Local leaders running the 2-1-1 Orange County helpline are exploring whether a million-dollar idea from San Diego might help prevent people from falling through the cracks.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Orange County housing and homelessness, from what the state told each city to build to what it has actually permitted. Rent increases, evictions, affordable projects, shelters, anti-camping enforcement and the federal court orders shaping all of it.
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Orange County to Resume Regional Homeless Count Amidst Stale Data
The count is expected to look somewhat different due to Covid-19.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Demand for OC Senior Programs Surges During COVID-19, Pointing to A Bigger Problem Ahead
The demand is only expected to increase as Orange County’s share of seniors is expected to grow significantly by mid-century.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County Unprepared For Looming Senior Population Boom, Experts Warn
The County of Orange’s regional response to the upcoming population boom is just getting started.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Eyes Another $34 Million to Turn Motels into Homeless Housing
County officials move closer to their goal of building 2,700 units of housing for homeless people, eying state grants to help them.
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Will Poseidon’s HB Desal Plant Take State Money Away from Low-Income Housing?
The California Coastal Commission is expected to hear the Poseidon desalination project in March, according to the company’s vice president.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Some Orange County Cities Are Making Granny Flat Permits Easier to Get
Tustin and Laguna Beach are the latest to modify their ordinances.
Posted inEconomy
Rancho Mission Viejo’s Latest Neighborhood, Rienda, Gets Infrastructure Funding Approved
The money will be paid back by new homeowners after the neighborhoods are finished being built.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
OC Cities Increasingly Look to Motels to Help House Homeless People
Officials in at least three cities are looking to convert motels to address the need for affordable housing in Orange County under Project Homekey.
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Is This Mary’s Kitchen’s Last Thanksgiving?
Mary’s Kitchen became a focal point in the years-long debate over how to help the homeless and revived debate around OC’s progress in solving homelessness across the region.
