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COVID-19 Count Update

Posted on August 20, 2020

The City of Santa Ana recently launched the Santa Ana Cares Mobile Resource Center, a mobilized team of City staff who are going out into our high-density neighborhoods, meeting residents where they are, and providing the COVID-19 resources they need. Specifically, we are providing rental relief for tenants who have been unable to pay their rent...

Retail Islands in Downtown Santa Ana this Weekend

Posted on August 20, 2020

Executive Order 5-2020, approved in early June 2020, permits retail businesses in Downtown Santa Ana to expand their business operations onto City sidewalks or parking spaces (with advanced notice). Since the implementation of the Order, many businesses have expanded onto sidewalks generating positive activity and sales. Beginning Friday, August 21, 2020, Downtown will activate “Retail Islands”...

Santa Ana Businesses Receive Recycling Training

Posted on August 20, 2020

Staff from the Community Development Agency has partnered with the Public Works Agency staff to help Downtown businesses transition to the new trash service requirements. The new initiatives require businesses to transition into using recycle containers and organics containers, instead of only using solid waste containers. Both departments are proud to report that several businesses...

Food Island Success in Downtown Santa Ana

Posted on August 20, 2020

During these unconventional times, businesses have had to be innovative and creative in order to overcome the decline in business due to the pandemic. One successful example of perseverance is the Mission Bar, a minority woman-owned business in Downtown Santa Ana. Owner, Vanessa Pozzobon, opened Mission Bar in 2017, which has done well over the...