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.
Tag: American Civil Liberties Union
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, 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 inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
District Elections Ballot Measure Wins in Fullerton
Fullerton voters have decided it’s time to have district elections in their city, as the ballot measure advocating the new electoral system won with 53 percent of the vote.
Posted inTop Stories
County Officials Tout Efforts for Homeless, But Funding Still a Question
Orange County supervisors heard Tuesday from their new homeless czar, who noted both progress and gaps in the county’s effort to alleviate chronic homelessness. While showing an interest in improving services, supervisors would not make funding commitments.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Homeless Advocates to Supervisors: We Need $55 Million and Your Leadership
A coalition of homeless advocacy groups, led by the ACLU, asked the Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to devote $55 million in county taxpayer dollars toward ending homelessness.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Doing the Right Thing
The debut of the Courtyard Transition Center in downtown Santa Ana shows what’s possible in the fight to end homelessness. Now officials in Orange County need to focus on the next step — housing.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Garrow: What Will it Take for Orange County to End Homelessness?
Other cities, counties, and states have successfully reduced homelessness. Should Orange County follow these examples, starting first by decriminalizing homelessness?
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, News Briefs, Top Stories
Fullerton Set to Hold Another Public Hearing on Voting District Maps
Tuesday’s hearing was ordered by a Superior Court judge who ruled that the council’s selection of a map in June violated the terms of a settlement agreement on Voting Rights Act lawsuits.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
ACLU Organizes ‘Court Watch’ in Response to Informants Scandal
County residents are showing up to courtrooms to watch criminal case hearings and keep an eye out for misconduct, like prosecutors failing to hand over evidence that could help defendants.
