Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/tag/julia-bidwell/)
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to begin the process of choosing an operator for the county’s first permanent homeless shelter. But disagreement remains over whether an emergency shelter should be closed.
More than 700 volunteers will fan out across Orange County Saturday morning and do their best to count the number of people who are, in one fashion or another, living on the street.
The Santa Ana-based charity, which has operated the shelters
since 2008, was the only bidder.
Homeless advocates say a county report that shows a significant
drop in the number of people living on the streets in Orange County
does not reflect reality.