Homeless people now will be visited and treated by medical teams on the streets after the CalOptima Board of Directors unanimously voted to immediately begin the program throughout Orange County.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Federal Judge Carter Calls OC’s Skyrocketing Homeless Deaths a ‘Public Health Crisis’
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after years of rapid growth in Orange County homeless deaths, issued an emergency request this week describing a “public health crisis in the County leading to the deaths of hundreds of people experiencing homelessness.”
Posted inBuena Park, Housing & Homelessness
Buena Park Residents Express Opposition to Possible Homeless Shelter
Resident frustrations boiled during a town hall meeting hosted by the Buena Park City Council to consider a temporary, regional homeless shelter just north of the city’s border with Anaheim.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
At Least 1,300 People Sleep in OC Homeless Shelters
Roughly 1,300 people are sleeping in homeless shelters throughout Orange County, with all big shelters located in north and central Orange County in cities like Santa Ana and Anaheim, according to unofficial numbers provided to Voice of OC.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Over 3,400 Homeless People on OC Streets, According to Initial Headcount
The two-day count of people living on the streets of Orange County finished Thursday night.
Posted inTop Stories
New Headcount Underway of Homeless People Living in OC
But volunteer teams reported difficulty finding homeless people during the first day of the two-day countywide homeless count.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County Begins 2019 Homeless Population Headcount
They’re counting the number of homeless people in each city as part of a requirement for federal funding to help combat homelessness.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Tustin
Tustin City Council Adding New Homeless Shelter
The temporary homeless shelter is scheduled to open March 1.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
First Democrat in 12 Years Joins OC Supervisors
Doug Chaffee, the former mayor of Fullerton, took office Tuesday. Supervisors also set March 12 as the date for a special election to replace the seat held until recently by Todd Spitzer.
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Homelessness in OC: 2018 Year in Review
Over the last year, OC saw more action toward getting homeless people off the streets and into shelter than any other time in recent memory.
