The return of eligibility checks for people on public health plans might also spell issues for OC’s community health clinic network.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Orange County housing and homelessness, from what the state told each city to build to what it has actually permitted. Rent increases, evictions, affordable projects, shelters, anti-camping enforcement and the federal court orders shaping all of it.
Posted inBrea
380 Apartments, New Retail and Dining Coming to Brea Mall
The Brea City Council approved a new mixed-use development at the mall, making it the latest of many Orange County retail centers being revitalized.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Will OC’s Homeless Prevention Workers Need Homeless Services Themselves?
County supervisors approved nearly $22 million in homeless prevention service contracts, but there are questions about whether the proposed wages for frontline workers might qualify them for the same help.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Fullerton Approves a 65-Unit Affordable Housing Project
The unanimously approved development is expected to be ready for occupancy in 2025.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Is OC’s Most Progressive City Set to Challenge State Housing Goals?
The notion had AG Rob Bonta’s office on instant alert on Tuesday.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Buena Park Looks to Regulate Sober Living Homes
Sober living homes in Buena Park with six or more people would now require a permit to operate, while also making sure the on-site manager is in contact with city officials to address local concerns.
Posted inLaguna Hills
Laguna Hills Bans Short-Term Rentals
In a city survey, 71% of residents supported a ban on the lodgings.
Posted inBuena Park
Buena Park to Install Security Cameras at 3 Parks
City officials hope the cameras help deter and solve crimes.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
State Auditor Found $1.2 Billion Laying Around at OC’s Health Plan For the Poor
The California Auditor found CalOptima sat on a $1.2 billion dollar stockpile at a time when homeless people are dying in record numbers on Orange County’s streets – the people who rely on CalOptima’s services.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Garden Grove to Build 85-Bed Homeless Shelter for Three Central OC Cities
It comes amidst rising homeless deaths and a cold weather shelter debacle prompted a street medic dispatch this year.
