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Category: City News

First Point affordable apartments now accepting interest list applications

Preference is given to applicants who live or work in Santa Ana. First Point I & II Apartments are new, affordable, multifamily apartment communities currently under construction at 2114 E. First St. in Santa Ana. First Point I & II apartments includes 552 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartment homes. Preference is given to applicants … Continued

My First Home Program offers $1.2 million in down payment assistance

The City of Santa Ana is increasing loan amounts with 0% interest rate for first-time homebuyers. The City of Santa Ana is excited to announce a $1.2 million expansion of its down payment assistance program, now called My First Home, to further assist first-time homebuyers achieve the dream of homeownership within Santa Ana. As a result of … Continued

City Council approves rent stabilization and just cause eviction ordinances

The Santa Ana City Council adopted two new ordinances to help protect renters: a rent stabilization ordinance, which limits residential rent increases to no more than 3 percent per year, and a just cause eviction ordinance, which limits the allowed reasons for which a renter can be evicted. The new ordinances are effective as of … Continued

City opposes County plan to open winter homeless shelter at Armory

Against the wishes of the City of Santa Ana, the County of Orange will be opening the National Guard Armory in Santa Ana to serve homeless during the cold weather season. Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento sent a letter of protest to the Board of Supervisors. “I do not oppose the operation of a cold … Continued

La Placita Cinco wins affordable housing award from Urban Land Institute

La Placita Cinco repurposes an auto-oriented strip mall into a neighborhood-serving, inclusive community consisting of 51 family-oriented affordable homes, outdoor amenities, and a reinvigorated commercial center. The Urban Land Institute has announced that La Placita Cinco in Santa Ana has won a Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award. The award was established … Continued

New fitness courts open in Cabrillo and Lillie King Parks

The City of Santa Ana held ceremonial ribbon-cuttings for our newest fitness courts on November 9, 2021, at Lillie King Park and Cabrillo Park. Mayor Vicente Sarmiento and Councilmembers Jessie Lopez and Phil Bacerra joined in the celebration and invited the community to take full advantage of these new park amenities. The Fitness Court is … Continued

Civic Center bike boulevard completed with plaque honoring woman killed by car

Our Public Works Agency held a special plaque unveiling ceremony on Wednesday commemorating the completion of the Civic Center Bike Boulevard Project safety improvements and in memory of Charlene Hanson, who was fatally struck by a car as she was crossing the street at this intersection. Charlene was a devoted and highly regarded community member … Continued

Public Works Agency receives $5 million grant to reduce flooding downtown

The City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency (PWA) will be working to reduce flooding after receiving a $5 million grant to upgrade and reconstruct storm drain lines in Downtown Santa Ana and construct an underground storm water infiltration system. Not only will this Downtown Flood Reduction and Storm Water Infiltration project help reduce flooding … Continued

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