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Santa Ana’s playgrounds, volleyball courts and tennis courts to close
March 31, 2020 - Civic Affairs, Disease, Emergencies, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Santa Ana, Sports, Youth Activities - No Comments

The City of Santa Ana is closing its playgrounds, volleyball courts and tennis courts beginning Wednesday, April 1, in order to prevent gatherings and protect the public from COVID-19. The City has already shuttered its enclosed parks, recreation and other facilities and canceled all programs and classes except the take-out senior meals program. Those include:…

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The County of Orange has launched an Economic & Business Recovery Call Center
March 31, 2020 - Business, Disease, Emergencies, Orange County, Santa Ana - No Comments

Effective March 30, Orange County Community Services has implemented a call center to meet the needs of businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Economic & Business Recovery Call Center will offer information and resources to help Orange County businesses navigate the current economic climate. These resources will support businesses with challenges such…

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Santa Ana businesses can get help from a Small Business Incentive Grant
March 31, 2020 - Business, Civic Affairs, Emergencies, Santa Ana - No Comments

The City of Santa Ana is offering a grant of $2,500 to $5,000 for Santa Ana-based microenterprises through the Santa Ana Small Business Incentive Program. Applicants must qualify for the Small Business Incentive Grant. Details are available at www.santa-ana.org/SBIP. Eligibility Qualifications The program provides a reimbursement grant for eligible businesses on a first-come, first-served basis. Grant…

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Understanding Santa Ana’s moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures
March 31, 2020 - Business, Disease, Emergencies, Housing, Real Estate, Santa Ana - No Comments

The City of Santa Ana has created webpages in English, Spanish and Vietnamese to help residential and commercial tenants understand the City and State moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webpages include frequently asked questions, a sample letter that renters can use to advise their landlord of their inability to pay…

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The SAPD arrested an Anaheim man suspected of trying to arrange sex with a little girl

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A man named Nicolas Castillo, 29, was arrested at his fiancé’s home, near a home on the 2200 block of Woodley Avenue in Anaheim, by the SAPD today, after an informant told police officials that Castillo was looking to have sex with any 4-year-old, according to KTLA.

Santa Ana police and FBI officials served search warrants at the Woodley Avenue home, and another home in Yorba Linda that is also associated with Castillo and is across the street from Bryant Ranch Elementary School, according to ABC. Continue reading→

Find out how broke Santa Ana is at a community budget meeting on March 29

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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community: Community Meeting on City Budget / Presentación Comunitaria Sobre el Presupesto de la Ciudad

The community is invited to participate in the upcoming Community Meeting on the City’s Budget on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers (22 Civic Center Plaza). This meeting is being held in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance, which implements additional measures aimed at making city government more transparent.

Topics to be covered include: Continue reading→

The OC Board of Supervisors voted today to oppose California’s Sanctuary State law

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2018

Contact: Denis Bilodeau, 714-749-6386

Orange County Supervisors votes to join the Department of Justice litigation against California State Law Senate Bill 54 “California Values Act”

SANTA ANA, CA— Today on a vote of 4-0, the Board of Supervisors authorized and directed County Counsel to intervene in the pending case United States v. California, Case #18-264 on behalf of the County of Orange. The Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeks to restore the federal government’s Constitutional authority and sole jurisdiction over immigration issues and end the existing conflict that local law enforcement encounters with state law. The County of Orange seeks to join this lawsuit. Continue reading→

The OC Board of Supervisors decided not to move the homeless out of Santa Ana

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City of Santa Ana

Community: Homeless Solution Can Kicked Further Down the Road. Santa Ana Calls For Countywide Action on Homelessness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 27, 2018

Media Contact: Jorge Garcia, Assistant to the City Manager, (714) 586-6321

SANTA ANA, CA – Today, the Orange County Board of Supervisors reversed last week’s vote to designate three additional sites throughout Orange County as potential temporary homeless shelters. The action creates further delays in addressing a growing homelessness problem that the entire County is facing. The Board plans to revisit the matter in early April. Continue reading→

The OC Streetcar vehicles have been selected

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This artist rendering shows the approximate concept for the OC Streetcar vehicles. Photo courtesy of the OCTA.

OC Streetcar Plans Roll Forward with Selection of Vehicles

The contract for up to $51.5 million will provide eight vehicles, each able to carry 180 riders

ORANGE – Plans for Orange County’s first modern streetcar rolled forward when the Orange County Transportation Authority board of directors on Monday approved the purchase of the streetcars that will carry passengers on the route through Santa Ana and Garden Grove.

