City council members updated San Clemente’s anti-camping ordinance after a Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for cities to remove homeless encampments.
Tag: Homeless in Orange County
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OC Supervisors to Revisit Legal Settlements Limiting Anti-Camping Enforcement
The closed-door review of some of the county’s landmark homeless cases comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for more crackdowns on homeless camps throughout the state.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What’s It Like To Be Without a Home In Orange County?
A growing number of people are facing homelessness throughout the county, and the shelter system that greets them isn’t always prepared for how many people are coming in – or where they can go afterwards.
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Is Orange County’s Homeless Shelter System Broken?
Experts say the county’s current homeless shelter network is eating up a lot of money while showing little results.
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OC Cities Fight Over Bid to Use 100-Acre State Mental Health Campus in Costa Mesa For Housing
San Clemente is pushing Costa Mesa to allow a homeless shelter at Fairview Developmental Center. City officials are fighting hard to kill that idea and to build housing instead.
Posted inCountywide
After Criticism, OC’s Homeless Vaccine Clinic Showcases A New Strategy
Around a dozen people got vaccinated at a county pop-up clinic at La Palma Park this week.
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Huntington Beach City Council Eases Penalty on Public Space Law Targeting Homeless Activity
Violations of the specific municipal code will instead result in an infraction rather than a criminal charge.
Posted inNEWS
Orange County’s Homeless Face A Hard Quandary: Suffer Sexual Harassment Inside Shelters or Risk Arrest, Lawsuit Alleges
On top of these claims, the lawsuit argues shelters in Anaheim and Santa Ana are rife with overcrowding, filthy plumbing, broken showers, and other inhumane conditions.
