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Sights of a changing Santa Ana

One of the first projects I made when I started my career in photography at Santa Ana College in 2022, focused on the gentrification that is happening in Santa Ana. One of

June 2, 2026

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A collage of construction photos with excavators in dirt lots

High-end apartments, restaurants, a swanky hotel: exploring Santa Ana’s controversial $4 billion development

Photos by Dylan Burch, Giovanni Castro and Christopher Michael Driving down Bristol Street from Santa Ana College, you first notice the 7-Elevens, crowded bus stops and run-down strip malls that sit on

May 20, 2026

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The OCTA Street Car Will Change Our City

The newly proposed streetcar that will connect Santa Ana to Garden Grove will only further the gentrification that is already occurring in the downtown area.

October 31, 2018

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Santa Ana Grapples With a Changing Downtown

By Nashe Harley A few years ago, the historic shopping district known as the Fiesta Marketplace was rebranded and given a new name: the East End. Since then, rent prices have gone

October 15, 2015

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