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Santa Ana

Santa Ana (săn'tu ăn'u) [key], city (1990 pop. 293,742), seat of Orange co., S Calif., in the fertile Santa Ana valley; inc. 1886. It began as a farm trade and processing center for the surrounding region and was connected to Los Angeles in 1878 by the Southern Pacific RR. Santa Ana grew industrially after World War II. There is diverse manufacturing in the city, which is part of the large Anaheim–Santa Ana–Garden Grove metropolitan area. Insurance companies are also major employers. During the late 20th cent. Santa Ana was one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities. The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art and the Mexican American Museum of Art are there.

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The burning wind: every autumn they come howling in from, the desert. They bring cataclysmic fires beneath crystalline skies and push tempers toward violence. Impossible to predict, they have eluded definition by the scientists who study them. No wonder the Santa Anas put us on edge. (Los Angeles Magazine)

Freeway widening project places shopping malls at odds over access. (Santa Ana Freeway) (Los Angeles Business Journal)

Police Chief Walters Uses Innovation, Research and Dedicated Staff to Keep Santa Ana Safe (Orange County Business Journal)

Building Blocks: Developers Getting Busy in Santa Ana (Orange County Business Journal)

Multimedia company moving to Santa Ana (Orange County Business Journal)

Multimedia company moving to Santa Ana Hi-Val's new headquarters part of growth surge (Orange County Business Journal)

In the line of fire: Los Angeles sees more wildfires than any other city in the United States. Last May, when Griffith Park went up in flames and parts of Los Feliz were evacuated, a long-forgotten threat to the city came home. Had those flames ignited amid this month's Santa Ana winds, the result could have been a disaster the likes of which L.A. has never witnessed. (Los Angeles Magazine)

A timeline for title insurance: title insurance has been around for quite some time in the United States. It has been a vital component of the growth in homeownership and is likely to remain so.(COVER REPORT: SETTLEMENT SERVICES) (Mortgage Banking)

After the fire: in the aftermath of last year's wildfires, traditional fire prevention measures have been called into question. What went wrong and how can these problems be fixed?(Wildfires) (Risk Management)

The Scorched- Earth Obsession.(Disasters) (Newsweek)

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