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7,000 Homeless People in OC is a Wake Up Call, Experts Say

by Spencer Custodio Apr 25, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters, according to experts in the field.

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Anaheim to Let Private Group Recommend City Spending for $250 Million in Neighborhoods

by Spencer Custodio Apr 23, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Anaheim City Council members voted to give $250,000 to a nonprofit group, Anaheim First, to study neighborhoods and make spending recommendations on the planned $250 million neighborhood investment over the next 10 years, but questions about study specifics, funding and a delay proposal led to a fight.

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Anaheim Offers No Rent Help for Mobile Home Residents

by Spencer Custodio Apr 18, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Seniors living at Rancho La Paz mobile home park will have to address the upcoming rent increases with the owner and without direct help from Anaheim after City Council members voted April 16 to indefinitely postpone a proposed six-month rent control ordinance.

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OC Cities Struggle With Resources to Clean Up Railroad Homeless Camps

by Spencer Custodio Apr 16, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Cities across OC continue to struggle with cleaning up railroad homeless camps as they pressure railroad companies for more help.

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Anaheim and Fullerton Mobile Home Residents Remain Uncertain About Rents

by Spencer Custodio Apr 4, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Anaheim City Council members fought each other and tabled the mobile home rent control issue, but not before Councilman Jose Moreno was able to reschedule it to April 16 — Fullerton council members debated and directed staff to research and come back with potential solutions early July.

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Federal Judge Presses OC Officials on Lack of Mental Health Shelter, Housing

by Nick Gerda and Spencer Custodio Apr 3, 2019Oct 4, 2026 Why you can trust Voice of OC

One of OC’s next homeless shelters could be headed for the affluent south county suburbs, the judge warns after citing a lack of progress by elected officials to create a mental health shelter.

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Anaheim and Fullerton Consider Options for Potential Rent Caps at Mobile Home Parks

by Spencer Custodio Apr 2, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Following the outcry of seniors living at the Rancho La Paz mobile home park that straddles Anaheim and Fullerton, council members from both cities will consider options to cap rents at the parks.

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Mobile Home Park Owner Delays Rent Increase on Seniors After Meeting With Anaheim Leaders

by Spencer Custodio Mar 28, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Seniors living at the Rancho La Paz mobile home park on the border of Fullerton and Anaheim have until Sept. 1, instead of June 1, to work out a plan on rent increases with the owner, after Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu brokered a deal with the park owner Wednesday.

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North County Cities Move Ahead on Homeless Shelters

by Spencer Custodio Mar 28, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Under the pressure of a federal lawsuit against the County and other cities for homeless policies, North Orange County cities have banded together in an effort to create two homeless shelters in the area, while each city pays a percentage of construction and operating costs.

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New OC Supervisor Don Wagner to Take Office Wednesday

by Nick Gerda Mar 27, 2019Oct 4, 2026 Why you can trust Voice of OC

He comes into office as supervisors face a host of issues ranging from homelessness to where a veterans’ cemetery should go, to problems with mental healthcare delivery.