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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.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Santa Ana police asked the public to help find the driver they say ran over a 9-month-old pit bull mix on West Park Lane. License plate readers led them to her a day later, and she now faces state and federal charges.
Santa Ana · Breaking
A man who reported a deadly African viper in his Santa Ana backyard admitted the photo was AI-generated, police say, after officers and reptile experts searched the neighborhood and found nothing.
Santa Ana · Community Partner
The Loyalty Day jersey giveaway at Planet Catalyst drew a line hours before the 8 a.m. start, and the jerseys went fast.
Santa Ana · Community Partner
Partner content: Juice Unlocked and Catalyst teamed up on an Angels-style "Catalyst 420" jersey giveaway at the Santa Ana store for the chain's Loyalty Day on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Santa Ana · Culture
After two years at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, OC Pride's free parade and festival returns to Third Street with five performance areas and headliners Charo, Mama Duke and Chris Conde.
Santa Ana · Politics
In a sit-down with Juice Unlocked, the mayor said critics who felt she moved too slowly on ICE are right. She also pushed back on officials who claim they got ICE out of Santa Ana.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Santa Ana police say two men used an electric cutting tool to free the statue from its base at Christ Our Savior Catholic Church, then dragged it toward Segerstrom High School. No arrests have been announced.
Santa Ana · Politics
On the Juice Unlocked podcast, Santa Ana's mayor said she has nothing bad to say about Bass, but she did not let a comment about her city slide.
Santa Ana · Politics
On the Juice Unlocked podcast, Santa Ana's mayor pushed back on critics who say her public safety approach comes down to arrests, saying residents simply want to feel safe at home, at school and at the store.
Santa Ana · Sports
The Santa Ana native picked up a win over former world champion Jose Ramirez at T-Mobile Arena, another big-stage result for one of OC's own.
Santa Ana · Politics
On the Juice Unlocked podcast, Amezcua said she takes more heat than the mayors before her, including over her hair and makeup. Two months later, she is trailing in a tight reelection race.
Santa Ana · Politics
Santa Ana's mayor sat down in the Juice Unlocked studio for a wide-ranging interview on her childhood, the city's future, immigration enforcement and her bid for another term. The full conversation runs about 74 minutes on YouTube.
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