Santa Ana officials say nearly 100 less people are sleeping on the city’s streets this year compared to 2024 – a development they largely attribute to key social investments like transitional housing, reuniting people with families or drug and mental health treatment programs.
City staff found there were 501 people sleeping on the streets this year compared to 592 last year.
“So altogether this demonstrates a 15.4% reduction year over year,” Community Development Agency Executive Director Mike Garcia told city council members at Tuesday’s meeting…