It’s become an Orange County tradition for the religious community to memorialize a record number of unhoused residents dying on the streets – while county leaders remain largely silent.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Posted inSanta Ana
Despite Motel Conversions, Orange County Remains Far Behind Housing Goals
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.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Fullerton Sued For Banning RVs From Parking in City Limits
Mayor Fred Jung called the lawsuit “completely counterproductive,” asking where those advocates were a year ago when it was written.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Will Costa Mesa Voters Make it Easier to Build Housing in the City?
Tuesday’s 5 p.m. results update showed support for a measure easing housing construction regulations by just 16 votes.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Laguna Niguel City Council to Consider Development on Former Landslide Site
While the project has been in the works for nearly a decade, council members are set to meet on Dec. 5 to consider approving new condos at a site where previous ones were crushed.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What the Election Means for Orange County’s First Time Homebuyers and Renters
Housing was on Orange County’s ballot this month as voters in Costa Mesa and Yorba Linda are on track to shoot down measures aimed at increasing housing stock.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Homelessness Policy Lands Back In Court, Santa Ana Stops Opening of County’s Walk-in Shelter
Santa Ana’s years-long public campaign against becoming OC’s homeless “dumping ground” has advocates for homeless people worrying about what that means for people in the streets.
Posted inTop Stories
California’s Top Cop Calls Out Anaheim For Blocking Expansion of Women’s Homeless Housing
State housing officials allege Anaheim illegally put restrictions on a women’s shelter last year and are now asking a judge to let the shelter operate.
Posted inAnaheim
New OC Vibe Development Coming to Anaheim, Helped by $400 Million Bonds
Anaheim officials approved a new project by Anaheim Ducks owners that will delay the city from getting its share of Honda Center revenue while the team owners pay down the bonds.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Is Orange County Gutting Local Homeless Resources Needed by CARE Court?
OC has jumped to the front of the new system’s rollout, while critics openly wonder whether officials here are knocking out its local support beams.