As the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes to take on a bigger management role within the government it oversees, Santana warns that Orange County provides a cautionary tale about what happens when you put politicos in charge.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
Collins: An Invite to the Dalai Lama to Visit Homeless at Anaheim’s Parks
R. Joshua Collins takes the City of Anaheim to task for its homeless policies at local parks and invites the Dalai Lama to stay with the homeless during his upcoming visit to Anaheim in July.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Plans For OC’s First Year-Round Homeless Shelter Move Forward
Longstanding efforts to establish Orange County’s first year-round homeless shelter took a major step forward Tuesday, when county supervisors started the process to buy a building in a commercial area of Anaheim.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Wisdom From Years of Fighting Homelessness
Garden Grove’s Interim City Manager Allan Roeder sat down with Voice of OC recently to talk about his views on the county’s efforts to address homelessness, and what government leaders need to be doing to move forward on the issue.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim, Fullerton Pitch in for Possible Homeless Shelter
The Anaheim and Fullerton city councils this week approved a cooperative funding agreement to study acquiring the site at 1000 N. Kraemer Place.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Effects of Prison Reform Initiatives Felt at Santa Ana Civic Center
Homeless advocates and police say an influx of prison inmates released under Prop. 47 and Realignment are exacerbating issues among the homeless population at the county’s Civic Center.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors to Discuss Privatizing Year-Round Homeless Shelter Mar. 24
A menu of development and funding options for the proposed shelter will come before County Supervisors at their weekly public meeting Tuesday.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Report Reveals Harsh Realities Facing OC Veterans
A first-of-its-kind study shows shockingly high rates of mental illness, joblessness and homelessness among recent vets; and a lack of resources for them on a variety of levels.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Civic Center Homeless at Odds With City Over Proposed Storage Center
A planned storage and check-in center is seen by many as a rare example of progress in helping homeless people who gather at the county Civic Center. But some who would be served say they’re suspicious of the city’s motives.
Posted inEconomy, Housing & Homelessness, Transportation
9 Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Fullerton hosts a fracking forum, Anaheim considers publicizing the names of johns, Villa Park to discuss license plate surveillance cameras, Westminster tends to the homeless and more.
