California
The biggest of 78 updates to Santa Ana’s public record this month; 1 decision is open for public comment right now.
Above the US median of 48 · CA median 56
Rapidly changing. One of the busier public records among similar-size areas right now.
The next public meeting in Santa Ana is the Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee - Regular Meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM.
Santa Ana has 61 active development records - building permits, land-use applications and environmental reviews - of which 2 are under review and 1 are open for public comment.
8 zoning or land-use policy changes are in progress in Santa Ana: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Aug 31, 2026 · every record names its official source · www.santa-ana.org/.
median of 26 similar-size cities in CA
From the Census Bureau's survey of local government finances, which classifies every city's own accounts the same way; utilities and enterprise funds are included where the city runs them. Compared with the median mix of similar-size cities in the same state - a description of how the money is allocated, not a judgement of it. Read from the Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances.
Every number is the district’s own reporting: the yearly series and peer median come from its filings to the U.S. Census Bureau (all funds, comparable nationwide); the most recent school year comes from its filing to the state (General Fund) - two scopes, shown separately, never mixed. Dollars are divided by the district’s enrollment; the peer median is a size cohort, not a ranking. This is spending, never a rating of schools.
What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
Checking the city’s meeting portal…
By reported crime, Santa Ana recorded fewer reported offenses than similar-size communities in 2025 - Good on AreaMatter's community-safety measure. In 2025, Santa Ana's police reported 1,069 violent offenses (about 1 for every 297 residents) and 4,217 property offenses (about 1 for every 75 residents) to the FBI. Counts are what agencies reported; practices differ between agencies and years.
Violent offenses are down 41% since 2023 and property offenses are down 36% since 2023, by the rates Santa Ana's police reported to the FBI (population-adjusted, complete reporting years only).
In FY2022, Santa Ana spent $3,104 per resident. The biggest shares went to general government & administration (47%), police (14%), housing & community development (10%). Figures are the Census Bureau's own survey of local government finances.
In FY2022, Santa Ana raised $2,018 per resident, mostly from state & federal aid (38%), sales & other taxes (22%), property tax (14%).
Santa Ana Uni Sch Dist spends $28,476 per student (2 more districts serve parts of Santa Ana), from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
56 (Limited). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48 and across covered CA cities 56.
No City Council meeting is published for the next 30 days as of September 5, 2026; the schedule comes from the city's meeting portal and updates every 12 hours.
Each agenda published by the city states how to comment (in person, in writing, or online); AreaMatter shows those instructions on every meeting page and links the official agenda.
The venue is printed on each agenda; AreaMatter shows it on the meeting page when the city publishes it.
The largest open records right now: First & Mountain View Project; The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan; Grand Avenue Fleet Services Facility Project; Transit Zoning Code (SD 84A and SD 84B); Santa Ana Rezone Project.
Every record on this page links to the city's or county's own permit listing. AreaMatter reads the official permit and land-use feeds every 12 hours and shows each record's status, dates and location; residents can also enter an address to see what is near it.
Under review: the city is still deciding. Open for comment: there is a deadline to be heard. Approved / issued: the permit or decision has been granted. Under construction and completed follow the city's own record.