Supervisor Andrew Do is proposing that the county choose a single point person to keep track of the plethora of county services and figure out how to improve their effectiveness.
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
Outreach won’t end homelessness
Orange County’s leaders need to do more than reach out to the homeless in their backyard, they need to find them homes says the ACLU/SoCal’s Eve Garrow.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
County Homeless shelter in Anaheim Canyon’s “Center for Advanced Technology”
A group of business owners oppose a proposal to build a 200-bed homeless shelter at the Anaheim Canyon Center for Advanced Technology.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Outdoors, Top Stories
Homeless Advocates Call Anaheim Councilwoman’s Dog Park Solution ‘Mean-Spirited’
Councilwoman Lucille Kring caught some flak this week for suggesting that homeless people could be ousted from city parks by turning the spaces into dog parks. But some frustrated residents are supporting her.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Social Services Agency Bus Now Serving Civic Center Homeless
In response to demands by Orange County supervisors to step up efforts to address homelessness in Santa Ana’s downtown Civic Center, officials have brought in a converted recreational vehicle to help link people with social service programs.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Outdoors, Top Stories
Anaheim Councilwoman: Kick Homeless Out of Parks, Bring Dogs In
In response to resident complaints about homeless people in a city park, Councilwoman Lucille Kring suggested it be turned into a dog park. She also criticized churches for feeding homeless people at the park.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Transportation
ACLU’s Misguided Lawsuit Against Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach’s City Manager, John Pietig, responds to ACLU’s suit against the city for its handling of the homeless calling the ACLU’s action is “ill-advised” and vowing that the City Council will “vigorously” defend the itself against the suit.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
Johnson: Homelessness in Laguna Beach – Tragedy and Hope
The ACLU Foundation of Southern California sued the City of Laguna Beach over its handling of homeless people recently. Attorney Plaitniffs’ Heather Maria Johnson explains what advocates want and why they think they’ll win.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
A New Way to Battle Homelessness Gains Traction
Traditionally, chronically homeless people have had to overcome addiction and mental health problems before being eligible for housing programs. But some advocates are now saying that “housing first” is a better route.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Supervisors Lambast County Staff for Lack of Outreach at Civic Center
Sharp words from the dais follow an opinion column in Voice of OC that condemned supervisors for doing little to alleviate suffering among the homeless population.
