The City of Santa Ana has come to an agreement with a local non-profit that was allowing more than 40 homeless people to camp out on its parking lot. The agreement, approved on March 17, gives the encampment 45 days to move out of El Centro Cultural de Mexico’s parking lot. The situation at El Centro, a 837 N. Ross St. cultural center, initially began with a few people sleeping in cars on its parking lot. It soon grew into a larger crowd, which sparked conflict between the non-profit, neighbors and the city itself. Complainants said they grew tired of issues with trash, noise, and homeless people using nearby alleys as bathrooms. El Centro was apprehensive to removing the group or reporting them to police, as it did not want to risk people getting fined. Prior to signing the agreement, the city threatened an abatement warrant against the non-profit that would have allowed police officers to remove the encampment. While the agreement …