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Hanna Kang

Hanna Kang is a reporter with the Orange County Register. She previously worked as a data fellow at Insider and a data reporter for Crosstown LA. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.

Santiago High School students fill bags with donations of food to be delivered for members of the community amid ongoing federal immigration raids and spreading fear among the community of stepping outside their homes on Saturday June 28, 2025. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

Garden Grove Unified community organizes food drives as immigration raids continue

July 1, 2025 at 6:48 a.m.

Care boxes are being created for families who are afraid to leave their homes for fear of being targeted in an immigration enforcement operation.

The Santa Ana City Council is set vote on a resolution July 1 appointing a director to the Police Oversight Commission. Above, in 2018 Santa Ana Chief of Police David Valentin and his deputy chiefs walk the line of officers during an inspection at their headquarters in Santa Ana, CA. Three hundred sworn officers were at the inspection. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Santa Ana set to appoint first police oversight director, after years of delays

July 2, 2025 at 9:37 a.m.

The Police Oversight Commission was established in 2022 to increase transparency and accountability in the Santa Ana Police Department.

FILE – The Supreme Court building is seen on June 26, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

What does the Supreme Court’s decision on nationwide injunctions and birthright citizenship mean for Southern California?

June 27, 2025 at 4:31 p.m.

California AG Rob Bonta says 'the fight is far from over' and vows to continue to challenge President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order.

Santa Ana Water Tower in Santa Ana, CA, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Generic Santa Ana picture. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Santa Ana State of the City postponed amid safety concerns

June 25, 2025 at 3:40 p.m.

A Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce spokesperson cited "public safety concerns" as the reason for the postponement, but did not go into details.

Lorraine Perez will serve as Santa Ana Unified School District’s next superintendent, effective July 1. Here, she’s photographed speaking during a SAUSD Board meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Lorraine Perez named next superintendent of Santa Ana Unified School District

June 25, 2025 at 2:06 p.m.

Perez served as the district's deputy superintendent of educational services for the past five years.

Santa Ana Unified School District has suspended all summer field trips until further notice due to ongoing immigration enforcement activity in the region.

Santa Ana Unified suspends field trips for third week amid ICE raids

June 24, 2025 at 7:24 p.m.

Nearby Garden Grove Unified set up a helpline last week to connect families with legal and social services.

A man in Tehran watches as smoke billows into the air during an Israeli air strike on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)

U.S. attacks on Iran spin web of emotions for expat community in OC

June 24, 2025 at 8:37 a.m.

Some 36,000 Iranian Americans live in Orange County, many with family still living in Iran they are struggling to reach.

Tax revenue from legal cannabis sales in Santa Ana has fallen in recent years. At the peak, they were more than $20 million a year. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

What’s behind the sharp decline in Santa Ana’s cannabis tax revenue?

June 25, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

Tax revenue from adult-use cannabis sales — a key funding source for youth programs — has plunged more than 50% since its pandemic peak.

Protesters watching the Santa Ana City Council meeting from the overflow area outside the front entrance of council chambers yell out in Santa Ana on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. This is the first time since immigration raids have swept through the city. Many residents are outraged over how the city and Mayor Valerie Amezcua have handled them. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Santa Ana residents grill mayor for five hours over ICE raid response

June 18, 2025 at 1:34 p.m.

Amezcua reiterated at the council meeting that she does not support ICE and does not want the National Guard in Santa Ana.

The Santa Ana City Council during a meeting in Santa Ana on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Santa Ana council drops idea of ICE notification policy after federal warning

June 17, 2025 at 7:34 p.m.

The city received a letter from U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli warning the police could expose city staff and elected officials to federal prosecution.