An “epidemic” of homelessness, low wages and the steadily increasing cost of living and housing makes Orange County one of the least affordable places to live in the nation, according to the annual Orange County Community Indicators Report.
Author Archives: Kassidy Dillon
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Judge Demands Progress on Homeless Shelters By September 7
U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter warned the County of Orange and its cities they will need to make significant progress on plans for new emergency shelter housing for the homeless, or face a possible court ruling or temporary injunction stopping the enforcement of anti-camping laws.
Posted inEconomy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Outdoors, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Fire Evacuation Issues Force County Re-Do of 340-Home Development
An appeals court blocked the Esperanza Hills project because supervisors approved it without minimum evacuation standards.
Posted inGovernment, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Hunger Strike by OC Jail Inmates Ends
A hunger strike by Orange County jail inmates ended as of 10 p.m. Friday according to Sheriff’s spokesman Ray Grangoff.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff’s Department Says 145 OC Jail Inmates Ended Hunger Strike After One Day
A hunger strike by 145 Orange County jail inmates ended after one day, but four inmates still are refusing to eat after at least four days, according to Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
At Least 150 OC Jail Inmates on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions and Treatment
Roughly 150 to 200 Orange County jail inmates are on a hunger strike to protest jailhouse conditions, according to two different estimates — one from the OC Sheriff’s Department and another from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Posted inDana Point, Government, Top Stories
Finances Unclear as Supervisors Decide on $1 Billion-Plus Dana Point Harbor Overhaul
Orange County supervisors Tuesday are poised to vote on a $1 billion-plus public-private revitalization project for Dana Point Harbor, although officials have so far declined to specify how much of the county’s $1.2 billion in projected harbor costs are expected to be paid out of park funds meant for the entire county.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
New $3.6 Million Sheriff’s Surveillance Plane Approved Without Discussion
Orange County supervisors voted without discussion and in less time than it took to read the agenda’s one sentence summary, to buy a $3.6 million surveillance plane for the Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inWestminster
Voters Increase Westminster Mayor’s Term from Two Years to Four
The next Westminster mayor will serve four years instead of the current two, with no terms limits after voters approved the change in last month’s election.
