The services center in Anaheim promises to provide up to 200 homeless people at a time with a safe sleeping space and support services like mental health treatment and housing referrals.
Tag: Orange County Commission to End Homelessness
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Wisdom From Years of Fighting Homelessness
Garden Grove’s Interim City Manager Allan Roeder sat down with Voice of OC recently to talk about his views on the county’s efforts to address homelessness, and what government leaders need to be doing to move forward on the issue.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
How OC Fared This Year in Fight Against Homelessness
There were positive steps in 2013, but the county was still plagued by a lack of cohesiveness among those responsible for getting people off the street.
Posted inFullerton, Government
Despite Complaints, Supervisors Still Back Homeless Shelter
A not-in-my-backyard argument by residents at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting did not sway Supervisor Shawn Nelson or his colleagues.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Moorlach May Resign as Chairman of Homelessness Panel
Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach is inviting newly elected Supervisor Todd Spitzer to take over for him.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Santa Ana
Occupy Santa Ana Protests Ticketing of Homeless People
They shouldn’t be cited for sleeping on lawns and sidewalks if there are no shelter beds available, protesters argue.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Homelessness Panel Delays Request to Buy Bus Station
Santa Ana city officials are fighting a proposal to convert the empty bus terminal into a year-round homeless shelter.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Transportation
Homelessness Panel Set to Vote on Bus Station Plan
The proposal to convert Santa Ana’s shuttered bus terminal into a year-round homeless shelter will be considered. Santa Ana officials are mounting an effort to stop it.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Mental Health Director: Laura’s Law Off the Table in Orange County
County lawyers have advised that it’s illegal to use state funds
for fully implementing the law.
