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 confined to using the ARPA’s guidelines for funding the following areas: economic aid to households, small businesses, nonprofits, tourism and hospitality; premium pay for essential workers; government services affected by a revenue reduction resulting from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus; private nonprofit groups, public benefit transportation corporations, and special-purpose units of state or local governments. The city proposes spending $6 million on recovery from the pandemic through local vaccinations, expansion of critical city communications methods, and sanitization efforts. An additional $20.6 million is budgeted for direct assistance programs, such as the emergency rental assistance program, housing vouchers, food distribution, and reopening …