Category: Santa Ana

Costa Mesa Lifts Mask Mandate 

June 2, 2021
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Costa Mesa lifted its mask mandate June 1 and will now instead follow the state’s relaxed guidelines that allow the fully-vaccinated to go without face coverings in some indoor settings. With the city easing its mask mandate after it was first implemented in April 2020, Councilmember Manuel Chaves said he is looking forward to a sense of normalcy. “We actually were one…

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Santa Ana Outlines $130 Million Federal Aid Spending Plan

May 26, 2021
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The City of Santa Ana, Calif. on May 24 revealed its spending strategy for the $130 million in federal funds it will receive through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funds will be delivered to the city’s designated departments in two tranches, one year apart. Santa Ana will receive $79.5 million in the first installment. The city is…

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Santa Ana Considers Home Occupancy Limits

May 18, 2021
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Santa Ana is considering a ban on homes that are occupied by more than four families. The proposed ban on such “boarding houses” came after the city received more than 50 complaints from residents and neighborhood association representatives regarding noise, parking, litter, altercations, and more. Others complained of poor property maintenance, and smoking. The ordinance would affect households…

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Anaheim Considers Hourly Wage Increase for Some Workers

May 11, 2021
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Anaheim, Calif. is the latest Orange County city to consider hazard pay—also known as “hero pay”—for certain employees. City council will discuss during its May 11 meeting the possibility of a temporary pay hike of $3 to $5 per hour for grocery, retail, and drug store workers. “While we celebrate [our essential workers] and thank them, what they really need is support in their wages,” Councilmember Jose Moreno,…

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Santa Ana to Remove Homeless Encampment

May 10, 2021
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The City of Santa Ana is planning to remove a homeless encampment after a contract was violated by a non-profit that previously agreed to clear the space. El Centro de Cultural de Mexico, an 837 N. Ross St. cultural center, has been allowing at times more than 40 homeless people to sleep on its parking lot since early…

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Wife’s Love Helps Turn ‘Pool Hall Bum’ Into Kindly Neighbor

May 1, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—When Virginia Mort’s husband died suddenly three years ago, her neighbor, Larry Hausner, stopped by to offer his condolences. Hausner told Mort he’d like to lend a hand by taking out her trash. He’s been doing it ever since. “Without fail, he has never missed a week in three years,” Mort told The…

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California Mayors Seek $20 Billion for Homeless Funding

April 29, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti joined a coalition of mayors from California’s 13 largest cities April 29 in calling on state officials to provide cities with $20 billion over five years to address the statewide homeless crisis. “This is the biggest crisis in California. We see it on our underpasses and overpasses, we see it under…

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Santa Ana Street Racing Spectators Could Face Jail Time

April 19, 2021
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Watching a street race in Santa Ana could soon land spectators behind bars. An ordinance set for discussion during Santa Ana’s April 20 city council meeting would allow police to issue misdemeanor citations to street racing spectators. Those who knowingly attend or assist with such events would face up to six months in jail and a…

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Santa Ana Jail Escapee Convicted in Breakout and Kidnapping of Cab Driver

April 8, 2021
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SANTA ANA—The first of three Orange County Jail inmates to be tried for a brazen January 2016 breakout was convicted April 8 of kidnapping, a day after he was convicted of the escape, and faces a maximum of nearly nine years in state prison. Bac Tien Duong, 48, was acquitted April 7 of felony kidnapping…

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Santa Ana Partnership Offers Hope for Homeless Students

April 8, 2021
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Santa Ana Unified School District is partnering with a non-profit organization to provide services to children and teens experiencing homelessness during the current school year. Project Hope Alliance (PHA) received a $150,000 community development grant from the City of Santa Ana that will go toward helping 50 students experiencing homelessness at Martin R. Heninger School. Jennifer Friend, chief executive of the non-profit, said…

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