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.
Tag: Healthy Communities
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
CalOptima Counts 10,000 Homeless People in OC
CalOptima counted 10,000 of its members as homeless in Orange County. The count is 3,200 higher than the roughy 6,800 homeless people counted by the County in January.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Grand Jury: A Simple Vitals Check Could Prevent Inmate Deaths
A simple check of inmates’ vital signs as they come into Orange County jail facilities could save their lives, according to a new Orange County Grand Jury report.
Posted inCountywide, Placentia, Top Stories
Placentia First OC City to Leave Fire Authority and Form its Own Fire Department
The Placentia City Council voted 3-1 Wednesday morning to form its own fire department after years of rising costs contracting with the Orange County Fire Authority.
Posted inBuena Park, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Buena Park Hires Mercy House to Operate New Shelter
The nonprofit Mercy House will operate Buena Park’s new $2.6 million regional homeless shelter, though there’s scrutiny over an apparent lack of public input when a select committee of public officials and homelessness experts recommended their preferred contractor to the City Council.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Do Says OC Supervisors Not Taking Over CalOptima
Supervisor Andrew Do said the County isn’t looking to take over CalOptima, the health insurance plan for the poor, but he offered a spending plan, along with criticism, for the agency.
Posted inTop Stories
Under Court Pressure, OC Says Mental Health Spending Will Increase by $85 Million
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.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana and OC Officials Bicker Over Stalled New Homeless Shelter
All work and construction on a new homeless shelter has stalled in Santa Ana, as city and county officials continue to point fingers over an apparent lack of public input on the effort to relocate homeless people from the Courtyard shelter in downtown to the new location on Yale Street.
Posted inBuena Park, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Buena Park City Council Relocates New Homeless Shelter After Public Pressure
Buena Park City Council members found a new homeless shelter site in a more industrial, east-end part of town, after taking heat from the public for considering a location that was closer to neighborhoods and a number of schools.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Gives Sheriff Sole Control of Crime Lab, Against National Recommendations
The move to put the crime lab scientists under a law enforcement agency directly contradicts the national best practices Sheriff Don Barnes and DA Todd Spitzer cited to justify the change.
