Category: City News

City celebrates groundbreaking of Memorial Park Aquatics Center

The City of Santa Ana celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Memorial Park Aquatics Center, a $29.3 million project that will completely transform and modernize the Memorial Park swimming pool originally built in 1956. Mayor Valerie Amezcua, Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez, Councilmember Jessie Lopez, Councilmember David Penaloza, and City Manager Alvaro Nuñez led the … Continued

Mayor’s newsletter: April 2025

Sign up for my newsletter Official newsletter of Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua. Keeping the community informed about local events, City news, and resources. Mayor’s Message: Community and March Highlights Dear Neighbors, Welcome to this month’s newsletter! Santa Ana is always buzzing with energy and progress, and I’m excited to share recent highlights and upcoming … Continued

Santa Ana celebrates UCI Education installations at two local parks

UC Irvine’s School of Education, in partnership with the City of Santa Ana’s Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency and the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI), hosted community celebrations, featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony, to unveil playful, interactive learning installations at Madison Park and Angels Park on February 6 and April 4, 2025, respectively. Some … Continued

Ward 4 Newsletter: April 2025

Subscribe to the Ward 4 newsletter Dear Neighbor, 2025 is off to a great start, and we have some exciting changes at City Hall. I am happy to announce that Robert Rodriguez has been promoted to Chief of Police. Chief Rodriguez has selected Roland Andrade, Chuck Elms and Julian Rodriguez to become Deputy Chiefs of … Continued

Sister cities Santa Ana and Sahuayo connected through first business expo

The City of Santa Ana proudly hosted the inaugural Sister Cities Santa Ana & Sahuayo Business Expo from March 28 to 30, 2025, at Hotel Zessa. This landmark event brought together over 30 businesses from Sahuayo, Michoacán, Mexico, to showcase their products and foster international business collaborations with local companies. Attendees had the opportunity to … Continued

COSAS Newsletter: March 27, 2025

In the March 27, 2025, edition of the City Manager’s newsletter, learn about new housing opportunities, find tons of fun activities for children and families, join us to celebrate new park projects, and get business assistance and resources. Subscribe to COSAS Spotlight Photo Enjoying George Upton All Access Park Photo Credit: City staff To submit … Continued

Street closures and permitted events for March 27 to April 2

Below are the locations of upcoming permitted events and road closures so you can plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded events. If a weather event occurs on the anticipated start date, the street closures for construction activity will be delayed until the weather clears. March 27 to April 1 … Continued

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