The city of Santa Ana, California, unanimously approved an $80 million COVID-19 relief plan, the first portion of the $128 million it’s set to receive as part of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The plan, dubbed “Revive Santa Ana” seeks to provide local residents with more access to green space, food and housing, the internet, and homeless services. It will also fund a memorial for Orange County residents who have died from the virus. City officials have said the city was hit particularly hard during the pandemic due to a lack of resources, and the city is using some of its ARPA funding to conduct a study looking into creating its own health department. “$128 million doesn’t just drop in our lap,” Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento said during a July 20 council meeting. “There was a lot of hard work, a lot of advocacy that was done, and we’re approving a budget that’s …
Santa Ana Approves $80 million COVID-19 Relief Package
July 22, 2021
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