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April 14, 2023
Saving Santiago Creek
Our last newsletter contained an article about a public meeting on January 26 put on by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in partnership with OC Public Works. We indicated the meeting would be about a proposal for Santiago Creek Improvements based on the notification residents living near the Creek had received. The proposal was […]
Fisher Park Traffic Committee Work & Progress Status
Over the past year, we accomplished a few things but there’s still more to do.
Neighborhood History Story #7 – 1950s Architects Find Fisher Park
Story #7 – 1950s Architects Find Fisher Park As Sharon and River Lane were beginning to see families purchase lots and start to plan their dream homes, young architects were able to experiment. In the Spring of 1961, J. Herbert Brownell together with several other prominent local Modernist architects participated in the fifth annual “Architectural […]
June 24, 2022
Neighborhood History Story #6 – A Pool Made for an Olympian
The California ranch house at 1222 Sharon Road was built in 1955 and owned by the famous Dr. Sammy Lee and his wife Rosalind. Learn more about this amazing man’s history and his connection to our neighborhood!
New Fisher Park Neighborhood Traffic Committee (History & Background)
Prior to the May 25, 2022 special meeting hosted by the neighborhood association with Santa Ana Public Works Agency, most Fisher Park Neighborhood residents weren’t aware of all of the neighborhood traffic issues that exist, as well as the status of ongoing efforts to improve them. The City of Santa Ana also apparently wasn’t aware […]
April 1, 2022
Neighborhood History Story #5 – A Very Unique Home
In 1948 as Sharon and River Lane were just being installed, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Crawford began to build one of the most unique home constructions in the neighborhood.
Spring Garden Tips
Learn some tips from UCCE Master Gardeners of Orange County on how to elevate your garden this year.
December 27, 2021
Isn’t Mosquito Season Over?
The OC Mosquito and Vector Control District pamphlet passed out with our Winter 2022 newsletter gives a good overview of mosquitoes and how to control them. Their website gives even more information, but it’s the Aedes aegypti we’re focusing on now because they’re the main problem during the winter.
October 7, 2021
Neighborhood History Story #4 – Who was Jack Fisher?
Our neighborhood takes its name from Mr. Jacob (Jack) Fisher. Fisher was born in Yakima, Washington in 1899 and moved to Santa Ana with his parents (Jacob A. Fisher & Mary Sinnema Fisher) and sister in the early twentieth century. Fisher is probably one of the most decorated servicemen in Orange County.
June 21, 2021
Neighborhood History Story #3 – The Beginnings of a Neighborhood
With the recent loss of our neighbor and distinguished Santa Ana architect Ralph Allen, we have focused on some early homes this quarter.
