Orange County officials have a federal judge’s green light to clear out the county’s largest homeless encampment starting next Tuesday, but only if they provide an alternative bed for each of the estimated 400-plus people at the Santa Ana River encampment.
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, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Federal Judge Tells County and Cities to Move “Quickly” on Temporary Riverbed Homeless Aid
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter Tuesday told county and city officials to hurry up and find short-term shelter for the hundreds of homeless people facing eviction from the Santa Ana riverbed. They did.
Posted inAnaheim, CENTRAL COUNTY, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, NORTH COUNTY, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Federal Judge Denies County’s Request to Modify Temporary Order Curbing Homeless Evictions
Federal Judge David O. Carter Friday denied Orange County’s request to modify his temporary restraining order halting the county’s eviction of homeless people on the Santa Ana Riverbed.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Against County On Behalf of Riverbed Homeless
The Legal Aid Society of Orange County has filed a federal lawsuit against the County of Orange on behalf of seven homeless individuals with disabilities, who lawyers say have not been able to access the county’s housing and case management programs because of their disabilities.
Posted inAnaheim, CENTRAL COUNTY, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, NORTH COUNTY, Orange, Top Stories
Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Riverbed Homeless Evictions
Federal Judge David. O Carter halted the county’s Santa Ana riverbed homeless evictions late Tuesday night when he ordered the County of Orange and Anaheim, Orange and Costa Mesa to stop enforcing anti-camping and trespass laws along the riverbed.
Posted inAnaheim, CENTRAL COUNTY, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NORTH COUNTY, Orange, Top Stories
Federal Judge Orders Hearing On Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless Evictions
U.S. District Judge David Carter ordered a federal court hearing Feb. 13 that could temporarily stop the county’s eviction of the homeless from the Santa Ana Riverbed after attorney Brooke Weitzman filed a lawsuit against the county and requested a temporary restraining order.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Top Stories
Law Enforcement Ups Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless Evictions; Federal Judge Is Asked To Stop Them
Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with officers from the probation and parole departments, stepped up eviction efforts along the Santa Ana riverbed homeless encampment Thursday, checking for people with outstanding warrants.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness
Anaheim Approves Homelessness Policies Focused on Housing
The City Council unanimously approved a series of policies aimed at guiding the city’s long-term approach to homelessness.
Posted inAnaheim, CENTRAL COUNTY, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NORTH COUNTY, Orange, Top Stories
Lawsuit Seeks End to Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless Evictions; County Says It Won’t Stop
Attorney Brooke Weitzman Monday filed a federal court lawsuit in an effort to halt the county’s eviction of hundreds of homeless people from the Santa Ana riverbed, but the county immediately said it will continue telling people to leave unless a judge orders it to stop.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fountain Valley, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Homeless People Slowly Leave Santa Ana Riverbed: Where Can They Go?
Homeless people camped along the Santa Ana River slowly are packing up and leaving as a result of county evictions, but most said they are without a place to go and no backup plan.
