Judge Declines Emergency Block of San Clemente’s Anti-Camping Law
Housing & Homelessness
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It was U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson’s first ruling in a closely-watched civil rights lawsuit against south OC cities.
Judge Carter Removed From South OC Homelessness Case
Housing & Homelessness
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South county cities are entitled to litigate before a judge “whose impartiality neither the parties nor the public have a reasonable basis to question,” the ruling states.
San Clemente to Move its Homeless Population to a City Lot
Housing & Homelessness
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San Clemente is moving its homeless population to a city-owned lot Friday, but homeless rights attorney Carol Sobel warns the move is unconstitutional.
OC Apparently Left Millions in Homeless Health & Housing Grants on the Table
Housing & Homelessness
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Smaller counties than OC have asked for and received tens of millions more in state and federal funds for preventative health and housing programs that studies have shown save taxpayer dollars overall, help homeless people get off the streets, and save lives.
Five South Orange County Cities Sued for Lack of Homeless Shelters
Housing & Homelessness
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Five South Orange County cities will head to Federal court after a lawsuit filed by attorneys alleged dumping of homeless people and blamed the region’s lack of shelters.
Firm Accused of Mishandling Homeless Healthcare Gets $2 Million Expansion
Housing & Homelessness
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Telecare Corp. has repeatedly declined to comment on complaints it failed to provide health treatment it was supposed to, didn’t clean dirty rooms at a facility it was overseeing, and unnecessarily escalated a situation with a patient into a physical confrontation.
At Least 1,300 People Sleep in OC Homeless Shelters
2019 Point in Time Count
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Roughly 1,300 people are sleeping in homeless shelters throughout Orange County, with all big shelters located in north and central Orange County in cities like Santa Ana and Anaheim, according to unofficial numbers provided to Voice of OC.
Anaheim Clears Homeless Camp at Maxwell Park, Offers People Shelter Beds
Anaheim
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Anaheim officials cleared out homeless encampments at Maxwell Park Friday morning and sent roughly 30 people to the newly opened 200-bed emergency homeless shelter near Angel Stadium four days before Christmas, as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit.
Homelessness Legal Settlements Approved with Anaheim, Orange and Tustin
Housing & Homelessness
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At least 575 new homeless shelter beds will be built in north Orange County under a series of court-enforceable settlement agreements reached in recent days between attorneys for homeless people and the cities of Anaheim, Orange and Tustin.
Homeless Shelters to Open in Santa Ana and Anaheim by End of December, Cities Say
Housing & Homelessness
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South Orange County also is set to be brought into the federal case, as the judge expressed frustration at the lack of a south county shelter site.