The Mission Viejo City Council unanimously voted to beef up its no-camping laws, despite warnings from lawyers and homeless activists who said the law could criminalize homelessness.
Tag: Mission Viejo City Council
Posted inGovernment, Mission Viejo, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Mission Viejo’s Rising Costs For Sheriff’s Contract Raise Concern
Mission Viejo’s Mayor Pro Tem Ed Sachs told a city council meeting it could be time for south county cities to form their own police force due to the rising costs of contracting with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Robbins: The Other Dimension of Mission Viejo
Mike Robbins, who works with the Anaheim Poverty task force, writes that Mission Viejo leaders should avoid adopting harsh anti-homeless ordinances urging civic leaders to help, rather than harass, those who have fallen on hard times.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo Toughening It’s Homeless Anti-Camping Ordinance
The camping ordinance is a revision of the city’s previous camping law, which only addressed sleeping in cars, campers, recreational vehicles and trailers. The new ordinance applies to individuals sleeping anywhere on public property in the city.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Councilman Questions City Spending
Dave Leckness wonders why a $29,875 change order was needed on
the renovation of the city’s tennis center.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Trish Kelley, Dave Leckness Win Mission Viejo Council Seats
Councilman John Paul Ledesma is termed out, and Mayor Trish
Kelley and Councilman Dave Leckness are running for
re-election.
Posted inMission Viejo, Politics & Elections
Mission Viejo Council Candidate William Barker Dies
The 72-year-old died the night before Election Day.
Posted inInvestigative, Mission Viejo, Politics & Elections
An Escalating Political Sign War in Mission Viejo
City Council candidate Rick Sandzimier is alleging that local
political activist Joe Holtzman hit him with his vehicle late
Friday.
Posted inMission Viejo
Revolving Door Law Back on Mission Viejo Docket
Councilwoman again proposes ordinance restricting time between a
public official leaving the city’s employ and being able to do
business with the city.
Posted inIrvine
Councilwoman Questions Revolving Doors in Mission Viejo
Councilwoman proposes new law, but city attorney says laws
already on the books should suffice.