The contract with Siemens Industries, in the amount of up to $51.5 million, will provide eight streetcar vehicles and spare parts and tools. The OC Streetcar route will have six vehicles in operation and two spare cars that can be rotated into the system as needed. Continue reading→

2nd annual Passport Day set for April 14 at the old O.C. Courthouse

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HUGH NGUYEN, CLERK-RECORDER

NEWS RELEASE

CLERK-RECORDER TO HOST 2nd ANNUAL PASSPORT DAY AT THE OLD COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN SANTA ANA

Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen invites the public to take advantage of Passport Day in Santa Ana
to get their passports now and avoid last minute travel delays. For the second year in a row, the
Clerk-Recorder’s Office will be hosting this special day at the Old County Courthouse in Santa
Ana on Saturday April 14, 2018 from 9 am to 3 pm. Continue reading→

Learn how to use Google Marketing Tools to increase your sales at a free Santa Ana workshop

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City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community: Workshop: Increase Sales with Google Marketing Tools/ Taller: Usa Digitales de Google Para Crecer Ventas

The City of Santa Ana and Delhi Center in collaboration with Google Digital Coaches Program invite you to attend a free business workshop. Learn about Google digital marketing tools to jump-start your business through a Google Digital Coach.

Register Today! Continue reading→

This week’s Cochino List includes Friendly Market and Euclid Market

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The OC Health Care Agency has released a list of the eateries they inspected and shut down for the week of March 16-23. Most of these eateries reopen pretty quickly after the health inspectors determine their issues have been resolved. Here is the list:

  • Friendly Market, 910 W. Myrtle St., Santa Ana; rodent infestation; closed March 21, reopened March 22.
  • Euclid Market, 630 S. Euclid St., Santa Ana; operating without a valid health permit; closed March 20, reopened March 20.
  • La Siesta Mexican Food, 1010 N. Batavia St., Orange; cockroach infestation; closed March 20, reopened March 21.

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Another Santa Ana teenager has died due after a car accident in Tustin last Friday

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A second teenager, Jason Anguiano, 17, of Santa Ana, has died following a car accident that occurred in Tustin last Friday, according to the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. He died on Sunday evening at the Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana residents urged to speak at tomorrow’s Board of Supervisor meeting regarding the homeless

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Urgent Call to Action: Santa Ana we need to stand up and say no more…. Enough is enough!

By: Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Michele Martinez

Santa Ana has provided the largest share of assistance by any city in the county.

The Civic Center is the living room of Orange County but unfortunately, it has become ground zero for the homeless population. This regional crisis is impacting the quality of life for all residents, employees and visitors of Santa Ana.

I want to encourage all Santa Ana residents to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting this coming Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 9am and ask the board to adopt a comprehensive homeless policy that states, “The County supports the equitable distribution of facilities and services throughout the Region, so that no one jurisdiction or community is impacted by providing more than its fair share of facilities and services”. Continue reading→

The O.C. Marketplace will host a grand reopening on March 31

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EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE AT YOUR ORANGE COUNTY MARKET PLACE

GRAND REOPENING MARCH 31

Costa Mesa, CA – Experience the Difference at your new Orange County Market Place during its Grand Reopening on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Spectra, managers of the OC Market Place, are hosting this free community gathering and relaunch event from 8AM to 3PM.

The Grand Reopening includes a full day of activities featuring a ribbon cutting supported
by the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce followed by a performance by the Costa Mesa High School Band. The day is dedicated to the Orange County community with a fundraiser and live entertainment event, Taste of the Arts, supporting the Community Outreach Alliance. COA artists will perform on the stage in the South Event Space and host art installations and experiences, alongside a car show with the Cadillac Kings Car Club. Continue reading→

A Century High School student was killed in a car accident in Tustin on Friday

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Picture courtesy of the OCFA

Pedro Fuentes, a 17-year-old Century High School student, was killed on Friday in a car accident that occurred in Tustin.

The collision happened at the 16000 block of Legacy. The OCFA firefighters who responded to the scene used the jaws of life to extricate the victims.  Continue reading→

O.C. Supervisor Nelson aims to put the homeless at the Fairview Developmental Center

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Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson Joins California State Senator John Moorlach In Call to Open Fairview Developmental Center For Emergency Homeless Shelter

SANTA ANA, CA— In response to Federal Judge David O. Carter’s demand to immediately identify
a plan for emergency homeless shelters in Orange County, Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson is working with California State Senator John Moorlach to request he ask the State of California to take emergency action to open Fairview Developmental Center as an emergency homeless shelter.

The Fairview Developmental Center (FDC) occupies 114 acres of state-owned land and is centrally
located in Costa Mesa. The facility opened in 1959 and was originally designed to serve individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Utilizing infrastructure already in place will help expedite the transition of homeless from area motels to an improved triage center while satisfying the judge’s order to present a swift, realistic plan. Continue reading→

The Costa Mesa police are looking for an armed robbery suspect who stole lottery scratchers

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Costa Mesa Police Department

Advisory: CMPD is seeking the public’s help to identify an armed robbery suspect from incident last night

Last night, March 22, 2018, at approximately 9:05 p.m., a male suspect entered a convenience store at the 3400 block of Fairview Road in Costa Mesa. The suspect demanded lottery scratchers, brandished a handgun, and fled the scene with approximately $600 in scratchers.

The suspect is described as: Continue reading→