San Clemente to Move its Homeless Population to a City Lot
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San Clemente is moving its homeless population to a city-owned lot Friday, but homeless rights attorney Carol Sobel warns the move is unconstitutional.
7,000 Homeless People in OC is a Wake Up Call, Experts Say
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The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters, according to experts in the field.
Five South Orange County Cities Sued for Lack of Homeless Shelters
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Five South Orange County cities will head to Federal court after a lawsuit filed by attorneys alleged dumping of homeless people and blamed the region’s lack of shelters.
Federal Judge Carter Calls OC’s Skyrocketing Homeless Deaths a ‘Public Health Crisis’
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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after years of rapid growth in Orange County homeless deaths, issued an emergency request this week describing a “public health crisis in the County leading to the deaths of hundreds of people experiencing homelessness.”
At Least 1,300 People Sleep in OC Homeless Shelters
2019 Point in Time Count
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Roughly 1,300 people are sleeping in homeless shelters throughout Orange County, with all big shelters located in north and central Orange County in cities like Santa Ana and Anaheim, according to unofficial numbers provided to Voice of OC.
Anaheim Looks to Build Homeless Shelter Next to County Shelter
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Anaheim could have a temporary homeless shelter next to the existing County homeless shelter by the 91 freeway, in the eastern part of the city.
Santa Ana Opens New Interim 200-Bed Homeless Shelter
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Santa Ana Thursday unveiled its new 200-bed interim homeless shelter, dubbed The Link, that has beds for single men and women, limited beds for couples and space for families.
Homeless Shelters to Open in Santa Ana and Anaheim by End of December, Cities Say
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South Orange County also is set to be brought into the federal case, as the judge expressed frustration at the lack of a south county shelter site.
Armory Homeless Shelters Close, Many Unsure What’s Next
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Homeless people in north Orange County no longer will have nightly shelters at the National Guard armories after the Santa Ana armory closed its doors Sunday morning and Fullerton shut down last week.