The move could grant U.S. District Judge David O. Carter the ability to follow through on his warnings about banning enforcement of anti-camping laws if city officials, particularly south county mayors and city managers, don’t make progress in picking one or more shelter locations.
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Supervisors Reject Mayors’ Proposal For Homeless Shelter in Remote Canyon
The move sends the issue back to south county mayors to recommend another site or sites for a homeless shelter.
Posted inCanyons, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, Lake Forest, Top Stories
Canyons Homeless Shelter Opposed by Two Supervisors
Supervisors Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson said they are opposed to a proposal by south Orange County mayors to put a new homeless shelter on county-owned property in rural Silverado Canyon.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Wants Irvine, Huntington Beach and Laguna Niguel Added to Homeless Lawsuit
Santa Ana council members and residents have said the three cities’ refusal to accept emergency shelters revealed a double standard: It’s okay to put shelters near poor kids in Santa Ana but not near kids from wealthier families.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Top Stories
Clearout of Homeless Camp Wraps Up at Santa Ana Civic Center
The homeless people who slept in the Santa Ana Civic Center for years were cleared out by Thursday afternoon and people can’t sleep there anymore after much of the area was blocked off by chain link fences.
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Leader of Successful Utah Homelessness Effort Outlines Steps OC Could Take
Lloyd Pendleton’s speech to local officials, business leaders and advocates came as Orange County grapples with a growing homeless population and a severe shortage of shelter and affordable housing.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Asks National Guard for Extensions on Armory Homeless Shelters
County officials have asked the National Guard for 90-day extensions to use the Fullerton and Santa Ana armories at night for homeless shelters.
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OC Supervisors Leave it to Cities and Judge to Find New Homeless Shelter Sites
“We don’t have sufficient capacity,” said the supervisors’ chairman, Andrew Do. The issue is scheduled to be discussed Tuesday at a federal court hearing with U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, county officials, and city officials from across Orange County.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Moving Started for Santa Ana Civic Center’s Homeless
County workers, along with the Santa Ana Police Department, began clearing out segments of the Civic Center homeless camp Monday as healthcare workers and city contractors started health and other assessments of roughly 200 people living there.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Alleges Class-Based Discrimination by Cities that Reject Homeless Shelters
“What we saw with…the hysteria from Irvine, is this: It’s simply a class-based argument that if ‘I pay enough for where I live, I shouldn’t have to deal with my homeless problem. I should shift it to some other city,’ ” said county Supervisor Andrew Do.
