Santa Ana and Anaheim—two of Orange County’s most underprivileged cities—will each receive more than $100 million in federal funding to attempt to revive their depressed economies. The money is part of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill signed into law by the federal government last week. About $143 million will be allocated to Santa Ana in what Mayor Vicente Sarmiento called “a once-in-a-century kind of thing.” The city will use its funds to launch “Revive Santa Ana,” a pandemic recovery program that will allow it to redesign its services for residents. During a city council meeting March 16, Sarmiento suggested that the city consider making its own health department, in order to be less dependent on the Orange County Health Care Agency during critical times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. “The county couldn’t handle the needs and the problems that Santa Ana has,” the mayor said during the meeting. “We can make this a transformational …
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