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Residents, Thrive Santa Ana urge council to enable purchase of La Colmena community site
Summary
Speakers representing Thrive Santa Ana urged the council to direct staff to prepare a purchase‑and‑sale agreement and an economic subsidy report so Thrive can use approximately $852,000 in state funds to acquire La Colmena, a community land‑trust site on West Walnut Street that hosts markets, youth programs and small businesses.
Speakers representing Thrive Santa Ana asked the City Council on Jan. 20 to direct staff to prepare a purchase‑and‑sale agreement and an economic subsidy report so the nonprofit can use awarded state funds to acquire La Colmena, a community land trust project located at the former Walnut and Daisy site.
Luis Sarmiento, speaking for Thrive, said the project opened in April as La Colmena and now hosts an all‑women coffee shop, a textile store and an urban farming co‑op. “We have state funding to make an offer to the city,” he said, adding the project had obtained an extension from the state. Sarmiento told council the award totals…
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