Across the country, immigrant communities are justifiably living in fear as the Administration’s recent
policy changes have driven a dramatic increase in arrests and deportations. Local leaders have a duty to
keep their communities safe, and communities are safest when residents trust that institutions and
officials serve them and know they will be treated fairly. The constitutional guarantee of due process,
which applies to everyone residing in the United States regardless of their immigration status, cannot be

Union Pacific Railroad today began a comprehensive cleanup operation at its properties across Santa Ana.

This was the result of the City of Santa Ana’s constant communication with Union Pacific during the past several months about the condition of the company’s properties.

There is a one lane closure on northbound Bristol Street between 18th Street and Santa Clara Avenue. As part of the Bristol Street Rehabilitation Project, the one lane closure is for construction to replace bus pads and cross gutters. The lane closure is effective today, December 10, 2019 through Wednesday, December 19, 2019. Please use alternate routes and plan for possible delays. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Santa Ana Planning Commission will have its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. today (Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.)

The meeting will take place in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza.

The agenda is available here under upcoming events: https://www.santa-ana.org/cc/city-meetings.

Please note that this Santa Ana Police Department event has been rescheduled to December 14, 2019. The event information has been updated below.

Downtown Santa Ana will begin shining a light on Santa Ana’s treasure trove of historic buildings this Saturday, Dec. 7.

Orange County’s finest collection of Art Deco/Moderne, Beaux Arts, Neoclassical and California Churrigueresque-style buildings from the 1910s through the 1930s will be lustrously lit each Saturday night this month from 6 to 10 p.m.

The lighting display kicks off during the monthly DTSA Artwalk. The Artwalk takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday and is centered at 125 N. Broadway.

OC Streetcar construction crews will be working day and night shifts to build a column support structure for the Westminster Avenue Bridge. To accommodate this work, a full closure of Westminster Avenue, from Harbor Boulevard to Enterprise Drive, will be in effect tonight, Wednesday, 12/4/19 and Thursday, 12/5/19 from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning.

The full closure of Westminster Avenue, from Harbor Boulevard to Enterprise Drive, will be in effect again, Friday, 12/6/19 starting at 7:00 p.m. and continuing through Monday, 12/9/19 to 5:00 a.m.

The regular meeting of the Santa Ana City Council is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. tonight, Dec. 3, 2019.

The agenda includes the following matters that are not on the consent calendar (consent items are routine items considered for approval in a single motion):

• Resolution to create a master pay schedule, which will list all public city employee pay rates on a single publicly available document.