While local landfills have slowed trash processing due to the downpour, it’s having a ripple effect that could leave trash stranded throughout the county.
Category: Health & Wellness
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Rent Control Could Come to Buena Park
Buena Park could become the second Orange County city to enact a local rent control law, following Santa Ana’s lead last year. Activists and renters from both cities have been pushing for the measure.
Posted inSanta Ana
How to Give Back to Your Community
Seventeen-year-old Selina Mendez’s journey through a youth leadership competition taught her all the recognition she needs is that of the Santa Ana community she’s from.
Posted inGovernment
More OC City Officials Look to Crack Down on Street Vendors
Officials in Orange and Stanton are the latest elected leaders in Orange County to look at tightening regulations on street vendors in their cities.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC’s Top Public Health Leader Dr. Clayton Chau Announces Resignation
Chau’s leadership through a turbulent early pandemic response – and as an Asian American public health figure at a time of heightened racism – was controversial and symbolic.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
San Clemente Holds Off on Private Security to Clear Out Homeless People, For Now
The debate on whether the council moves forward with hiring a security company is expected to continue at the April 18 meeting.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Half of Orange County Lacks State Approved Housing Plans as HB Reignites Debate on Mandates
While Huntington Beach city council members are in a legal battle with state officials over housing law, 19 cities in Orange County don’t have their housing plans certified by the state yet.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
With Drops in Critical Safety Nets Looming, OC Hosts a Resource Fair in Santa Ana
With additional food benefits ending and the eligibility for Medi-Cal being redetermined, County officials and nonprofits are hosting a resource fair to help residents sign up for benefits.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Trench Foot & Infections: Street Medics Treating Homeless People Brace for Storm Aftermath
After a cold weather shelter debacle among government officials last year, street medics are tending to the wounds of those who couldn’t get safe from the rain.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Will Huntington Beach’s 90-Day Plan to End Homelessness Work?
The new city council majority campaigned on a 90-day plan to end homelessness and to fight state mandated housing goals. But advocates have long said housing is a cornerstone in efforts to end homelessness.
