A headcount found a drop in Orange County’s homeless population, with roughly 1,000 less people sleeping on the streets than two years ago – yet county officials can’t say exactly how that happened.
Tag: Homeless in Orange County
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Orange Eyes Smoking Ban as a Crackdown on Homelessness
The City of Orange is considering a smoking ban in public parks as a tool to address homelessness.
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Are OC Supervisors Setting Unrealistic Goals on New Homeless Shelter Operator?
County leaders say the nonprofit they’re working with has continued to improve but there just isn’t enough housing available to help homeless people leave the shelter – a benchmark in the proposed contract.
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Irvine Partners with Costa Mesa for Homeless Shelter Beds
Irvine residents will have access to beds, as available, at Costa Mesa’s homeless shelter.
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Irvine Rolls Out Affordable Housing Program For Homeless Students
Irvine officials are using state grant funding to roll out affordable housing programs targeting homeless and housing insecure students in the Irvine Unified School District, Irvine Valley College and their families.
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San Clemente Opposes State Bill that Would Ban Bussing Homeless People Out of City
San Clemente officials approved a letter directed to state officials opposing a proposed bill that would prohibit local governments from transporting homeless people out of the city.
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Laguna Beach Keeps Homeless Shelter, Potential Service Cuts Loom
Laguna Beach City Council members extended the contract with their homeless shelter operator by six months while they review operations and decide if any services could be cut in the future.
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San Clemente Backs Off Regulating Handing Out Food in Public
After some residents and activists raised concerns that proposed regulations were really a crackdown on churches and nonprofits that feed local homeless people, city council members narrowly voted against implementing the rules.
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Irvine Officials Approve Plans to Develop Homeless Shelter
City council members approved the purchase of two buildings in the Irvine Business Complex that are slated to be developed into a homeless shelter with medical care and case management services.
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Is a Homeless Shelter Coming to Irvine?
Irvine City Council members will consider purchasing property to create transitional housing for the homeless at their meeting Tuesday night – a move residents pushed county officials to nix six years ago.
