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The County of Orange appears to be negotiating to move into One Broadway Plaza

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Business, Civic Affairs, Development, Janet Nguyen, Neighborhood Associations, Orange County, Real Estate, Redevelopment, Santa Ana 8 Comments

One Broadway Plaza

One Broadway Plaza has surfaced on today’s County agenda under a supplemental portion. It appears the County of Orange is negotiating (or considering such) with developer Mike Harrah regarding One Broadway Plaza, or OBP.

The City of Santa Ana put OBP on the ballot a few years ago after residents complained about what was supposed to be the biggest office tower in Orange County, at 500 feet, going up right in our downtown area. The voters passed the measure, but the tower was never built.

OBP is supposed to be built 4 blocks west of French Park amid the several charter schools around Tenth and Broadway. The French Park Neighborhood remains deeply concerned about traffic and the lack of requirements on the project to mitigate such.

Local resident and community activist Jeff DIckman is asking residents to “consider contacting your Supervisor, in this case Janet Nguyen of the First District (or all if you like), to express your opinion.” She can be emailed: janet.nguyen@ocgov.com. Nguyen is also the Chairman of the Board. Continue reading→

Templo Calvario Bidders’ Conference coming up on Jan. 20 in Santa Ana

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Charities, Churches and Religion, Housing, Latinos, Redevelopment, Santa Ana Leave a comment

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Santa Ana’s Templo Calvario is inviting community stakeholders to join them to learn about applying for an exciting capacity building opportunity, funded by the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF), at the 2010 Bidders’ Conference.

Learn about the training, coaching, mentoring and sub-award funding available for capacity building. Grow in four (4) areas of capacity – Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Program Development, and Community Engagement Walk through the application process to participate in.

Learn about the training, coaching, mentoring and sub-award funding available for capacity building.
Grow in four (4) areas of capacity – Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Program Development, and Community Engagement.
Walk through the application process to participate in the Templo Calvario Community Development Corporation Desarollo LEARN project Continue reading→

Santa Ana Station District community meetings coming up on Jan. 14 and 21

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Civic Affairs, Development, Real Estate, Redevelopment, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Station District Map The City of Santa Ana is presenting two community meetings this month regarding the “Station District” development, on January 14th and 21st at 6:30 p.m., at St. Joseph Church, in their Parish Hall.

The meetings are about improvements proposed for the Santa Ana neighborhood located between the train station and civic center.

Station District Goals and Objectives:

Global Vision for The Station District
Enhancing Public Spaces and Streets
Linking Neighborhoods & Business with Public Transit
Providing Local Retail Services
Incorporating High Quality Architecture
Providing a Variety of Housing Types: For-Rent & For-Sale Homes with a Range of Affordability Continue reading→

Alfredo Amezcua’s development committee hits its stride

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Art Pedroza Posted in Business, Latinos, Neighborhood Associations, Redevelopment, Santa Ana 3 Comments

Alfredo Amezcua and Sean Mill

Alfredo Amezcua and Sean Mill

Alfredo Amezcua presided over another meeting of his community organization, the Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development (SACRED) Community Coalition, tonight at the Santa Ana Public Law Center, at 7 pm.

There must have been over 20 in attendance. We heard from Erualdo Gonzalez, who is affiliated with Cal State Fullerton and the Centro Cultural de Mexico; Susan Luevano; and Ezequiel Gutierrez, J.D., from the Public Law Center. They discussed research they have collected in the area affected by the Santa Ana Station District development. Continue reading→

Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development Community Coalition meeting on Wednesday

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Art Pedroza Posted in Redevelopment, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Alfredo Amezcua

Alfredo Amezcua wants you to get involved in local development issues in Santa Ana

The Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development (SACRED) Community Coalition is meeting again this Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Public Law Center, located at 601 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA (office phone#: 714/541-1010).

The theme and agenda for the meeting will further spell out the strategy to work with the developers, Related California and Griffin Realty, according to the group’s moderator, former RSCCD Trustee Alfredo Amezcua.

Amezcua asks that those interested “please come ready to propose Community Benefits, including: affordable housing, open space, recreation & educational opportunities, housing for working families of low and extremely low incomes, preferential construction jobs, apprenticeship programs, and compatible neighborhood housing, among others.” Continue reading→

Alfredo Amezcua pulls together a coalition to help guide Santa Ana redevelopment

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Art Pedroza Posted in Redevelopment, Santa Ana 6 Comments

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Alfredo Amezcua pulled together an amazing coalition at tonight’s community meeting

I attended a community meeting tonight at the Santa Ana Public Law Center. The meeting was moderated by Alfredo Amezcua, a local attorney and former college education board member, who also prepared the agenda. The organization he heads up is called the “Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development.”

The main focus of this organization is the pending Station District development, which involved properties acquired by the City of Santa Ana over by the Train Station. How those properties get developed is this group’s main concern.

We heard tonight from Eric Altman of OCCORD and his colleague Becky Dennison. They told us about what they did with the Grand Ave. Project in Los Angeles. They met with the developer regularly and were able to work on what is called a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA). Continue reading→