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Good News Santa Ana - April - June 2010
Santa Ana High Student Wins Full-Ride College Scholarship
June 30, 2010
Aura Carrillo was a model student at Santa Ana High School and a dedicated community volunteer. The 17-year-old dreamed of going to college. But when her father was laid off from his job as an aircraft parts painter about a year ago, that dream started to fade.
But thanks to Gates Millennium Scholarship Program her dream is alive and well. Carrillo was one of 1,000 students in 2010 to win a full-ride college scholarship funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Santa Ana College Ranked Eighteenth in Nation in Awarding Associate Degrees to Minority Students
June 30, 2010
According to Community College Week, a national publication for two-year college professionals, Santa Ana College ranks 18th among the top 100 associate degree producers for “total minority” students in the nation. The 95-year-old college is one of six California community colleges in the top twenty nationwide in this category and the only Orange County community college among the top-ranking performers.
A Recovery On Left Coast
June 30, 2010
In California, competition for land is going coastal.
City Ventures LLC, a Santa Ana home builder, said it received a $100 million investment from an affiliate of Ares Management LLC on Tuesday. City Ventures says it will use the money to purchase land and develop new homes in urban, high-density coastal communities such as Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
Boeing Rocket Lab Blast Off at Taco Bell Discovery Science Center
June 18, 2010
Blast off with Discovery Science Center as we celebrate the opening of Boeing Rocket Lab - the first exhibit inside the cube!
It’s out of this world fun at Discovery Science Center’s new, permanent, exhibit, Boeing Rocket Lab, coming in for landing July 2, 2010. The new permanent exhibit includes the Blast Off Zone, Air and Water Rockets, Rocket Fuel and Nozzle Chamber exhibits.
Santa Ana Gateway Focus of Revitalization Efforts
June 8, 2010
Santa Ana City Council has given the green light to a sweeping development plan that will enhance the gateway to the city and help revitalize a key downtown corridor that runs from the 5 Freeway to the Civic Center.
RSCCD Board of Trustees Appoint New Chancellor
June 4, 2010
Late yesterday, at a special meeting of the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) Board of Trustees, the Board voted to appoint Rául Rodríguez, Ph.D., as chancellor of RSCCD, the third largest community college district in California.
New Chapter Begins for Martinez Bookstore in Artists Village
June 2, 2010
Rueben Martinez Bookstore/Art Gallery will celebrate the grand opening of its new store at 216 N. Broadway in the Artists Village on June 5 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The day-long event will include appearances by well-known authors, activities for children and performances by dancers and musicians.
Career College of California Brings More Class to Downtown Santa Ana
May 27, 2010
Career College of California is bringing a whole lot of class to Downtown Santa Ana.
The vocational education specialist announced that it is relocating its campus in June from Garry Street to 6,000 square feet on the second floor of the Fiesta Marketplace building at the corner of 4th and Bush streets in Downtown Santa Ana.
Shop Owner Plants Seeds for a Green Business District in Santa Ana
May 26, 2010
Delilah Snell should have been a farmer. Everything she touches turns to green, both literally and figuratively.
She started the first farmers' market in Santa Ana. Four years ago the indefatigable entrepreneur opened The Road Less Traveled, a Santa Ana boutique that focuses on local and environmentally friendly items for the home and teaches others to pay attention to where products come from and how they are made.
Celebrate 10 Years of Empowerment Zone Benefits in Santa Ana
May 25, 2010
The Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation (SAEC) invites the community to join them on June 7 at 5 p.m. to celebrate a decade of making a difference in Santa Ana.
A reception in Santa Ana City Hall courtyard will recognize the accomplishments of collaborators and community leaders as the Santa Ana Empowerment Zone Program ends.
Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body
May 21, 2010
New for summer 2010! Sometimes it’s stinky, sometimes it’s crusty, and sometimes it’s slimy. Explore why your body produces mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk at Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body during its appearance at Discovery Science Center, May 29-September 12, 2010.
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Sycamore Lofts Add More Vitality to Downtown Santa Ana, Artist Village
May 20, 2010
Work has begun on a collection of artists live/work lofts that are helping to accelerate the transformation of Downtown Santa Ana into a vital arts center.
City Ventures said foundations have been laid for 8 of the 16 homes on a half-acre of vacant land at the corner of North Sycamore Street and West 3rd Street, less than a mile from the city’s Metrolink train station and adjacent to the Santa Ana Artists Village.
Wells Fargo Awards $100,000 Technical Assistance Grant to the Orange County SBDC
May 12, 2010
A $100,000 Wells Fargo grant announced today will allow the Orange County Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to continue providing business consulting and training to Vietnamese small business owners. The Orange County SBDC is among 12 community 501c3 organizations selected statewide to receive technical assistance grants from WWFF.
First Class to Graduate from Santa Ana's Unique 100 Day Business Improvement Program
May 4, 2010
It’s never too late to learn and take steps to reinvent yourself and your business. Just ask Lidia Beltran, Marilyn Pilcher, Roger Chaulk and Dana Nellen.
All four are among more than three dozen graduates of an innovative 13-week, business improvement course offered by the City of Santa Ana to help businesses refocus, reinvent and reinvigorate themselves in a tough economy.
Santa Ana Steps Up Again to Help Businesses
May 3, 2010
Nearly 200 businesspeople took advantage of a free seminar sponsored by the City of Santa Ana that helps companies find the capital needed to grow their businesses.
An introduction to Money: Where to Find It and How to Get It was held on April 22 at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. The day-long event attracted 190 businesspeople, including 55 who signed up for the city’s next 100 Day program.
Rare monkey born at Santa Ana Zoo
April 22, 2010
A rare monkey named Juliet has given birth at the Santa Ana Zoo to a tiny tuft of a baby - her second child with a mate named Romeo.
The baby appears to be healthy, but zookeepers have not gotten close enough to determine whether it's a boy or a girl. Visitors to the zoo might catch a glimpse of it clinging to its mother's back or held close to her chest.
High School Inc. Adds New Class to Santa Ana Workforce
April 19, 2010
The Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance and Santa Ana Unified School District on May 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. will celebrate the partnership that led to the creation of High School Inc., a Unique learning institution that provides valuable vocational and technical skills to teen-age students.
Santa Ana Celebrates Literacy, The Community and a Birthday
April 15, 2010
If diversity is the one true thing we all have in common, the place to celebrate it this month is a the Santa Ana Public Library.
On April 24 the library invites all to help celebrate Children's Day/Book Day (El día de los niños/El día de los libros) and the 50th anniversary of the Main Library Building in a fun-and activity-filled day. The celebration is sponsored by the Friends of the Santa Ana Public Library.
Santa Ana Teaches Business Owners How to Find and Leverage Capital
April 9, 2010
In January the City of Santa Ana kicked off a 13-week program to help more than 80 business owners reinvigorate their businesses. Helping 100 Businesses for 100 Days was a success that the city has teamed up with OPIS Network again to help companies find the capital to grow their business.
Corinthian Enrolls Downtown Santa Ana for its Newest Campus
April 6, 2010
One of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America is helping to breathe new life and vitality into downtown Santa Ana.
Corinthian Colleges Inc., which is based in Santa Ana, plans to open its newest campus this summer in a 4-story, 40,000-square-foot building on 500 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Forgiveness is Good Business in Santa Ana
April 5, 2010
Forgiveness, it seems, makes good business sense.
Since enacting a business license tax amnesty program at the beginning of February, the City of Santa Ana has collected more than $500,000 from 1,300 unlicensed businesses that did not report or underreported business tax.
