There are approximately 62 neighborhood associations in the city of Santa Ana. Floral Park is arguably the most fabulous of all. It is a neighborhood comprised of over 600 vintage homes built in the 1920’s- 1950’s. Floral Park is home to judges, high powered attorneys, doctors, real estate agents, educators and business owners. Missing from the membership list – Mayor Pulido, city council members, board of education members and SAUSD’s superintendent.
Don’t look for the City Manager in Floral Park. He lives in the hills of Coto de Casa.
Ream’s home improvement progress! 😉
The Floral Park Neighborhood Association (FPNA) has a fabulous website , fabulous events , fabulous supportive friends , and a fabulous bottom line with well over $100,000.00 in the general membership fund that fuels many events and helps to promote neighborhood concerns in the city of Santa Ana
FPNA generously sponsors scholarships and non-profit organizations as well.
Assigned SAUSD schools are Santiago Elementary, Willard Middle School and Santa Ana High School.
Neighboring forums at the Irvine Housing Blog (IHB) have hosted discussions about historic Floral Park. IHB Poster, bkshopr, opened with the first post last April to announce the annual FPNA Home and Garden Tour. The lovely home pictured at the beginning of this post was referenced at IHB.
Do you have a favorite neighborhood?
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Yes, mine is Historic Santa Anita Neighborhood, probably the house keepers and farm laborers to the Floral Park Owners, some to the Segerstroms and O’Neils, Irvines.
I have asked the City Why can’t we have fund raising functions in the Park? Why are we excluded from the events of the City? The only time they are in our neighborhood is when they want to get elected, or rehab our neighborhood for those coveted low income grants. Townsend media (lobbyist) they don’t improve our area only sell it.
I have asked why can’t we have concerts in the Park, I once put up a web page Justin Martinez Neighborhood kids Association, but I was denied the right to administer over that page. I have had to fight fire with fire to get the stop light on Jackson & 5th St. Now, I am fighting to make the bridge handicap & pedestrian acessible, which by the way should have been complete at the same time that they retrofitted that bridge.
Why can’t the city let us beautify and improve our neighborhood with the help of our community leaders. We are in Bustamontes district and that Jack-ass doesn’t want to be seen in this neighborhood, it seems that we are beneath the dignity of alot of our City Leaders.
This is why I stopped going to meetings here in the neighborhood, I feel that the officials tell us not ask us what is to be done in this neighborhood, to comply with the Regulations of public meetings to discuss the planning period.
I wonder if all of the council members, Mayor and City Manager carry an Infraguard Card? I’m sure Mr Bustamontes does, and Mr. Ream after all in case of martial law in Santa Ana he would be mandated to protect the infrastructure and given the authority to kill and not be prosecuted (Above the Law), things have to change. Rights of all people have to be protected. Right to a Jury trial, freedom to express your grievances, rights to privacy, rights to property, Rights to happiness. With all the Grants from the Homeland Security (Heritage) and Cell Towers…..What a Eye opener? WTF! I guess we are not a free country any more!
Lisann,
I found a pretty interesting map of all the neighborhoods in Santa Ana-
http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/cda/documents/NeighMap-ColorOct07.pdf
I also noticed that anyone can Participate in publishing a newsletter for your neighborhood. Publiishing information is helpful as a change agent. You might be the perfect person to write up the current issues facing your neighborhood. Here, check it out:
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/sana/sanita/newsPro.html
Lisann Martinez,
I am interested in the answers by city government to the questions you listed in your first post.
I assume there were answers. Yet, it would not suprise me if no answers were given.
As you know there is purpose to their actions and inactions in neighborhoods like Sana Anita.
Arturo Lomeli D.D.S.,Inc.
415 N. Sycamore St.# 300
(714) 973-8797
Art and Lisann,
Is there a league of neighborhoods that get together to discuss issues? Irvine has a swim league- ISL(Irvine Swim League) that has reps from over 20 neighborhoods. They have monthly meetings during the summer months and of course the focus is on swimming in the city. However, it is a great way to network with leaders in other neighborhoods and we’ve used that network for several issues that have come up and would be of interest to many in the city.
Even having each President/VP/Secretary from each neighborhood on email would be immensely helpful when discussing Board of Ed candidates or other important topics.
I admire you both for your stepping up as leaders in your respective communities.