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.
Proposed 200 Homes for Mentally Ill Homeless at Fairview Prompts Local Debate
Housing & Homelessness
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Some officials praised the proposal, while others first want a “comprehensive plan” for the full property that could include a university extension site, student housing, a mental health campus, and market-rate housing.
Under Court Pressure, OC Says Mental Health Spending Will Increase by $85 Million
Healthy Communities
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Last year, as county officials were hauled into federal court over a shortage of homeless shelters, Voice of OC reported the stockpiled mental health funds had reached $186 million beyond the reserves.
OC Cities Struggle With Resources to Clean Up Railroad Homeless Camps
Housing & Homelessness
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Cities across OC continue to struggle with cleaning up railroad homeless camps as they pressure railroad companies for more help.
CalOptima Unveils Medical Care Street Teams for Homeless, Commits $100 Million to Homeless Services
Alexander Nguyen
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Medical field teams will treat homeless people living on the streets after a federal judge pressured CalOptima — the county insurance plan for the poor and elderly — which also last week earmarked $100 million to homeless services.
Federal Judge Presses OC Officials on Lack of Mental Health Shelter, Housing
Housing & Homelessness
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One of OC’s next homeless shelters could be headed for the affluent south county suburbs, the judge warns after citing a lack of progress by elected officials to create a mental health shelter.
CalOptima Faces Criticism Over Delays For Homeless Medical Care
Housing & Homelessness
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County Supervisor and CalOptima Director Andrew Do is criticizing the county health insurance agency for the poor and elderly for being too slow in implementing medical teams that will treat homeless people on the streets, just as CalOptima is being asked to appear in a federal court hearing over homeless policies next month.
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.
Emergency CalOptima Vote Gets Doctors to Homeless People
Housing & Homelessness
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Homeless people now will be visited and treated by medical teams on the streets after the CalOptima Board of Directors unanimously voted to immediately begin the program throughout Orange County.
Federal Judge Carter Calls OC’s Skyrocketing Homeless Deaths a ‘Public Health Crisis’
OC Homeless deaths
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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after years of rapid growth in Orange County homeless deaths, issued an emergency request this week describing a “public health crisis in the County leading to the deaths of hundreds of people experiencing homelessness.”