Not many Civic Center homeless people stayed at the downtown bus terminal, which officials opened over the weekend as a shelter for El Niño rain storms. But those who did stay were grateful.
Category: Transportation
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Will Likely Seek Refunds for Santa Ana’s Senior Junkets
The decision by a Transportation Authority board committee stems from the city’s spending of taxpayer money to take local senior citizens on gambling trips and winery tours.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
County Gets OK From Feds to Use Bus Depot as Emergency Homeless Shelter
The county now has all the outside approvals it needs, according to the terminal’s owner. But county officials could not say how quickly the shelter beds would be available.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Used Taxpayer Money to Take Seniors on Gambling Junkets
Trips to casinos and wineries were some of the destinations that Santa Ana city officials improperly allowed under a public transportation service for seniors, according to a review by the Orange County Transportation Authority.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
County Continues to Draw Criticism for Homeless Shelter Delays
Officials were supposed to bring a shelter beds contract to county supervisors today, but nothing is on the agenda.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
‘This Is My Only Transportation.’ Residents Speak Out Against Bus Route Cuts
Bus riders pack an Orange County Transportation Authority hearing Monday to voice their concerns about planned route cuts that could threaten their livelihoods and keep them from making it to doctor’s appointments.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana, Jr., Transportation
Santana: Do Jail Escapes Reveal Funding Gap?
After a weekend jailbreak, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens says OC jails might not be up to challenge of new state mandates. Meanwhile, one of Supervisor Lisa Bartlett’s firsts moves as chairwoman of the board is an attempt to make the position more powerful.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Transportation
Voice of OC Podcast: Why Orange County Misses the Bus
In the latest episode of the Voice of OC podcast, we talk about the Orange County Transportation Authority’s plans for bus route changes in 2016, and what’s behind the stark 30 percent decline in bus ridership.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Orange County’s Bus Ridership Declines Are Worst in Socal
While the number of people riding public buses took a hit nationwide after the Great Recession, Orange County’s 30 percent decline since 2008 is the worst among Southern California counties.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Council Opposes Bus Service Cuts
Emphasizing the public transit dependence of the city’s heavily working-class and Latino population, the City Council Tuesday night opposed Orange County Transportation Authority plans to cut two bus lines in the city.
