There were 28 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
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Santa Ana draft Housing Element update now available for review
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Community Alert: City Announces Draft 2014-2021 Housing Element Update Now Available for Review
SANTA ANA, CA (November 6, 2013) – The General Plan contains the City’s values and vision for its future. The Housing Element of the General Plan communicates goals, policies and programs to address Santa Ana’s local and regional housing needs and a sustainable quality of life.
Over the past year, the City has been working with the community to update the Housing Element and refine the City’s housing policy. This effort studied a variety of housing considerations including maintaining and improving current housing stock, housing for groups of special needs, and where future housing can be developed. This has also been an opportunity for the City to include relevant polices promoting health, safety, multi-generational housing options, cultural arts, wellness, and mobility as part of the Housing Element Update. Continue reading
The SAPD gets $201K to do more DUI and traffic enforcement
The Santa Ana Police Department has been awarded a $201,300.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways through special enforcement and public awareness efforts. The grant received by Santa Ana will aid in the city’s ongoing effort to improve traffic safety and the quality of life. The Santa Ana Police Department will use the funding as part of an on-going commitment to keep our roadways safe through both enforcement and education. Continue reading
The Undisputed Champ Boxing Club will open in Santa Ana on Dec. 14
The new Undisputed Champ Boxing Club is celebrating their Grand Opening in Santa Ana on December 14, 2013, from 9 am to 1 pm, at 901 East Fourth St., in Santa Ana.
The event will include: Continue reading
City’s loaded survey results to be reviewed at public workshops at union halls
Now that the Santa Ana City Council is done conducting their loaded community survey, which reportedly faltered online forcing them to conduct “numerous community meetings” in order to get any answers at all, they are ready to conduct yet another public meeting – a Strategic Planning Community Workshop (that I am sure will barely be attended).
According to a city press release, at this meeting, “staff will inform attendees about the community survey results, solicit additional feedback, and will provide an update on the remainder of the process.”
This one-day workshop will take place at two separate locations: Continue reading
Did Irvine man flee after his girlfriend and daughter fell out of his truck?
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 13CF3484: November 5, 2013
SANTA ANA – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for fleeing the scene of an accident which led to the death of his girlfriend on Halloween night and endangering a 13-month-old girl. Francisco Javier Montano, 21, Irvine, is charged with one felony count of hit and run with permanent injury or death, one felony count of child abuse and endangerment, and one misdemeanor count of driving without a valid license. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of seven years in state prison and six months in jail. He is being held on $200,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined.
At approximately 8:00 p.m. on Oct 31, 2013, Montano is accused of driving a Toyota RAV4 eastbound near 1600 West Edinger Avenue in Santa Ana with his 21-year-old girlfriend Gloria Sanchez and 13-month-old Jane Doe. Continue reading
New electric vehicle charging stations being installed with MSRC funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michele Mician, 760 323 8214
SOUTH COAST CITIES “CHARGE UP” THANKS TO MSRC FUNDING
SOUTH COAST AIR DISTRICT – [November 5, 2013] – The Cities of Cathedral City, Palm Springs and Santa Ana are installing new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, with the help of Clean Transportation Funding from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). These new EV charging stations help carry out the mission of the MSRC to invest in projects that reduce harmful emissions from mobile sources like passenger vehicles. Continue reading
Steve Jackson to talk about the Constitution in Santa Ana on Nov. 11
The Santa Ana Tea Party Patriots are hosting an event on Monday, November 11, 2013, at 5:30 pm, at the Green Parrot Villa, in Santa Ana, featuring well-known Constitutional expert Steve Jackson as their speaker.
Here are the event details:
Do You Know Your Constitution? How did it lay the Foundation for America’s Exceptionalism? Continue reading
Wellness Corridor Kick-Off event set for Nov. 15-16 in Downtown Santa Ana
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
SANTA ANA, CA (November 5, 2013) – Join the City of Santa Ana and Latino Health Access at the upcoming Resource Fair and Kick-off for the Wellness Corridor on Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16, 2013. The Wellness Corridor aims to create a healthy and safe place for people in central Santa Ana where children, youth, and their families have the ability to make healthy choices. Individuals that live in communities that offer healthy food and opportunities for physical activity increase the likelihood that they will eat well, be physically active, and increase overall wellness. Continue reading
There were 22 new crimes reported in Santa Ana on Monday, Nov. 4
There were 22 new crimes reported in Santa Ana on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading
There were 30 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Sunday, Nov. 3
There were 30 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading
O.C. Play Action Flag Football Spring Registration now open
Orange County Play Action Flag Football Spring Registration is now open! Tentative season dates are March 7 – May 23, 2014. The sports field is located at 2000 E. 1st Street, in Tustin. Click here to check out their Facebook page. Click here to register.
Play Action Flag Football’ is a non-profit 6 vs. 6 non-contact coed youth flag football league for ages Kindergarten to Eighth grade in Orange County. Features of Play Action Flag Football include:
- Low time commitment – 1 game per week & 1 practice maximum
- Play with friends – Request a Friend or Coach upon registration
- Play other sports simultaneously – Friday night scheduling will not interfere with other sports or day time activities
- No equipment to purchase (except mouth-guard)
- No candy sales, no field prep, no snack-shack duty Continue reading
There were 21 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Saturday, Nov. 2
There were 21 crimes reported in Santa Ana on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, by our friends at CrimeMapping.
Here is our latest Daily Santa Ana Crime Report: Continue reading
Santa Ana Noche de Altares update including entertainment schedule
The 11th Annual Noche de Altares (Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos) event is set for Saturday, November 2, 2013, from 1 to 10 pm, at 4th and Birch Streets, in Santa Ana. Click here for Facebook updates.
This event is free to the public. The event includes: Continue reading
Woman allegedly pushed out of a pickup truck ID’ed as Gloria Sanchez
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Update- Detective request public’s assistance -Suspicious Death/Homicide Investigation
Detectives advise that family members have contacted them based on media reports on this case. The victim in this case has been ID’ed as Gloria Sanchez (21) additionally the small child found with her was her 13 month old daughter ( no name released).
Additionally Friday night Fransico Montano’s (21) turned himself and his vehicle a Black Toyota Rav4 into the detectives at the Police Department. Montano is the victims boyfriend and father of the 13 month old child. Montano was uncooperative with Detectives at this time. Detectives booked Montano into Santa Ana Police Department Jail for CVC 20001(a) Felony Hit and Run for now pending further investigation. Bail was enhanced to 200k as Montano is considered a flight risk. Continue reading