A planned storage and check-in center is seen by many as a rare example of progress in helping homeless people who gather at the county Civic Center. But some who would be served say they’re suspicious of the city’s motives.
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 inEconomy, Housing & Homelessness, Transportation
9 Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Fullerton hosts a fracking forum, Anaheim considers publicizing the names of johns, Villa Park to discuss license plate surveillance cameras, Westminster tends to the homeless and more.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Costa Mesa OKs Problem Motel Ordinance
New rules limit long-term guests at motels.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Could Buy Building for Homeless Shelter
At their Tuesday meeting, supervisors are scheduled to vote on a $3.6 million agreement to buy a storage warehouse in an industrial area of Santa Ana.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Families at Odds With Homeless Over Access to Library
Santa Ana opens new entrance to its downtown library for parents fearful of homeless people who congregate at the library. Homeless people and their advocates feel they are being discriminated against.
Posted inBuena Park, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
6 Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Animals become a hot issue in county budget discussions, and a controversial housing project faces a decision in Orange.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Homeless People at Civic Center Organize City Hall Lobby
People who have been spending cold nights outside at Orange County’s government seat have organized a lobby to ask for better conditions.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
OC Leaders Discuss Efforts for Homeless
Local government officials and nonprofit leaders sat down with the Voice of OC Community Editorial Board last week to talk about how the county succeeded and how it failed this year in the fight against homelessness.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
How OC Fared This Year in Fight Against Homelessness
There were positive steps in 2013, but the county was still plagued by a lack of cohesiveness among those responsible for getting people off the street.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Long-term Housing for Homeless Inches Forward
Councilwoman Wendy Leece calls it “a defining moment in our city’s history.”
