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In Photos: June 11 anti-ICE protest in Downtown Santa Ana

A sea of Mexican and United States flags waved back and forth, with picket signs and middle fingers held high as people chanted “ICE out of OC” and “ICE out of Santa

June 16, 2025

News·Top Stories

The Nobödy’s are bringing back Santa Ana’s music culture one intersection at a time

Clink. CLANK. Kaboom! Sitting in traffic at the corner of Bristol and 17th, you hear what sounds like a power drill in a washing machine. You check your engine light, but your

March 20, 2025

Lifestyle·Top Stories

5 Latinx-owned coffee businesses in Santa Ana

The only thing that keeps me warm on a cold winter night is a hot cup of Café de olla resting in my palms. The cinnamon and piloncillo flavors mix together to

October 7, 2024

Food·Lifestyle·Top Stories

Fiestas Patrias returns to its traditional home in DTSA

People packed the streets of Downtown Santa Ana in their cowboy boots and traditional Mexican dresses on both Sept. 14 and 15 to celebrate the 44th annual Fiestas Patrias Festival and Parade.

October 2, 2024

Lifestyle

Moving OC Pride out of DTSA is a terrible mistake

Orange County’s adored LGBTQ Pride Festival and Parade is packing up and leaving homey Downtown Santa Ana for the buttoned-up OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. As a Santanero and someone who’s been

September 23, 2024

51st annual Orange International Street Fair is another success

Over 42 booths decorated streets, each one dedicated to 14 different ethnicities, including cuisines from Greece, Brazil, Mexico, Germany and more. The Orange International Street Fair celebrated its 51st anniversary at the

September 9, 2024

Lifestyle·Top Stories

Tropicaza bringing the underground house scene to Santa Ana

By day, Oscar Osorio is a process server who works in attorney services, but by night, he is a DJ and cofounder of Tropicaza, a house music day party that occurs once

November 24, 2023

Lifestyle·Music·Top Stories

LAS VOCES DE SANTA ANA: How the loss of Northgate left a void in Downtown Santa Ana’s Latino community

After two months of appeal, the City of Santa Ana on Dec. 1, 2020 approved the construction of 99 residential units on the site of Downtown’s only Northgate Market.The developers are Northgate

October 20, 2023

Multimedia·News·Voices

Fiestas Patrias, a time for gathering and celebration

Hundreds of people flooded Downtown Santa Ana Saturday Sept.15, waving Mexican flags and yelling,“Viva México!” The prideful moment was a part of El Grito de Independencia, “The Cry of Independence” to celebrate

October 2, 2023

Lifestyle

Get candy, coffee and breakfast at these 3 hidden downtown gems

There are dozens of places to get something to eat in downtown Santa Ana, from quick stops to full service restaurants to specialty snacks. However, some food places aren’t on the main

June 6, 2023

Food·Lifestyle