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Santa Ana (Spanish for ' Saint Anne ') is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, California, United States.Located in the Greater Los Angeles region of Southern California, the city's population was 310,227 at the 2020 census.
1905 – Santa Ana Daily Register newspaper begins publication. 1912 – Auditorium Theatre built. [3] 1919 – Orange County Historical Society founded. [4] [5] 1923 – Santa Ana Business and Professional Women's Club active (approximate date). [6] 1924 – Walker Theatre opens. [3]
The City of Santa Ana was established in 1869 by William Spurgeon on 74.27 acres (300,600 m 2) of land purchased from the old Spanish land grant, Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The County of Orange was formed in 1889 by William Spurgeon and James McFadden.
Pulido was first elected to the City Council on November 4, 1986. He was the first Latino mayor of Santa Ana, serving in the position from November 8, 1994 to December 8, 2020. [3] He is a member of the Democratic Party. [4] In total, he would be elected to serve thirteen consecutive two-year terms as mayor. [5]
The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in Santa Ana, California, is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) zoo focusing on the animals and plants of Central and South America. The Santa Ana Zoo hosts more than 270,000 people annually. The zoo opened in 1952 and is owned and operated by the City of Santa Ana.
Santa Ana winds flow east to west through Southern California's mountains, according to the National Weather Service. They begin when winds from the desert flow westward toward an area of low ...
Santa Ana winds, which are common in Southern California during cooler months, are behind some of the Golden State’s most vicious fires.
The Santa Ana winds form in a western area of the country known as the Great Basin, which includes Nevada and part of Utah. The basin sits at a higher elevation than Southern California.