An executive order signed by City Manager Kristine Ridge extends a citywide order that bans landlords from serving their tenants with eviction notices until Sept. 30.
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 inNEWS
Santa Ana Tenants Confront Mounting Eviction Threats Amid Looming Expiration of Citywide Renter Protections
Some tenants who spoke to Voice of OC claim some landlords have already ramped up harassment as the deadline approaches.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Can Orange County Handle a Spike in Coronavirus Hospitalizations?
Orange County’s Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are seeing dramatic increases while experts warn hospitals could be overloaded.
Posted inCountywide
OC Looks at Buying Motels for Homeless Housing As State Puts $550 Million on Table
OC officials say they’re looking into buying local motels and converting them into permanent housing for homeless people with support services, as the state offers over half a billion dollars for such projects.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Extends Orange County’s First Safe Parking Program Into Summer
Fullerton City council members have voted to extend the program for three more months amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Officials Move Forward with Police Spending Increases, Police Oversight Commission in Meeting Marred By Public Outrage
Santa Ana City Council members late Thursday night approved a $9 million police spending increase for the next fiscal year along with the rest of the city budget in an initial vote.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Thirty More People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in May; Last Year it was Fourteen
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the mortality rate of OC’s homeless has been consistently double of that from last year. Do we care?
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Permanent Homeless Shelter in Costa Mesa to be Built Near John Wayne Airport
The Costa Mesa City Council voted unanimously and authorized a $3.7 million contract with Cerritos-based Cal-City Construction Inc., for the project.
Posted inCountywide
Is Coronavirus Causing a Spike in Orange County Homeless Deaths?
Homeless people are continuing to die at record-high levels in OC, with 34 deaths in April and 30 in May, compared with an average of 18 monthly deaths in the prior 12 months.
Posted inCountywide
Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Second Orange County Homeless Shelter
The Fullerton Armory outbreak was about a week ago, and people who tested positive were moved into the county’s motel sheltering program.
