OCTA’s WAVE passes and app restored after unexplained brief outage

The technical disruption left some Orange County bus riders unable to access their digital fare cards. Some were charged multiple times in attempts to pay fare.

Lockdown lifted at Santa Ana High School after reported gun turns out to be toy

District police responded to a report of a suspicious item inside a classroom and determined it was a replica toy gun; lockdown lifted as normal school activities resumed.

Five of nine candidates attend third debate as election nears

A candidate forum hosted by Resilience OC, Esperanza Union de Inquillnxs Santa Ana and Latino Health Access was held at the Delhi Center in Ward 6.

Santa Ana Mayor responds to ICE observer arrests; Police chief defends officers

Mayor Valerie Amezcua's response follows a similar two-day interval after federal immigration raids began in June 2025, while SAPD maintains the latest arrests were unrelated to immigration enforcement.

Santa Ana officials, advocates and father demand charges dropped against arrested ICE observers

At a Thursday press conference, elected officials, relatives and community organizers questioned SAPD's cooperation with federal agents and called for an investigation.

Arrests of ICE observers renew scrutiny of Santa Ana police as community trust faces further strain

Following the 2025 ICE protest crackdown, allegations of police brutality and previous arrests of immigration observers, the latest arrests raise renewed questions about police accountability and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

City Council Recap: Oct. 6, 2026

A record-breaking late start, a postponed police policy contract, new restrictions on city employees working for ICE and questions about how residents are notified of development projects marked Santa Ana's latest City Council meeting.

What the video of Florentino Lopez's arrest shows and what remains unclear

A cellphone recording captures Santa Ana police officers repeatedly striking and restraining Lopez. The footage does not show how the encounter began.

Santa Ana City Council orders independent investigation into videoed police beating

A cellphone video showing Santa Ana police repeatedly striking Florentino Lopez has prompted two investigations into the officers’ conduct.

Agenda Preview Oct. 6: Bike lanes, ALPR cameras, parking, policing and more

Expect a jam-packed meeting, or at least a longer one.

Diaz: The Questionnaire Is Over. Countdown to ElectioNite Starts Now.

We’re less than a month away from Election Day, and The Santanero’s candidate questionnaire period is now over. Over the last few weeks, I tried my best to get the questionnaire to every candidate we reached out to and give them a fair chance to respond. That included

Dwayne Shipp on the Issues: Santa Ana Mayor's Race

Dwayne Shipp, 51, is a lifelong Santa Ana resident who has lived in the city since 1975. He attended Lincoln Elementary, Carr Intermediate and Valley High School and has worked as a caregiver in Santa Ana for more than 10 years. Shipp is the youngest of 10 children of Helen