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179 stories from Santa Ana. City hall, the mayor’s race, DTSA nightlife and the artists coming out of the 714’s capital.
Santa Ana · Politics
Mayor Valerie Amezcua's election-night lead has shrunk to 140 votes over challenger Dan Shimell, and Orange County is still counting ballots.
Santa Ana · Politics
Mayor Valerie Amezcua opened with just over 50% in the first ballot drop, but later tallies showed challenger Dan Shimell closing the gap and moving ahead. The count is not final.
Santa Ana · Community Partner
Catalyst is picking one local artist, 21 or older, to paint a space or galaxy mural on a blank wall inside its Santa Ana store.
Santa Ana · Culture
WAXX Brandz teamed up with TheseFoos for a prison-themed Halloween party in Santa Ana, and Shoreline Mafia co-founder OhGeesy came out for a special performance.
Santa Ana · Music
The masked Santa Ana rapper put out his debut video just ahead of Halloween, and Juice Unlocked is asking readers whether he has potential.
Santa Ana · Politics
A council debate over police became a shouting match about 911 calls, family and police union money, as a viral arrest keeps the Santa Ana Police Department under scrutiny.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Thieves took two pallets of graded trading cards from a FedEx truck outside PSA's Santa Ana office on Oct. 13. Police put the loss at $963,000, and no arrests had been reported as of Oct. 21.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Omar Flores Sanchez, 35, was shot on a West Myrtle Street sidewalk Oct. 17. Santa Ana police say officers found a truck matching witness descriptions within minutes, and a later search turned up the gun they believe was used.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Prosecutors dropped the case from the Oct. 1 arrest of Florentino Lopez, 28, but are now pursuing a probation violation against him. Santa Ana police have opened an internal investigation into the officers' actions.
Santa Ana · Politics
Jackie Cordova, a 54-year-old U.S. citizen, says she was monitoring immigration activity before dawn Thursday when agents chased her down, sprayed her and arrested her. DHS has not explained what happened.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
A video of Santa Ana officers taking Florentino Lopez to the ground outside his family's home set off a police review. Prosecutors later dropped the case from that arrest and are pursuing an alleged probation violation instead.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Santa Ana police say license plate readers led them to the minivan seen in a Sept. 8 surveillance video of a pit bull mix puppy being lured with food and run over near West Park Lane. The woman now faces felony counts in Orange County and a federal animal crushing charge.
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