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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 U.S. is offering a $10 million reward for Mexico’s latest cartel boss

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Nemesio Ruben Oseguera-Cervantes

BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS

WANTED: NEMESIO RUBEN OSEGUERA-CERVANTES

Nemesio Ruben Oseguera-Cervantes is the alleged founder and current leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), a major drug trafficking organization (DTO) based in Jalisco, Mexico. CJNG and Oseguera-Cervantes rose to power around 2009 as the leader of the Valencia/Milenio Cartel began to lose power. Oseguera-Cervantes took advantage of this lull in leadership, and joined the Los Cuinis DTO to fight off competition for the control of the Jalisco, Nayarit, and Colima drug distribution networks. Continue reading→

A brutal campaign mailer hammered carpetbagging Ward 4 candidate Roman Reyna this week

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Former Santa Ana City Councilman Roman Reyna is trying to get back onto the City Council this year. He has moved from Ward 5, which he previously represented, to Ward 4.

As one might expect his detractors don’t want to see him get back onto the City Council. To that end a blistering mailer arrived in our mailboxes yesterday. It reminded voters about Reyna’s past gang connections and then endeavored to explain the intricacies of Reyna’s carpetbagging. Continue reading→

Local meth traffickers allegedly shipped drugs to Hawaii disguised as Aztec calendars and statues

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Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Allegedly Shipped Drugs to Hawaii Disguised as Aztec Calendars and Statues

SANTA ANA, California – Federal authorities this morning arrested eight defendants named in a grand jury indictment that alleges a scheme to send methamphetamine to Hawaii, including nearly 12 kilograms of narcotics made to look like decorative Aztec calendars and statues.

Today’s arrests follow the filing of a seven-count indictment on October 10. A ninth defendant charged in the indictment was already in federal custody on an unrelated case. Continue reading→

Light up the Santa Ana Gardens Bikeway with Supervisor Do on Oct. 23

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Light Up the Santa Ana Gardens Bikeway with Chairman Andrew Do

Let’s “flip the switch” on a bright milestone for enhancing walking and bicycling safety in the community!

Join Chairman Andrew Do, OC Public Works and the City of Santa Ana Public Works to celebrate the new lights installed along the Santa Ana Gardens bikeway. The celebration will be held at the Santa Ana Gardens bikeway on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at 6PM. Festivities will include a lighting ceremony and Halloween giveaways for kids. Continue reading→

The County of Orange is hosting three upcoming free flu vaccine events

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Get your FREE Flu Shot!

Do you still need to get your flu shot this year? Chairman Andrew Do is hosting three FREE flu shot clinics to help the community prepare for flu season. These clinics are open to the public and provide shots at no cost. OC Health Care Agency nurses administer all vaccines on a first come, first serve basis.

The flu or influenza is a serious illness. It is more than just a runny nose and sore throat. The flu can make you very sick and cause you to go to the hospital or even lead to death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older get the flu vaccine (flu shot). You can protect yourself and those around you by getting a flu shot. Continue reading→

The West Nile Virus has claimed the life of a woman in Tustin

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For Immediate Release: Oct. 16, 2018

OC Health Care Agency Reports West Nile Virus Related Death

(Santa Ana, CA) – The first human death associated with West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Orange County has been confirmed by OC Health Care Agency officials. The case is an elderly female resident of Tustin who died with WNV infection complications.

It is especially important to take precautions against mosquito bites during WNV season. Recommended precautions include: Continue reading→

A Santa Ana man pleaded guilty to kidnapping a little boy from Jerome Park, to molest him

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Armando Torreblanca Núñez

Armando Torreblanca Nunez, a 30-year-old Santa Ana man, ended up pleading guilty today to a felony count of kidnapping for purposes of child molesting just as jury selection was underway, according to NBC News.

