Santa Ana city council will voting March 2 on whether to approve a new lease contract for a new homeless navigation center that would cost almost $62,000 per month in rent. If approved, the agreement would provide the city with a 29,503 square foot, two-story building for 15 years. The 200-bed facility could open as early as April 31. Construction for the…
Proposed Santa Ana Homeless Shelter Lease Would Cost Taxpayers $62,000 per Month
Costa Mesa’s Illegal Cannabis Dispensaries Could be Committing Tax Fraud: Mayor
February 24, 2021
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As Costa Mesa prepared to move forward with its retail cannabis plans Feb. 23, its mayor called out illegal dispensaries operating within the city. Speaking during a special study session, Mayor Katrina Foley said under-the-table marijuana dispensaries could be committing tax fraud. “They [customers] are paying sales tax; it’s not getting collected and sent to the…
Third Orange County City Mulls Hero Pay for Grocery Workers
February 23, 2021
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Buena Park has become the latest Orange County city to consider boosting the paychecks of grocery workers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. City council will discuss during its Feb. 23 meetings a proposed $4 per hour premium pay to grocery store employees at qualifying retail businesses. “Workers at these establishments have encountered new hazards in…
City Steps Up to Help Struggling Anaheim Landlords
Anaheim landlords whose rentals have gone unpaid during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can now turn to the city for financial help. Council has approved a local rental assistance program that provides landlords with up to 80 percent of unpaid rent for up to a year if they agree to waive the remaining 20 percent and not pursue evictions. It will begin…
‘Kitten Tsunami’ Could be Headed for Northern Orange County, Warns Advocate
February 20, 2021
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Garden Grove has a cat problem, and it could cost taxpayers $70,000 this year. The city reported a nearly threefold increase in the amount of feral cats captured last year, prompting a call for more resources to contain the free-roaming felines. “Each year, the number of kittens that are born in feral colonies have been increasing,” the…
COVID-19 Vaccination Site Opens in Santa Ana
Orange County opened its third vaccination point of distribution (POD) at Santa Ana City College Feb 17. The latest POD is smaller than the county’s super sites and can administer up to 1,000 doses per day. “It really is incredible news that we have as much vaccine now coming into Santa Ana because for a while, as recent as a couple of weeks ago, it was…
Santa Ana Police Probe Year’s Third Gambling-Related Homicide
February 17, 2021
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Detectives in Santa Ana are investigating the city’s sixth homicide of the year—and the third related to illegal gambling. The latest killing happened as police throughout the county combat a rise in under-the-table betting. “We’re seeing a lot more of it,” Santa Ana Cpl. Anthony Bertanga told The Epoch Times. “It’s a big problem everywhere—a…
New COVID-19 Vaccination Site Confirmed for Santa Ana
February 12, 2021
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Orange County’s latest COVID-19 vaccine site is landing at Santa Ana College, the city said Feb. 11. It’s not yet known whether the site will become the county’s third super point of distribution (POD). The county currently has two super-pod sites; one at Disneyland in Anaheim and another at Soka University in Aliso Viejo. Santa…
Santa Ana Holds Forum to Help Low-Income Residents Push Through Pandemic
The City of Santa Ana was planning to hold an online forum Feb. 10 to help protect residents from eviction during the ongoing pandemic. Officials were planning to educate low-income renters about some programs it offers to help support those whose lives became more challenging as a result of the COVID-19 virus. One of its services,…
Santa Ana Salvation Army Store Converted into Winter Homeless Shelter
February 9, 2021
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Orange County’s homeless residents are getting some protection from the winter with the reopening of a former Salvation thrift store that was converted into a shelter. The Santa Ana facility—which originally opened during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last March—reopened its doors Feb. 8. Up to 55 people will be allowed to sleep overnight…
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