Supervisors Reject Mayors’ Proposal For Homeless Shelter in Remote Canyon
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The move sends the issue back to south county mayors to recommend another site or sites for a homeless shelter.
Canyons Homeless Shelter Opposed by Two Supervisors
Housing & Homelessness
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Supervisors Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson said they are opposed to a proposal by south Orange County mayors to put a new homeless shelter on county-owned property in rural Silverado Canyon.
South OC Mayors Propose New Homeless Shelter at Former Silverado School
Housing & Homelessness
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South Orange County mayors, under pressure from a federal judge, on Thursday chose a closed elementary school along rural Santiago Canyon Road as a site they’d like to see become a new homeless shelter.
Santa Ana Council Now Wants District Elections on the November Ballot
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The council also may ask voters to change the city charter to add punishments for a mayor if he or she doesn’t sign ordinances and resolutions approved by a majority of the seven-member council.
Santa Ana Wants Irvine, Huntington Beach and Laguna Niguel Added to Homeless Lawsuit
Housing & Homelessness
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Santa Ana council members and residents have said the three cities’ refusal to accept emergency shelters revealed a double standard: It’s okay to put shelters near poor kids in Santa Ana but not near kids from wealthier families.
OC Should Get Ready to Compete for State Homeless Housing Money, Say City and Business Leaders
Housing & Homelessness
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Hundreds of millions of dollars in state grants could become available next year, and some community leaders want to compete for it to help build 2,700 homes for homeless people.
Supervisors Say No to Watchdog Looking at DA and Sheriff’s Use of Informants
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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“I think it’s improper for us to talk about, really, that subject matter now,” said supervisors’ Chairman Andrew Do.
Supervisors Defend Their Turf and Criticize Spitzer’s Homeless Warnings
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Spitzer was “stirring up a bunch of lies and nonsense” with his comments last month to public meetings of the Laguna Niguel and Costa Mesa city councils, Supervisor Shawn Nelson said. Spitzer said his colleagues weren’t telling the whole story.
Santa Ana District Elections Appear Dead For This Year After Appeal is Rejected
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The effort to have district elections in place for November seems to have been killed, according to Councilman Vicente Sarmiento, who supports the proposed voting system change.
OC Fire Authority Under More Fire for Late Response to Canyon 2 Flames
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Orange County Fire Authority executives came under renewed criticism Tuesday for the slow response to the large Canyon 2 Fire, after a county investigation found numerous breaches of protocol caused an 80 to 85-minute delay in taking action.