Public health experts are concerned the second wave could be worse than the summer, flooding hospitals with virus patients.
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.
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Costa Mesa And Newport Beach May Partner on Homeless Shelter Near John Wayne Airport
The two cities may combine forces on a new 72-bed permanent shelter being built near the airfield.
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Orange County Sheriff’s Department Seeks Spike in Car Impound Fees
Fees would increase from $50 to $144. Officials say it’s to recover costs while opponents say it will hurt the working poor.
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Orange County Moves its Largest Homeless Shelter Starting Around the New Year
A new, larger county shelter in Santa Ana to replace the current open-air bus terminal shelter in the city’s Civic Center.
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Willowick: One Neighborhood At Center of Reshaping Battle for Area’s Last Open Space
The fate of the land, and the historic Santa Anita neighborhood around it, now hinges on a potential three-way battle between activists and two government bodies.
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Costa Mesa Allocates Millions in Grant Funds for Permanent Shelter Pending County Approval
Staff expects the permanent bridge homeless shelter to open in March.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Costa Mesa Temporarily Prohibits Short-Term Rentals as City Looks to Regulate Industry
City Council members approved an interim ban on short-term rentals Tuesday night.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Second Coronavirus Wave Hits Orange County
Public health experts fear more infections could happen from Thanksgiving dinners and the holiday season.
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Irvine Poised to Allocate CARES Act Funds to Nonprofits Specializing in Homelessness Prevention
The Irvine City Council is expected Tuesday to consider approving grant money for various nonprofit organizations helping the homeless.
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Is a Second Coronavirus Wave Hitting Orange County?
Increased hospitalizations and case counts have been picking up as a second wave looms.
