“We’re going to struggle to meet the basic funding needs for our district attorney and the sheriff,” county CEO Frank Kim said at a news conference Thursday in response to questions from Voice of OC.
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Orange County Officials Studying How to Use $554 Million of Federal Relief Money
Orange County officials are studying how to allocate the $554 million in federal relief funding to cities and programs as the novel coronavirus continues to slowly spread throughout the county, killing 36 people out of 1,827 confirmed cases.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Housing & Homelessness, Laguna Hills, Top Stories
City of Laguna Hills Files Lawsuit Against County Over Hotel Rooms for Homeless During Pandemic
Laguna Hills filed a lawsuit Tuesday, opposing the 76 rooms county officials would use in the city during the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has killed 22 people in OC.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Halts Census Outreach Grants to City of Santa Ana and Local School District
City and school district officials say the grant cuts are payback for their public concerns about a proposed county homeless shelter, which county officials dispute. A final decision on the grants is scheduled for next Tuesday, Dec. 17.
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Homeless Shelters to Open in Santa Ana and Anaheim by End of December, Cities Say
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.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
OC Leaders Face Scrutiny After Federal Court Ruling on Homelessness
A federal appeals court this week supports what U.S. District Judge David O. Carter has been warning county and city leaders about for six months: If they don’t offer a realistic option for homeless people to stay overnight, police can’t enforce anti-camping ordinances. On Friday, Carter is bringing OC civic leaders back to court to gauge progress.
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Federal Judge Sets June 13 Deadline for OC Cities to ID New Shelter Sites
The judge, David O. Carter, pointed to Santa Ana and Anaheim residents and businesses who, he said, are grappling with hundreds of homeless people who formerly lived at the Santa Ana riverbed but now are in their cities due to a shelter shortage.
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OC Should Get Ready to Compete for State Homeless Housing Money, Say City and Business Leaders
Hundreds of millions of dollars in state grants could become available next year, and some community leaders want to compete for it to help build 2,700 homes for homeless people.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Judge to Keep Up Pressure on OC Leaders After “Decades of Neglect” of Homeless
“This county has been in a crisis situation from the time the court got this case. This county’s structure has been deplete, and I think only recently has there been a concerted and good faith effort to catch up with decades of neglect,” said federal Judge David O. Carter at a court conference Friday morning.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County Plans to Move Former Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless to Shelters
The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved up to $2 million to use toward additional shelter beds, as part of a plan to move hundreds of Santa Ana Riverbed homeless people from motels to other types of shelter.
