“What we saw with…the hysteria from Irvine, is this: It’s simply a class-based argument that if ‘I pay enough for where I live, I shouldn’t have to deal with my homeless problem. I should shift it to some other city,’ ” said county Supervisor Andrew Do.
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Judge to Keep Up Pressure on OC Leaders After “Decades of Neglect” of Homeless
“This county has been in a crisis situation from the time the court got this case. This county’s structure has been deplete, and I think only recently has there been a concerted and good faith effort to catch up with decades of neglect,” said federal Judge David O. Carter at a court conference Friday morning.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Anaheim Approves New Rules for Neighborhood Parking Permits
Under the new rules, any neighborhood is eligible to apply for permit-only parking.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Opposes Homeless Shelter at Fairview Mental Facility
The Costa Mesa City Council Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution against turning the Fairview Developmental Center into a homeless shelter.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Harrington: Time to Return Safety and Security to our Public Policy
Dave Harrington, who serves as Mayor of Aliso Viejo, is also a 29-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and candidate for Orange County Sheriff. Harrington adds his voice to the debate over sanctuary cities noting that he would fight back against Sacramento laws limiting local law enforcement interaction with federal immigration authorities.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Hernandez & Romero Estrada: Rent Stabilization is Human Stabilization
Joese Hernandez and Karen Romero-Estrada, leaders with Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD), write that cities like Santa Ana need to step up and enact rent stabilization policies and just-cause eviction laws.
Posted inPress Releases
Under City Pressure, Orange County Board of Supervisors Rescinds its Proposal to Create a “Tent City” in Laguna Niguel
On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, facing the ire of hundreds of residents and community leaders from Laguna Niguel and other nearby cities, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to rescind its scheme to create “tent cities” in Laguna Niguel, Huntington Beach and Irvine.
Posted inPress Releases
Homeless Solution Can Kicked Further Down the Road. Santa Ana Calls For Countywide Action on Homelessness
Today, the Orange County Board of Supervisors reversed last week’s vote to designate three additional sites throughout Orange County as potential temporary homeless shelters.
Posted inPress Releases
Irvine Mayor Don Wagner and Supervisor Todd Spitzer Announce Plan to Build Veteran’s and Women’s Permanent Housing on County’s West Alton Parcel
Irvine Mayor Don Wagner and Third District Supervisor Todd Spitzer announced today that they have partnered to assess, pursue and fast-track opportunities for Veteran’s and Women’s permanent housing at the County- owned West Alton Parcel at the intersection of Irvine Blvd. and Alton Parkway
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Back Off New Homeless Shelters, Make Promise to Work With Cities
Answers about where shelters might be placed, and how they would be operated, could come at an April 3 court meeting.
