LEAN TIME: The city of Santa Ana...

LEAN TIME: The city of Santa Ana is leading the field in doing with less. During a recent discussion of its new $241-million budget, management noted that of California’s 11 largest cities, Santa Ana had fewer employees per resident--5.15 per 1,000--than any of the others. . . . Also: Governing magazine shows that of the 100 largest U.S. cities, only Fremont had a lower ratio than Santa Ana. One reason: The city has trimmed 98 positions in the past two years.

TURNING THE TIDE: While some agencies must cut employees, the Orange County Film Commission has been expanding its small staff as it tries to lure Hollywood here. Example: The building in the final scene of “Crimson Tide” is not Pearl Harbor at all, but Memorial Hall at Chapman University. . . . Next step: The commission hosts a three-day trip around the county next week for a group of movie location managers. Says operations director Cristi Silverberg: “They’ll get the grand tour.”

SOFTER POP? The Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa is stirring back to life as a concert venue, with the announcement Thursday of a Sept. 28 show by Julio Iglesias. It’s the first booking--aside from county fair dates--under the new management. Jody Kennedy, the amphitheater’s general manager, expects up to a dozen additional shows to be announced before the fair begins July 7. . . . Look for a softer menu--jazz, country, comedy, middle-of-the-road pop and light rock--in the concert bowl.

GETTING OPEN: Tiger Woods of Cypress got lots of TV time Thursday in the first round of the U.S. Open, partly because he was paired with Nick Price, who is leading the golf tournament with a 66 (C1), and last year’s winner, Ernie Els. . . . Woods, 19, finished at 74, four over par, but won accolades from TV commentator Johnny Miller, who called him “pound for pound, the longest hitter in the country.” Woods has one worry out of the way. Final exams for the Stanford freshman were last week.