Anaheim Councilmembers today are expected to expand a current homeless shelter near The Honda Center, or build a new one in West Anaheim that could house up to 200 people.
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 inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Residents Say They’re Tired of Being Dumping Ground of OC’s Homeless
Residents said the county was moving forward with its Yale St. shelter plans without spreading the burden to south county cities that don’t host any shelters. County officials said the shelter would be an improvement over the existing Courtyard shelter that’s being replaced.
Posted inEconomy, Housing & Homelessness, Newport Beach, Top Stories
Newport Beach Opposes State Affordable Housing Quotas
Newport Beach officials this week joined cities across Orange County who have passed resolutions opposing mandated regional quotas that significantly expand the city’s affordable housing goals for the next ten years.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Housing Debate Creates Unlikely Partnership Between Two Foes
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu and Councilman Jose Moreno both voted against an Anaheim Hills housing proposal Tuesday — marking the first time the two foes have voted together on a significant issue.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, Outdoors, REGIONS, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Lawsuits, Referendums on Horizon for Santa Ana’s Controversial 2525 Apartments
Council members initially approved the project last year, despite a push by some against the much-disputed 2525 N. Main St. apartments in the city’s north-end Park Santiago neighborhood.
Posted inFullerton, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Fullerton Could Authorize its First Year-Round Homeless Shelter
The Fullerton City Council’s Tuesday decision will come after a year of advocacy by inter-faith community activists and a longtime homeless services provider.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Hills Condo Vote Pushed to Late January
After nearly two hours of public comment, City Councilmembers postponed their vote on a controversial 58-condo development to Jan. 28.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness
Where is New Housing Going in Anaheim? City Council to Debate 56 New Condos in Anaheim Hills
Anaheim City Councilmembers this week will vote on a 58-condo development in Anaheim Hills, raising questions about where to put new housing in the city. Last March, the Council authorized 39 condos in an already packed, working-class neighborhood, despite residents’ pleas to lessen the density.
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OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa Could Be Used To House Local Homeless People
As a local housing and homelessness crisis continues to claim lives, Orange County officials may soon look to the 150-acre county fairgrounds for help by sheltering homeless people on the property.
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Homelessness in Orange County: 2019 Year in Review
After years of pressure from activists and the courts, Orange County picked up the pace of addressing street homelessness last year, though going into 2020 officials acknowledge the scale of the issue is much larger than current efforts are tackling.
