Orange County has only built 17% of its housing goal for helping homeless people get off the streets – five years after the plan was initiated.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
County Auditors Lambast OC Green Power Agency’s Contracting Failures
The county’s second audit released this week focuses on failures to properly review contracts and repeatedly sent out money to vendors without showing why they were chosen.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: 7.8% of County’s Beginning of Year Homeless Population Now Dead With Another 44 People Dying “Without Fixed Abode” in November
Another 44 people died “without fixed abode” in OC in November, 449 for the already record-breaking year (7.8% of the County’s beginning of the year homeless population) with one month left to go. Fentanyl will probably be blamed for much of the increase in deaths, but what has the County done to battle the rise of Fentanyl on the streets in these past years?
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Will Protections for Hotel Workers Stretch to All of Orange County or Die in Irvine?
Voters in Laguna Beach rejected similar protections, and hoteliers are already pushing to overturn Irvine’s newly adopted laws protecting workers.
Posted inTransportation
8-Year-Old’s Death Prompts Tough Questions For OC Leaders About Failing Kids At Dangerous Intersections
Getting hit by a car while walking or biking is among the most common causes of death for school-age children in Orange County, according to public data.
Posted inCollegiate News Service
Divided San Clemente City Council Approves Senior Housing Development
The council voted 3-2 to approve mixed-use designation for the area, paving the way for the housing.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Bombshell County Audit Calls Out OC’s Green Power Agency
The report claims the agency failed to follow best practices in staffing and informing the public, and says the agency has seen a historic number of customers opt out.
Posted inOutdoors
Laguna Scores Over a Mile of New Beaches
Transferring a stretch of beach in Laguna from the county to city control, officials argue, is a better fit for local taxpayers.
Posted inCountywide
Could Santa Ana’s Main Library Closure Actually Get Residents Better Access?
Temporarily closing Santa Ana’s main downtown library next year might drive improvements in the overall library getting residents access to more books and meeting spaces.
Posted inCollegiate News Service
La Habra Will Send Gift Cards To Select Residents To Boost Local Businesses
The city will give out 1,000 gift cards, valued at $200 each.
