Category: Santa Ana

Santa Ana Responds to Over 340 Calls After Windstorm

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The City of Santa Ana responded to hundreds of calls regarding torn down trees after high winds hit Orange County Thanksgiving week. The city’s public works department received over 340 calls regarding 25 fallen trees, over 80 tree limbs, and tree brush throughout the city. The central and eastern part of the city…


Orange County to Open Cold Weather Homeless Shelter

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County officials announced Nov. 23 it will begin a Cold Weather Emergency Program to aid the homeless during the winter months. Between Dec. 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022, the California National Guard Armory in Santa Ana will be providing 80 beds on a nightly basis for homeless adults. The program is…


Santa Ana Allocates $1.2 Million to First-Time Homebuyer Program

Santa Ana is expanding a loan assistance program by $1.2 million to help first-time homebuyers purchase homes within the city. Recipients can receive their loans with a zero percent interest fee. “Buying a home isn’t easy these days, so we’re thrilled to provide additional assistance to Santa Ana residents so they can sink roots here in…


OC Supervisors Pass $165 Million Bond for a New Community Facility District

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 23 establishing a Community Facility District (CFD)—a neighborhood with an extra tax on property owners to fund nearby infrastructure projects and other services—in Rancho Mission Viejo, California, incurring up to $165 million in bond debt and authorizing a special tax levy. “It’s…


Signature Effort to Repeal ‘Rushed’ Santa Ana Rent Control Ordinance Ends

The effort to repeal a new rent control ordinance in Santa Ana has officially ended without any signatures being submitted, the Santa Ana for Fair and Equitable Housing (SAFE Housing) announced Nov. 22. After the Santa Ana city council passed Orange County’s first rent control ordinance Oct. 19, SAFE Housing attempted to gather signatures to…


Santa Ana Police Seeks Serial Cat Burglar

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Santa Ana Police Department is seeking a possible serial cat burglar responsible for multiple sexual assault incidents and burglaries at an apartment complex over the weekend. Five residential burglaries were reported at Villa del Sol Apartment Homes in Santa Ana, California, between Nov. 20 and 21. A Latino male with a slim build…


Santa Ana Police Seek Serial Cat Burglar

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Santa Ana Police Department is seeking a possible serial cat burglar responsible for multiple sexual assault incidents and burglaries at an apartment complex over the weekend. Five residential burglaries were reported at Villa del Sol Apartment Homes in Santa Ana, California, between Nov. 20 and 21. A Latino male with a slim build…


Santa Ana to Give Pre-Paid Cards to 20,000 Households

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Twenty-thousand of Santa Ana’s most poverty-ridden households will be receiving a $300 prepaid Visa card as part of the city’s new Revive Santa Ana Stimulus Program. The city council unanimously voted Nov. 16 to spend $6 million of their $128.3 million in American Rescue Plan Funding to buy and distribute the cards in…


Twice-Convicted Drunk Driver Involved in Irvine Fatal Crash

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A twice-convicted drunk driver was arrested Nov. 14 on suspicion of driving under the influence in a crash that killed two people on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Irvine, California. Jorge ErastoCruz, 33, of Lake Forest, was on probation for two DUIs in 2019, according to court records. He was held on a $1…


Twice-Convicted Drunk Driver Charged With Murder in Irvine Fatal Crash

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A twice-convicted drunk driver was charged with murder Nov. 16 for allegedly driving under the influence in a crash that killed two people on the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway in Irvine, California. Jorge ErastoCruz, 33, of Lake Forest, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, and a count…