Supervisors Reject Mayors’ Proposal For Homeless Shelter in Remote Canyon
Housing & Homelessness
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The move sends the issue back to south county mayors to recommend another site or sites for a homeless shelter.
Canyons Homeless Shelter Opposed by Two Supervisors
Housing & Homelessness
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Supervisors Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson said they are opposed to a proposal by south Orange County mayors to put a new homeless shelter on county-owned property in rural Silverado Canyon.
South OC Mayors Propose New Homeless Shelter at Former Silverado School
Housing & Homelessness
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South Orange County mayors, under pressure from a federal judge, on Thursday chose a closed elementary school along rural Santiago Canyon Road as a site they’d like to see become a new homeless shelter.
Supervisors Defend Their Turf and Criticize Spitzer’s Homeless Warnings
DA Election 2018
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Spitzer was “stirring up a bunch of lies and nonsense” with his comments last month to public meetings of the Laguna Niguel and Costa Mesa city councils, Supervisor Shawn Nelson said. Spitzer said his colleagues weren’t telling the whole story.
OC Supervisors Leave it to Cities and Judge to Find New Homeless Shelter Sites
Housing & Homelessness
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“We don’t have sufficient capacity,” said the supervisors’ chairman, Andrew Do. The issue is scheduled to be discussed Tuesday at a federal court hearing with U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, county officials, and city officials from across Orange County.
OC Supervisors Back Off New Homeless Shelters, Make Promise to Work With Cities
Housing & Homelessness
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Answers about where shelters might be placed, and how they would be operated, could come at an April 3 court meeting.
OC to Join Federal Lawsuit Against California Sanctuary Laws
Sanctuary Laws
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 in closed session Tuesday to join the U.S. Justice Department lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws.
County to Debate Making Irvine Only New Site For Emergency Homeless Shelter
Housing & Homelessness
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All three of the proposed shelter sites could be eliminated Tuesday, but another vote on re-selecting the location for the beds is expected at a later date, after county and city officials gather on April 3 for a court-organized meeting.
Orange County Declares Housing Shortage a Threat to Residents and Businesses
affordable housing
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The lack of affordable housing threatens the quality of life and upward mobility of residents, and puts the county’s economic future at risk, according to a declaration by county supervisors.
OC Supervisors Reject Most Proposed Limits on Taxpayer Mailers That Feature Themselves
Election 2018
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The proposed restrictions came amid concerns that supervisors have been using government resources to send what effectively are re-election campaign mailers.