Overcrowded living, high rent, transportation struggles – along with a lack of an early coordinated pandemic response – all helped spur a new wave of community activism throughout Orange County.
Category: Health & Wellness
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Buena Park Officials Consider Holding Landlords Accountable for Apartment Repairs
Some Buena Park residents say their landlords are largely ignoring critical maintenance issues at their aging apartment complexes – mirroring concerns raised by people in other Orange County cities.
Posted inCosta Mesa
From Motel 6 to Affordable Housing: Conversion Underway in Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa is one of the latest Orange County cities to use a state funded program to buy motels and turn them into low income housing for struggling residents in the area.
Posted inAnaheim
The Push For More Hotel Worker Protections and Pay Knocks on Anaheim’s Door
A hotel worker protections and fair pay law was adopted in Irvine, but was shut down in Laguna Beach. Will hotel maids in Anaheim – home to the Disneyland resort – see those same protections?
Posted inOutdoors
Santa Ana Officials Commit to Building A New Park on the River
A valley-like stretch of public access open space is closer to fruition on the Santa Ana River.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Food Assistance Programs in OC, Across California Are On The Chopping Block
As COVID food assistance programs end and inflation costs soar, food banks who are already stretched thin warn of an impending hunger crisis and call on state officials to intervene.
Posted inAnaheim
The Future of a Cultural Oasis: Anaheim Moves to Study Little Arabia and Brookhurst Corridor
Months after Anaheim officials recognized a part of the city as Little Arabia, a new city council is moving forward with a study proposed last year that could alter the future of Brookhurst street.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Something’s In the Air: Irvine Residents’ Yearslong Battle For Breathable Air
After four years of protesting and asking state and local agencies to intercede, residents on the northern edge of Irvine have their wish – the local asphalt plant is closing.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Calls for Rent Control Intensify in Coastal Orange County’s Costa Mesa
Community health workers pushed for rent control during Tuesday’s council meeting, marking the third time in two months that people have organized to make a public plea for a citywide cap on rent increases.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Now Covered Under OC’s Health Plan for the Poor: Affordable Housing Construction
It comes as CalOptima enrollments have hovered around one million low-income Orange County residents.
