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Santa Ana Asks Court to Order All OC Cities to Provide Homeless Services

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Santa Ana said it’s seeking “a fair and equitable distribution of responsibilities for homeless services among the County and all Orange County cities.”

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Santa Ana Wants Irvine, Huntington Beach and Laguna Niguel Added to Homeless Lawsuit

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Santa Ana council members and residents have said the three cities’ refusal to accept emergency shelters revealed a double standard: It’s okay to put shelters near poor kids in Santa Ana but not near kids from wealthier families.

Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Politics & Elections, Top Stories

Supervisors Defend Their Turf and Criticize Spitzer’s Homeless Warnings

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Spitzer was “stirring up a bunch of lies and nonsense” with his comments last month to public meetings of the Laguna Niguel and Costa Mesa city councils, Supervisor Shawn Nelson said. Spitzer said his colleagues weren’t telling the whole story.

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Santa Ana Alleges Class-Based Discrimination by Cities that Reject Homeless Shelters

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“What we saw with…the hysteria from Irvine, is this: It’s simply a class-based argument that if ‘I pay enough for where I live, I shouldn’t have to deal with my homeless problem. I should shift it to some other city,’ ” said county Supervisor Andrew Do.

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