City of Santa Ana
Community: Santa Ana Public Works on the Go!
Santa Ana Public Works on the Go!
“MySantaAna” puts the power of the Santa Ana city government in the palm of your hand! Quickly and easily report issues to the City for clean-up.
Residents with an iPhone or Android can now download the “mySantaAna” application for free, allowing them to point, click, and send photos of maintenance issues such as: Continue reading
Santa Ana is expecting 2 inches of rain on Sunday which will mean the streets will once again BE FLOODED!!!
It amazes me that vehicles have to drive through multiple inches water on MAJOR ARTERIAL streets in our city, and the city doesn’t seem to do anything about it. Where is the Police Dept telling drivers to avoid flooded streets?
Here are some examples people shared on Facebook of the flooded streets from last Friday: Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Community: Reminder: City of Santa Ana Trash and Street Sweeping Holiday Schedule 2016-2017
If you received a notification that your trash collection would be delayed over the holidays, it is in error. Trash is being collected on your regular collection schedule. If your collection is on Monday, it will be collected on Monday and so on. There are no delays during a holiday season.
As a reminder, please be aware that the City of Santa Ana does not provide street sweeping on City observed Holidays. The 2016 and 2017 holiday street sweeping schedule is provided below for your information. This includes the trash collection holiday schedule, which indicates the days where there will be a one-day collection delay. Continue reading
Picture by Igmar Rodas
An car got stuck on the median at N. Spurgeon St. and E. 3rd St. this afternoon in Downtown Santa Ana according to community activist Igmar Rodas. He said that he has heard of two other similar incidents including one that involved a motorcycle that hit the median and spun out of control, ultimately crashing into Diego’s.
This time the driver of the unfortunate vehicle just got stuck on top of the median. The owner told Rodas that he was blinded by the sun as he was turning left from East 3rd St. onto North Spurgeon St. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
The City’s Bristol Street Improvement Project, Phase 2: from 3rd Street to Civic Center Drive, has been selected for the American Society of Civil Engineers Roadways & Highways Project of the Year.
Many aspects of the project design and construction demonstrate a level of sustainability not previously seen on road construction projects. Continue reading
Did you know that the City of Santa Ana is going into the last year of their trash contract with Waste Management? The contract expires in about January of 2018.
Some residents have been pushing for recyclables trash cans that are retrofitted with gravity locks as they have found that their recyclables are often pilfered by unknown individuals. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Advisory – Caltrans: Upcoming Freeway Closures
During February, Caltrans will conduct three significant road projects that could impact Santa Ana residents and commuters. Please be advised of the following dates and locations. Additional details can be found by clicking of the web links for each project. Detour signs will be posted to alert motorists of the closures.
Please note that during the weekend of Feb. 19 to 21, all lanes of the 91 freeway between the 71 freeway and Interstate 15 in Corona will be closed, weather permitting. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
With the common goal to be water-wise and maintain our trees healthy during the drought, the City of Santa Ana offers the following educational information to assist residents in this effort.
A common indicator of tree stress due to lack of water to root systems is wilting leaves. A few simple steps can make a difference! Continue reading
The City of Santa Ana has launched a “mySantaAna” Smart Phone application that allows residents with iPhone and Android phones to point, click and send photos of maintenance issues such as graffiti, illegal dumping, potholes, sidewalk defects, street signs, street sweeping, trees, street light repair, weeds, storm drain, water pollution, hazardous waste, animal services, shopping cart removal and transient debris.
iPhone and Android users may download the “mySantaAna” application for free from the iPhone App Store and Google Play Android Market by searching for the keyword “mySantaAna”. Once installed, users will simply open the application and follow the prompts to take pictures of the issue and then tap “submit”. Using built-in global positioning system technology, “mySantaAna” will attach a location to the picture and route the information to the appropriate City department for resolution.
City staff and Vendors will now be able to respond like a business, using better technology, encouraging efficiency and faster response times. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 15CF0737
Date: April 27, 2015
THREE BUSINESSMEN CHARGED FOR TAKING WORKERS’ WAGES ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT
SANTA ANA – Three businessmen have been charged for defrauding employees by taking their wages on a public works project. Saeed Kenari, 54, Tujunga, is charged with four felony counts of conspiring to take a portion of workers’ wages on a public works project, 34 felony counts of taking workers’ wages on a public works project, 20 felony counts of failure to pay taxes, four felony counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, and 10 felony counts of conspiring to file a false or forged document with a sentencing enhancement allegation for property loss over $200,000. If convicted, Kenari faces a maximum sentence of 56 years and three months in state prison. Kenari is being held on $340,000 bail and was arraigned today. He is scheduled for pre-trial on May 15, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.
Co-defendant Rina Arakelian, 62, Glendale, is charged with four felony counts of conspiring to take a portion of workers’ wages on a public works project, 34 felony counts of taking workers’ wages on a public works project, four felony counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, and 10 felony counts of conspiring to file a false or forged document with a sentencing enhancement allegation for property loss over $200,000. If convicted, Arakelian faces a maximum sentence of 27 years in state prison. Arakelian is being held on $340,000 bail and is scheduled for continued arraignment on May 15, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-55, Central Justice Center. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Community Alert: 2015 Updated Holiday Sweeping and Trash Calendar
The 2015 holiday street sweeping (by Athens Sweeping) schedule is provided below for your information. This includes the Waste Management trash collection holiday schedule that identifies the days where there will be a one-day trash collection delay. As a reminder, please be aware that the City of Santa Ana does not provide street sweeping on City observed Holidays.
To maximize street sweeping quality, please locate your trash cart on your curb, parkway or driveway when street sweeping and trash collection fall on the same day due to the holiday schedule. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Thursday December 4th, 2014, 10:24 a.m.
Advisory: Traffic Sig Alert – 700 to 1000 block South Raitt Street
Traffic Sig Alert – Traffic lanes closed – (700 to 1000 block South Raitt Street) All Northbound traffic lanes and one Southbound lane closed due to water main break. Continue reading
SANTA ANA (October 8, 2014) – Crews have been working throughout the night to repair two emergency water line breaks on 17th Street near Alona. Repairs have been made to one leak and crews are working to repair the second. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Community Alert: PUBLIC INVITED TO GRAFFITI PAINT OUT AND BEAUTIFICATION DAY ON SATURDAY, OCT. 18
Join the City of Santa Ana, Public Works Agency for their Community Graffiti Paint-out and Beautification Day. This is a combined effort by City-contracted graffiti removal crews and volunteers from the community. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 9am to noon. Water and a healthy snack will be provided along with T-Shirts for the first 50 volunteers to pre-register. We’ll provide the tools, gloves, paint and training. All you need to do is join us to help beautify our community.
The graffiti clean-up day will begin at Sasscer Park and will proceed throughout the park and various surrounding neighborhoods. Parking will be provided at the 3rd and Birch Parking Structure (310 N. Birch). Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Broadway construction will limit traffic to one lane in each direction between Civic Center Drive and 17th Street through Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Continue reading