Category: City News

City reimagining Memorial Park and Pool

Residents can share their ideas at a community design workshop on September 14. SANTA ANA, Calif. –  The time has come to reimagine Memorial Park and the various ways it serves the community. The aquatics facility at the park is the original 1956 installation and the City needs community input to design a new facility … Continued

Done/doing

Welcome to our done/doing update for the City of Santa Ana website. This is a recap of what we’ve done August 14, 2023, to September 12, 2023 and what we’re working on next. Done Homeless division created new contact forms for contacting the housing authority and contacting a caseworker. The City Clerk completed the Rental … Continued

Santa Ana launches Special Event Sponsorship Program

The City of Santa Ana is excited to announce the launch of its Special Event Sponsorship Program for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.  Our Community Development Agency has received  $200,000 available for special event sponsorship opportunities; up to $15,000 each is available to eligible applicants. This program aims to support nonprofit organizations, businesses, City-recognized neighborhood associations, … Continued

Scam Alert: Fake Water Quality Inspectors

  One of the latest scams hitting residents all over the Southland are people posing as water quality inspectors from the local utility. We’ve received reports of individuals going door to door pretending to be City of Santa Ana Water Quality employees. These individuals might tell you that they need to check your water or … Continued

Endangered frog species raised at Santa Ana Zoo released into local wilderness

Conservation program helps bolster wild population of critically endangered southern mountain yellow-legged frogs Approximately 170 critically endangered southern mountain yellow-legged frogs were released into their wild habitat in the Southern California mountains on Aug. 29 and 30. Most of the tadpoles were hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo and then traveled to the Aquarium of … Continued

Santa Ana to celebrate 43rd annual Fiestas Patrias festival and parade

The City of Santa Ana will celebrate Mexican independence and commemorate Santa Ana’s vibrant Hispanic and Latino cultures at the 43rd annual Fiestas Patrias festival and parade.  The Fiestas Patrias festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 12 to 11 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 17, from 12 to 10 p.m. on Flower Street … Continued

Apply to Join Our Environmental Justice Action Committee

Residents and local nonprofits in Santa Ana are encouraged to apply to the Environmental Justice (EJ) Action Committee. This committee will develop continuous engagement for disadvantaged environmental justice communities and host quarterly meetings with local stakeholders to guide and evaluate environmental justice policy implementation. This is part of the City of Santa Ana General Plan … Continued

Street closures and permitted events for August 31 – September 6

Here 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. Thursday, August 31 Willard Basketball Courts Event hours: 6:30 – 9 p.m. Saturday, September 2 Plaza Calle Cuatro Event hours: 6-10 p.m. DTSA Art Walk @ Various … Continued

State rescinds authorization for syringe exchange in Santa Ana

The City of Santa Ana is pleased to announce that the California Department of Public Health has rescinded its authorization for the Harm Reduction Institute to provide syringe delivery services in Santa Ana and has placed the application back into “pending” status. The CDPH informed the City of its decision today, Aug. 30, in response … Continued

City Hall closed, no street sweeping on Labor Day

In observance of Labor Day, Santa Ana City Hall will be closed and there will be no street sweeping on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Trash collection will be delayed by one day all of the holiday week. Please place trash carts on the curb, off the street. City Hall will also be closed on Friday, … Continued

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