News - City of Santa Ana

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

Posted on November 23, 2021

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...

City Council approves rent stabilization and just cause eviction ordinances

Posted on November 19, 2021

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...

City opposes County plan to open winter homeless shelter at Armory

Posted on November 17, 2021

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...

Santa Ana City Council approves $6 million for Revive Santa Ana resident stimulus program

Posted on November 16, 2021

20,000 Prepaid Visa Cards Valued at $300 each will be distributed to renters in high-poverty areas. The City of Santa Ana will distribute $6 million in prepaid Visa debit cards to households in the most impoverished areas of the city under the Revive Santa Ana Resident Stimulus Program. About 20,000 rental units will each receive...

La Placita Cinco wins affordable housing award from Urban Land Institute

Posted on November 9, 2021

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...

New fitness courts open in Cabrillo and Lillie King Parks

Posted on November 9, 2021

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...

City of Santa Ana awarded grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for bicycle and pedestrian safety program

Posted on November 8, 2021

The City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency is the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) that will prioritize the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians. “The City of Santa Ana has been working hard to create more alternative transportation options for our residents and visitors, from bike boulevards to the OC...

Santa Ana downtown residential project forms joint venture to take advantage of City’s opportunity zone

Posted on November 3, 2021

The Toll Brothers just announced the formation of a joint venture to develop the Rafferty, a two-building, 218-unit multifamily residential project (of which 5 percent of the units are proposed for very low income households) with 12,350 square feet of ground floor retail, in the heart of downtown Santa Ana at the former First American Title site...

Civic Center Bike Boulevard Dedication Plaque

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

Posted on October 28, 2021

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...

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

Posted on October 28, 2021

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...

Neighborhood Block Sign along Greenleaf Street

Neighborhood Block winners transform Santa Ana into a more beautiful place!

Posted on October 25, 2021

The City of Santa Ana Public Works recognized winners of its 2021 Neighborhood Block Transformation Contest on Saturday, October 23, 2021 during three separate ceremonies. The contest is designed to engage the community in transforming Santa Ana into a more beautiful place to live, work and play. Public Works Executive Director Nabil Saba attended each...

City Council approves new park, restrooms

Posted on October 21, 2021

These improvement projects are funded in part by recreational cannabis tax revenue and the Revive Santa Ana pandemic recovery initiative. Santa Ana residents will be getting a new park at the corner of Raitt and Myrtle streets and new restrooms at three existing park locations. The Santa Ana City Council recently approved funding and construction...

Santa Ana City Council adopts rent stabilization and just cause eviction ordinances, effective Nov. 19

Posted on October 20, 2021

The Santa Ana City Council on Tuesday night adopted two new ordinances to help protect renters: a Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which limits residential rent increases to no more than 3% per year, and a Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, which limits the allowed reasons for which a renter can be evicted. The new ordinances are not effective...

A statement from the City of Santa Ana on the September 28 officer-involved shooting

Posted on September 29, 2021

The City of Santa Ana offers its deepest condolences to the family of Brandon Lopez, including his cousin, Santa Ana Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez. Mr. Lopez died on September 28 following an officer-involved shooting involving the Anaheim Police Department in Santa Ana. Mr. Lopez leaves behind four children, his mother and his father. The City...

City Council OKs Winter Ice-Skating Rink, Cleaning of Pedestrian and Bike Areas

Posted on September 8, 2021

Santa Ana residents will be able to enjoy a public ice-skating rink this winter and will see more cleaning and sanitizing of high-traffic pedestrian and bicycle areas, thanks to the City Council’s approval of two new Revive Santa Ana measures, on Tuesday, Sept. 7. An agreement with Seaside Ice, LLC, or Ice-America, will allow the installation of...

City Council Approves Childcare Centers and Health Agency Study

Posted on August 19, 2021

The Santa Ana City Council this week approved agreements to provide childcare services at two community centers and conduct a feasibility study on creating a municipal public health agency. These are two of the first programs to move forward under the Revive Santa Ana pandemic recovery initiative. Revive Santa Ana, which is funded by the...

City Council approves childcare centers and health agency study under Revive Santa Ana

Posted on August 19, 2021

City Council approves trash collection agreement that establishes Clean City Initiative

Posted on August 18, 2021

Republic Services will provide far more than trash, recycling pickup under the deal The Santa Ana City Council on Tuesday approved a new trash and recycling pickup agreement that goes beyond the trash container by adding new services to clean up public spaces citywide and that takes a more environmentally friendly approach. The City Council...

Police officer, dog, and children at an event at a park

Police Celebrate National Night Out

Posted on August 13, 2021

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. It helps to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. It also provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors...

Sidewalk Repairs Underway

Posted on August 13, 2021

As a part of the 2021-2022 budget, the Santa Ana City Council voted to add $1 million for sidewalk repairs. Maintaining our sidewalks is essential to pedestrian flow and safety, and we wanted to share a little of the progress our wonderful Public Works Agency has been making. Is there a sidewalk near you that...