More than 30 protesters gathered at the Santa Ana riverbed Monday to demonstrate against apparent plans by county officials to push out dozens of homeless people who live along its banks.
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 inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Laguna Beach, Transportation
Garrow: Trying to Preserve Mental Health While Homeless in Laguna Beach
ACLU officials are reaching out to the City of Laguna Beach with a settlement proposal, in the form of an open letter, seeking to end a 2015 lawsuit filed on behalf of the city’s homeless living at the Laguna Beach Shelter.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness, Outdoors, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Ready to Reconsider Its Anti-Camping Law
Responding to calls from homeless advocates, the Anaheim City Council is set to review a controversial anti-camping ordinance intended to discourage homeless encampments in public areas.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Focusing Homelessness Policy is Biggest Challenge of 2017
In 2017, county officials have the opportunity to build on the successes of last year — notably the Courtyard shelter in downtown Santa Ana — and fashion a full-fledged, realistic policy to combat homelessness.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Issue of the Year: OC’s Fight Against Homelessness
While many challenges remain, 2016 will go down as a year in which Orange County officials finally began to address one of the county’s most shameful realities — its ever-increasing homeless population.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Incidents Raise Concerns About Security Staff at Homeless Shelter
The Midnight Mission, which runs the county’s new homeless shelter, prides itself on hiring formerly homeless people. But a few altercations have raised questions about employees’ lack of licensing for security work and their criminal histories.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories
After Delays, Anaheim Homeless Center Now Slated to Open Before Summer
The services center in Anaheim promises to provide up to 200 homeless people at a time with a safe sleeping space and support services like mental health treatment and housing referrals.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County’s ‘Courtyard’ Homeless Shelter Gets Mixed Reviews
The new shelter in downtown Santa Ana, known as the Courtyard, has helped provide a safe place for hundreds of homeless people to sleep at night. But problems have come along with the progress.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
From Joy to Disappointment at Santa Ana Homeless Shelter
The good feelings Igmar Rodas had for the Courtyard Transitional Shelter in downtown Santa Ana when it opened in October have given way to disappointment after run-ins with the center’s staff.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: What Happens After Elections Also Matters
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, let’s hope our county supervisors can refocus themselves on leadership, crafting a realistic regional plan for attacking homelessness. All of Orange County — not just Santa Ana — has to step up.
