Responding to calls from homeless advocates, the Anaheim City Council is set to review a controversial anti-camping ordinance intended to discourage homeless encampments in public areas.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Focusing Homelessness Policy is Biggest Challenge of 2017
In 2017, county officials have the opportunity to build on the successes of last year — notably the Courtyard shelter in downtown Santa Ana — and fashion a full-fledged, realistic policy to combat homelessness.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Issue of the Year: OC’s Fight Against Homelessness
While many challenges remain, 2016 will go down as a year in which Orange County officials finally began to address one of the county’s most shameful realities — its ever-increasing homeless population.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Incidents Raise Concerns About Security Staff at Homeless Shelter
The Midnight Mission, which runs the county’s new homeless shelter, prides itself on hiring formerly homeless people. But a few altercations have raised questions about employees’ lack of licensing for security work and their criminal histories.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories
After Delays, Anaheim Homeless Center Now Slated to Open Before Summer
The services center in Anaheim promises to provide up to 200 homeless people at a time with a safe sleeping space and support services like mental health treatment and housing referrals.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County’s ‘Courtyard’ Homeless Shelter Gets Mixed Reviews
The new shelter in downtown Santa Ana, known as the Courtyard, has helped provide a safe place for hundreds of homeless people to sleep at night. But problems have come along with the progress.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
From Joy to Disappointment at Santa Ana Homeless Shelter
The good feelings Igmar Rodas had for the Courtyard Transitional Shelter in downtown Santa Ana when it opened in October have given way to disappointment after run-ins with the center’s staff.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: What Happens After Elections Also Matters
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, let’s hope our county supervisors can refocus themselves on leadership, crafting a realistic regional plan for attacking homelessness. All of Orange County — not just Santa Ana — has to step up.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
Holzmann: Costa Mesa Mental Health Campus Key to Solving OC Homelessness
Could the state’s aging mental health campus in Costa Mesa, Fairview Developmental Center, be the key toward improving mental health outcomes out on the streets of Orange County?
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: New Trails Blazed in OC for Veterans, Homeless and Politicking
Retired labor leader Nick Berardino reflects on the effort to establish the county’s first veterans’ museum. County homeless czar Susan Price charts out a strategy for combating homelessness. County supervisors get called out for politicking with public resources.
