy streets, according to CBS News. Continue reading
Families whose kids attends two charter schools in Santa Ana are having a very tough time getting to and from El Sol Academy and the Orange County School of the Arts because of the rehabilitation of Broadway.
The rehabilitation of Broadway from Civic Center Drive to Main Place Drive includes the replacement of the water main on Broadway and Washington Avenue. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
SANTA ANA, CA ( January 22, 2014) – Christensen Brothers General Engineering, Inc. was awarded a contract in the amount of $4,312,894.65 for the rehabilitation of Broadway from Civic Center Drive to Main Place Drive and the replacement of the water main on Broadway and Washington Avenue. Phase 2 of this project has begun and because of the extensive improvements, traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction. It is expected that this project will be completed by summer 2014 barring unforeseen conditions that will cause delays. Continue reading
The Real Miyagi’s Dojo Threatened: Santa Ana Favors Foliage over Small Businesses
By: Reason
Karate legend Fumio Demura has shaped much of the karate culture we are familiar with today. He’s trained iconic martial arts stars like Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, and Pat Morita, and has also acted in popular martial arts films.
Demura’s credits include working as Mr. Miyagi’s stunt double in The Karate Kid franchise, Mortal Combat, Rising Sun, and The Island of Dr. Moreau. The Real Miyagi is a soon-to-be-released feature documenting Demura’s life. Demura credits his “dojo,” or studio, in Santa Ana, California for much of his success. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Community Alert: Santa Ana is Awarded $2.5M in Grant Funding for 7 Highway Safety Projects
SANTA ANA, CA (November 21, 2013) – The City of Santa Ana is committed to improving traffic safety. The Public Works Agency in collaboration with other City Agencies, the community, and with support of the City Council is always seeking ways to address concerns by pedestrians related to their safety. Therefore it is with delight that the City announces receipt of seven (7) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grants totaling about $2.5 million. HSIP is a federal program that funds safety related improvements. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Police advise Water Main break – Traiffic Sig Alert
At about 1031 hours, officers responded to the area of Dyer and Halladay reference a sink hole forming and a water main breakage. At this time, city crews are on scene. All traffic lanes are shut down between Kilson and Tech Center on Dyer Road and there is large volume of water flowing on Kilson south into the industrial area from Dyer. Continue reading
I am hearing that the Santa Ana City Council has settled on their next City Manager and despite a supposed national search and calls for transparency they are going with the Santa Ana Public Works director, Raul Godinez II, who was designated in September as a Public Works Leadership Fellow by the American Public Works Associate. Godinez lives in Orange with his wife Deidra Simon de Godinez and their kids.
This really should not come as a surprise to anyone. Godinez left the Public Works Director position in Oakland, where he oversaw over 800 employees, to come to Santa Ana where he has been leading less than two hundred Public Works employees. You don’t make a move like that unless there is a good shot to move up at some point. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Advisory:
Santa Ana Public Works Agency Announces Civic Center Drive Street Closure
SANTA ANA, CA (May 3, 2013) – Santa Ana Public Works Agency advises that Civic Center Drive will be temporarily closed between Pacific and Bristol for storm drain construction on Saturday, 5/4/2013. All westbound Civic Center traffic will be diverted onto north and southbound Bristol and all eastbound traffic will be diverted at Fairview and Raitt. Continue reading
Santa Ana’s City Hall is closed today, January 21, 2013, in honor of the Federal holiday that is Martin Luther King Day, as per the City’s Closure Schedule.
There has been no notice from City Hall regarding Street Sweeping or Trash Collection services scheduled for today. Our advice is to proceed as if the services will be conducted as normally scheduled. Keep in mind that these services are provided by contractors who most likely don’t observe the MLK holiday. Click here to see the street sweeping schedule. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County Community Alert:
Public Works Projects Noted For Innovative and Collaborative Approaches: Santa Ana Wins Top APWA Awards
SANTA ANA, CA (December 12, 2012) – The City of Santa Ana will receive three 2012 Project of The Year Awards from the Southern California Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA). The city was honored at the APWA’s 13th Annual Awards Luncheon in Lakewood, California, where public agencies are recognized for their outstanding capital improvement projects and public works programs. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Advisory: Santa Ana Public Works Agency Announces Chestnut Avenue Closure Until November 2012
SANTA ANA, CA (June 28, 2012) – Santa Ana Public Works Agency announced that Chestnut Avenue, west of Grand Avenue, will be closed in both directions due to Southern California Gas Company’s construction project. The intersection will be shut down, with K-rails, from Grand Avenue to about 1000 feet west of the intersection. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana Advisory: FLOWER STREET CLOSURE OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
SANTA ANA, CA (May 25, 2012) – Beginning Saturday, May 26 at 4:00 am, the County of Orange will be performing work that requires the closure of portions of Flower and Sixth Streets near the Santa Ana Stadium. The work includes installation of a new electrical feeder cable between the County’s Central Utility facility and its Jail complex. The closures include Flower Street from north of Sixth Street to Santa Ana Boulevard, and about 300 feet of Sixth Street just west of Flower Street. This work is scheduled to begin Saturday, May 26 at 4:00 am, and will conclude on Sunday, May 27 at 6:00 pm. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Advisory: SOCALGAS PERFORMS PIPELINE INTEGRITY WORK IN SANTA ANA
LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2012 – Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is performing pipeline integrity work along Grand and Chestnut avenues in the city of Santa Ana through August 8, according to company officials. The work, which began April 1, ensures compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline Integrity Program and the Office of Pipeline Safety to ensure continued safe and reliable natural gas service.
Westbound traffic lanes along Chestnut, west of Grand, are closed to traffic for the duration of the project, along with the number two lane on southbound Grand Ave. The number two eastbound lane on Chestnut Avenue will remain open. Continue reading
The battle to finish the Santiago creek bike trail that currently ends under a bridge, just south of the Main Place Mall and Memory Lane, in north Santa Ana, took an interesting turn today as various letters and emails that were requested by the bike trail proponents were emailed by Santa Ana City Clerk Mary Huizar to an email list of media, bloggers and trail supporters. I loaded the documents into Google Documents and you can see them for yourself at this link.
What this all boils down to is a belief by the handful of residents who don’t want the bike trail that they would be better off by denying public access to the trail, with a fence. There demands are a bit tough to make out by pay special attention to the letter sent to the City of Santa Ana by their attorney, Mark Rosen. You remember him, he was an elected member of the Garden Grove City Council and he is Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s lawyer, which strikes me as a bit of a conflict of interest. But there he is now representing the NIMBY neighbors. Continue reading