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.
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, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: OC Supervisors Should Meet Homeless
Santana writes that before jumping into another homeless shelter discussion, county supervisors should hit the streets and get to know the customer a bit before investing taxpayer funds.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
ACLU: OC Makes Homelessness Worse
New county figures show homelessness up five percent in OC. But county officials are among the weakest in the region in responding, especially when it comes to the public budget. The ACLU of Southern California challenges Orange County to craft a better approach that includes revamping views on building affordable housing.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Civic Center Shows What Politicization of County Board Brings
As the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes to take on a bigger management role within the government it oversees, Santana warns that Orange County provides a cautionary tale about what happens when you put politicos in charge.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
Collins: An Invite to the Dalai Lama to Visit Homeless at Anaheim’s Parks
R. Joshua Collins takes the City of Anaheim to task for its homeless policies at local parks and invites the Dalai Lama to stay with the homeless during his upcoming visit to Anaheim in July.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Plans For OC’s First Year-Round Homeless Shelter Move Forward
Longstanding efforts to establish Orange County’s first year-round homeless shelter took a major step forward Tuesday, when county supervisors started the process to buy a building in a commercial area of Anaheim.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Wisdom From Years of Fighting Homelessness
Garden Grove’s Interim City Manager Allan Roeder sat down with Voice of OC recently to talk about his views on the county’s efforts to address homelessness, and what government leaders need to be doing to move forward on the issue.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim, Fullerton Pitch in for Possible Homeless Shelter
The Anaheim and Fullerton city councils this week approved a cooperative funding agreement to study acquiring the site at 1000 N. Kraemer Place.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Effects of Prison Reform Initiatives Felt at Santa Ana Civic Center
Homeless advocates and police say an influx of prison inmates released under Prop. 47 and Realignment are exacerbating issues among the homeless population at the county’s Civic Center.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors to Discuss Privatizing Year-Round Homeless Shelter Mar. 24
A menu of development and funding options for the proposed shelter will come before County Supervisors at their weekly public meeting Tuesday.
