Mary’s Kitchen became a focal point in the years-long debate over how to help the homeless and revived debate around OC’s progress in solving homelessness across the region.
Category: Orange
Orange, home to Chapman University and Old Towne, has about 141,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, development and traffic.
Posted inOutdoors
Orange Skateboarders Look Toward a Park of Their Own
Orange is one of a few cities in OC without its own skatepark. A coalition of local skateboarders is looking to change that at Grijalva Park.
Posted inEconomy
Orange County Cities Continue Looking to Outdoor Dining During Pandemic
Laguna Beach recently joined a list of cities who have extended their outdoor dining program amid concerns on parking impacts to neighborhoods.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange Sets Up Financing Mechanism for Affordable Housing Apartment Complex Development
The city of Orange has approved bond financing for a new apartment complex with 62 units that will be affordable for low-income families. A $20 million tax-exempt bond that will […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Placentia Joins OC Cities’ Homeless Shuffle: City Cracks Down on People Sleeping in Cars, Public Spaces
Meanwhile, shelter space is dwindling in Orange County as the colder, wetter season takes hold.
Posted inGovernment
Leadership Vacuum Hits City Halls Across Orange County
Three different cities are looking for city managers and another four have had to wrestle with city council appointments since the start of the year.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks City of Orange from Evicting Mary’s Kitchen
A homeless kitchen which feeds, clothes and bathes people in Orange lives to fight at least a few more days.
Posted inGovernment
ACLU Steps Into the Fight to Stop Closure of Homeless Meals Kitchen in Orange
The ACLU claims Orange City Councilmembers broke state transparency law when they decided to shut down Mary’s Kitchen in a closed door meeting.
Posted inEconomy
Some OC Cities Begin Asking If Public Streets Should be Used For Private Restaurants
Council members in Fullerton, Huntington Beach and Orange are starting to wonder if outdoor dining programs should continue after more than a year into the pandemic.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
New Housing Bills Allowing for Denser Neighborhoods Sharply Divide OC’s State Legislators
If signed into law, the bills would allow up to four homes per single-family parcel, and let cities and counties to waive environmental review for developments of up to 10 units.
