More than 700 volunteers will fan out across Orange County Saturday morning and do their best to count the number of people who are, in one fashion or another, living on the street.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Social Security Direct Deposit Could Benefit Homeless and Disabled
Beginning in March, all benefits will be paid by direct deposit. Advocates hope that will make life easier for those without bank accounts.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
A Window Into the World of Immigration Detainees
In recent months, group of local volunteers began visiting immigration detainees held in Orange County jails. Some of their and others’ discoveries have been alarming.
Posted inSanta Ana
Confrontation May Be Looming Over Paul Walters Firing
The City Council has decided to fire the city manager. Whether Walters will resist is unclear, but the city charter allows him a public hearing.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana City Council Fires City Manager Paul Walters
The dismissal culminates a two-year power struggle between longtime Mayor Miguel Pulido and a new council majority bent on reducing the mayor’s dominance at City Hall.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Latino Health Access Holding Documentary Film Festival
The event will feature the work of Santa Ana residents who are being trained by a New York-based documentarian.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Great Park Board Orders Trimmed-Down Business Plan
The board wants staff to draft a five-year plan that cuts costs and identifies new revenue sources.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Community Editorial: National Search for a City Manager
Imagine a Santa Ana where leaders are chosen not because because of political connections but because of leadership abilities.
Posted inIrvine
Is Great Park Risking a Blunder With Solar Decathlon Event?
The Orange County Great Park Board will get an update Tuesday afternoon on planning efforts for the green energy collegiate competition that could attract some 300,000 visitors.
Posted inSanta Ana
City Manager Fight About Much More Than One Man’s Job
Tuesday night’s closed-door council meeting to discuss firing City Manager Paul Walters comes after nearly two years of political jockeying.
