On the same night, Santa Ana council members will revisit a much-contested apartments project at 2525 N. Main St. and a tower that’s been in development for more than a decade at One Broadway Plaza.
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 inLaguna Hills
Orange County Officials Head to Court to Use Laguna Hills Hotel to House Homeless
Orange County officials head to court to fight Laguna Hills’ attempt to block the county from housing homeless people in a hotel in the city, marking another snag in OC’s efforts to put homeless people in motel rooms during the virus pandemic.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Economic Pain and Frustration Grow in Orange County Under Stay Home Orders
Some Orange County residents are becoming increasingly frustrated with the state’s stay home orders during the novel coronavirus pandemic and are turning to protests while the virus has killed 28 people in OC as of Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, unemployment claims are reaching record highs.
Posted inBuena Park, Countywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, REGIONS, Top Stories
Buena Park Joins Other Orange County Cities in Requiring Face Masks in Public
The new measures fall in line with the actions of other cities in the county like Costa Mesa and Irvine, which took it upon themselves to enact mandatory mask laws this month and last month, respectively. City officials are also weighing small business loans and rental assistance for residents.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Housing & Homelessness, Laguna Hills, Top Stories
City of Laguna Hills Files Lawsuit Against County Over Hotel Rooms for Homeless During Pandemic
Laguna Hills filed a lawsuit Tuesday, opposing the 76 rooms county officials would use in the city during the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has killed 22 people in OC.
Posted inEconomy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, REGIONS, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Freezes Rent Increases for Residents
The new protections add to existing emergency measures the city enacted back in March, banning utility shutoffs and the eviction of tenants over an inability to pay rent due to the financial constraints of the health crisis.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Orange County Property Owners Get Less Hardship Clarity About Late Property Taxes
Other counties have been offering broader relief for property taxpayers. OC has taken a different approach.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, REGIONS, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Residents’ Referendum Against Controversial Apartments Project Qualifies for Election
County elections officials have certified a referendum petition by residents who oppose and live next to the 2525 apartments project, a 256-unit development by developer Ryan Ogulnick that got the City Council’s final approval on January 23. At the time, residents opposed to the project had warned they would challenge it with a referendum petition, which they filed with the city in late February.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Top Stories
Orange County COVID-19: Daily Update on Deaths, Hospitalizations & Response
As of Monday, 14 people have died from the novel coronavirus in Orange County and 130 are hospitalized as the number of confirmed cases reached 882 out of roughly 10,500 people tested.
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County Gears Up Tents, Trailers and Hotels to Help Homeless During Virus Pandemic
County officials are rolling out a mixture of tents, trailers and hotel/motel rooms to help shelter homeless people around Orange County during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The move is expected to thin some of the overcrowded homeless shelters.
