Los Angeles Times

Once the center of a ‘ghetto,’ a Santa Ana playground revamp hopes to rebuild community connections

Roberto Alcaras has a fondness for the place he’s lived his entire life, but even he admits that the Bishop Manor townhome community in Santa Ana was not safe. Former Santa Ana Police Chief Paul ...
Next City

A Santa Ana Community Land Trust Energizes Innovation and Resists Displacement

Ana Urzua (center), executive director of Cooperacion Santa Ana, speaks during an event at La Colmena on March 21, 2025. (Photo by Felipe Ramirez of Wisteria Content / Graphic by Deonna Anderson) This ...
Orange County Register

This Santa Ana land trust is helping small businesses grow together

Santa Ana resident Ana Urzua was on a tour of urban development projects in Los Angeles when she stumbled on a novel idea — using a land trust to grow small businesses. A community land trust, or CLT, ...
ABC7

'The heart of Orange County': Santa Ana locals share their love for the evolving community

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Described as 'a city of hardworking people, a city of dreams,' Santa Ana residents share what makes their hometown special. The city of ...
Los Angeles Times

The contents of a Santa Ana time capsule are at the center of ‘Future Perfect’ at Grand Central Art

A small piñata. A coin from Argentina. Film negatives of Santa Ana street life. These are just some of the items packed with intention into a time capsule that has waited in the rafters of the Grand ...