The then 4-year old boy in question and his family were at a birthday party at Jerome Park when the family noticed that the boy was missing, at about 8:15 p.m. on July 27, 2016, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

The SAPD found an apparent homicide victim at a local motel

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A person was found dead in at the Sunshine Village motel in Santa Ana Tuesday, and SAPD police detectives are investigating it as an apparent homicide, according to ABC News.

SAPD police officers responded to the motel, which is located at 1427 E. First St., to do a welfare check, after 5 a.m., according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading→

Santa Ana’s political sign wars are heating up…

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One of our readers caught two suspects cutting down Tyler Diep and “O” No! signs on N. Euclid and W. 4th St. They were trying to cut down OC Sheriff candidate Duke Nguyen’s sign down too but they got spooked. A police report has been filed with the SAPD.

Unfortunately for the suspects our witness was able to take pictures of their vehicle’s license plate. Continue reading→

Don’t let Santa Ana’s cop haters win in this year’s General Election

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I was at an SAUSD school board forum last week and was shocked when some of the boorish radicals in the audience booed when they heard that I got a contribution from the Santa Ana Police Officers Association. Most folks in Santa Ana don’t hate the police. But a small, very vocal minority does. And they are backing a slate of candidates that we need to steer clear of.

The chief anti-police rabble rouser appears to be failed Socialist Mayoral candidate Benjamin Vasquez. His favored candidates this year include: Continue reading→

Burglary suspect who ate victims’ cookies and left semen on their laptop caught by OCDA’s DNA program

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Jonathan Jose Ruiz

OCDA RAPID DNA PROGRAM LEADS TO RAPID ARREST OF MAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARIZING COLLEGE STUDENTS’ HOME AND LEAVING SEMEN ON VICTIM’S LAPTOP

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) Rapid DNA Program led to the rapid arrest of a man charged with burglarizing the home of four college students and leaving semen on one victim’s laptop.

Defendant: Jonathan Jose Ruiz, 19, Orange

Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Why did the City of Santa Ana allow our parks to become unsafe for kids?

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One of our readers reported that her 2-year old toddler found a Xanax pill while playing in the sand at El Salvador Park in Santa Ana. As it turns out it is possible that pill contained Fentanyl, which could be fatal to a toddler.

For years now Santa Ana’s parks have steadily gone downhill. Their bathrooms are disgusting. They often have burned out lights. And they are rampant with vagrants and worse. Continue reading→

Santa Ana public city budget meeting set for Oct. 25

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City of Santa Ana

Community: Community Budget Meeting / Presentación Comunitaria sobre el Presupuesto Municipal

The community is invited to participate in the upcoming Community Budget Meeting on Thursday, October 25, 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→

O.C. non-English ballot delivery sped up for the Nov. 6 General Election

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Orange County Speeds up Delivery of Non-English Ballots 2-Week Translation Delay Reduced to as Little as 48 Hours

Santa Ana, California – Orange County is making it easier for non-English speaking communities to exercise their right to vote.

This election, the Orange County Registrar of Voters has dramatically improved the delivery times for non-English vote-by-mail ballots, providing Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Tagalog and Farsi speakers more time to review their election materials. In previous elections, non-English voters waited nearly two weeks longer than English speakers to receive their ballots. Continue reading→

This week’s Cochino List includes Tacos El Gavilan

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The OC Health Care Agency has released a list of the eateries (including restaurants, caterers and even school kitchens) that they inspected and shut down for the week of Oct. 5 to 12, 2018. Most of these eateries reopen pretty quickly after the health inspectors determine their issues have been resolved. Here is the list:

  • Tacos El Gavilan, 1258 E. 17th St., Santa Ana, Closed: Oct. 12, Reason: Sewage overflow
  • Taiko, 14775 Jeffrey Road, Suite K, Irvine, Closed: Oct. 11, Reason: Cockroach infestation
  • Las Brisas, 1734 S. Euclid St., Anaheim, Closed: Oct. 6, Reason: Cockroach infestation, Reopened: Oct. 12

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