State housing officials allege Anaheim illegally put restrictions on a women’s shelter last year and are now asking a judge to let the shelter operate.
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 inAnaheim
New OC Vibe Development Coming to Anaheim, Helped by $400 Million Bonds
Anaheim officials approved a new project by Anaheim Ducks owners that will delay the city from getting its share of Honda Center revenue while the team owners pay down the bonds.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Is Orange County Gutting Local Homeless Resources Needed by CARE Court?
OC has jumped to the front of the new system’s rollout, while critics openly wonder whether officials here are knocking out its local support beams.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
California’s CARE Court: A Step in the Right Direction or ‘Terrifying’ Step Backwards? 
The questions come as Orange County looks to implement the new system aimed at addressing severely mentally ill homeless people over the next year.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Considers OC Vibe Development, City Says No Subsidies Involved
Council members are also slated to issue a $400 million bond to help development of the $4 billion proposal – a debt city officials say will be paid for by the Anaheim Ducks.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Driving With Disney
A different kind of Disney film debuts with a hard focus on Anaheim, questioning the impact of big business subsidies on residents’ quality of life – all on the eve of November’s election.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Gov. Newsom Signs CARE Court, Paves New Path for Conservatorships Over Homeless People
Anyone from family members and social workers to police officers can start the process and petition to put someone without self-decision-making ability through the court.
Posted inGovernment
Here’s How Orange County’s 3 Biggest Cities Spent Their Latest COVID Bailout Money
Santa Ana is using its money for community services while Anaheim is using it to backfill lost revenue due to the pandemic. Irvine is using money on park improvements and broadband.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Senior Mobile Home Rental Assistance Program Coming to Huntington Beach; Is it Enough?
Surf City mobile home residents have called on elected officials to put a rent control ordinance specific to them on the November ballot. City officials are offering rent assistance instead.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: As Deaths Mount, OC Must Confront Hard Conversations on Homelessness
A recent grand jury report showcases need for real time public accounting on people falling through gaps
