In a move lauded by public health advocates, organizers of the county’s only needle exchange program, which was shut down in January, are working to reopen it and take it on the road.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
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DA: Jail Inmate Killed by Cellmate Who Previously Confessed to Murder
In the days leading up to Danny Pham’s death, jail staff placed him with a man who police say confessed about two months earlier to murdering a homeless man.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Top Stories
Dozens of Mentally Ill Homeless People May Leave County Treatment Motel
Homeless people staying at a motel, which the county is leasing as a mental health treatment facility, expressed confusion and uncertainty about what would happen next.
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Riverside Ends Homelessness for Veterans
It is the only city in California to end homelessness for veterans and one of 62 communities in 32 states to do so.
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Federal Judge in Homeless Case Keeps Everyone Running
Unsatisfied with secondhand information about living conditions at the riverbed, 74-year-old Judge David O. Carter, dressed in jeans and a blue sweater bearing the federal court’s seal, went to see for himself, talking to dozens of homeless people, picking up trash and recruiting volunteers.
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Mayors Seek State Audit of OC Homeless and Mental Health Money
The announcement came as county and city officials said the county is working on a proposal for adding shelters at three yet-to-be-named locations.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Over 60 of OC’s Sickest Homeless People to Be Housed with Health Services
The goal, officials said, is to help homeless people move off the streets, stabilize their health issues, develop positive relationships with other community members, and save public money in hospital emergency services and other costs.
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton Team Up to Battle Homelessness
The mayors, city managers and police chiefs of Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton met with U.S. District Judge David O. Carter Tuesday morning about creating a plan to combat homelessness that would be a “model” for the rest of the county.
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Santa Ana Asks Court to Order All OC Cities to Provide Homeless Services
Santa Ana said it’s seeking “a fair and equitable distribution of responsibilities for homeless services among the County and all Orange County cities.”
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OC Cities to Ask Legislature for Regional Agency to Speed Up Homeless Housing Projects
The proposal would create a regional agency of city, county, and public representatives to speed up the financing of 2,700 proposed homes with support services for homeless people.
