Civil Litigation
Oct. 30, 2025
Santa Ana settles zoning dispute with nonprofit medical clinic
Santa Ana agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by nonprofit Share Our Selves, which accused the city of using zoning laws to block a downtown clinic for low-income residents.
After two years of litigation, the City of Santa Ana and a nonprofit have quietly settled their high-profile zoning dispute, ending a federal case that accused city officials of using an urgency ordinance to block a downtown medical clinic serving low-income residents.
The settlement closes a legal fight that drew scrutiny over whether the city's zoning rules unfairly targeted nonprofits serving immigrant and low-income communities.
"Following settlement discuss...
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