Seniors living at the Rancho La Paz mobile home park won’t find out until August if the Fullerton City Council will step in and help them manage rents with either a temporary rent control ordinance or a rent relief fund.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Almost 7,000 Homeless People Counted in OC Amid Housing Debate
It’s a 43 percent increase from two years earlier. “We have a shortage of both affordable and available housing to meet the needs of our populations,” said Susan Price, the county’s coordinator of homeless services.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Homeless Settlement Limits South County Anti-Camping Enforcement
“This is a game-changer,” Judge David O. Carter told the courtroom Tuesday before signing off on the settlement, which the court can enforce for the next three years.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Fullerton City Council to Decide How to Handle Mobile Home Seniors’ Rent Increases
The Fullerton City Council will discuss Tuesday how to handle the incoming rent increases faced by seniors living at Rancho La Paz mobile home park — which could be a rental assistance fund or a future rent control ordinance.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Countywide, Dana Point, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Judge Declines Emergency Block of San Clemente’s Anti-Camping Law
It was U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson’s first ruling in a closely-watched civil rights lawsuit against south OC cities.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness
Anaheim Apartment Tenants Get No Rent Relief from City Council
The Anaheim City Council voted down two separate proposed apartment rent control ordinances, after hours of public comment from renters telling how difficult the incoming rent increases will be.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff to Get Extra $65 Million for Existing Services Amid Pushback Over Housing, Public Defender
County costs are growing faster than revenues, most prominently with the Sheriff’s Department, officials said.
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Judge Carter Removed From South OC Homelessness Case
South county cities are entitled to litigate before a judge “whose impartiality neither the parties nor the public have a reasonable basis to question,” the ruling states.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Proposed 200 Homes for Mentally Ill Homeless at Fairview Prompts Local Debate
Some officials praised the proposal, while others first want a “comprehensive plan” for the full property that could include a university extension site, student housing, a mental health campus, and market-rate housing.
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CalOptima Counts 10,000 Homeless People in OC
CalOptima counted 10,000 of its members as homeless in Orange County. The count is 3,200 higher than the roughy 6,800 homeless people counted by the County in January.
