On August 1, 2017, the City of Santa Ana took the first step in community wealth building by becoming the first city in Orange County to adopt a Resolution of Support for Worker Cooperatives. This community economic development initiative was aimed at increasing the wealth of the City's residents and providing the necessary resources for residents to become business owners in the City.

The purpose of this program is to encourage and support the development of worker-owned businesses in Santa Ana by creating new markets and providing technical support to enable worker cooperatives to grow and succeed in the City