Costa Mesa And Newport Beach May Partner on Homeless Shelter Near John Wayne Airport
Housing & Homelessness
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The two cities may combine forces on a new 72-bed permanent shelter being built near the airfield.
County Gears Up Tents, Trailers and Hotels to Help Homeless During Virus Pandemic
Orange County Coronavirus
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County officials are rolling out a mixture of tents, trailers and hotel/motel rooms to help shelter homeless people around Orange County during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The move is expected to thin some of the overcrowded homeless shelters.
Fullerton Joins Growing List of North OC Cities Building Year-Round Homeless Shelters
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Fullerton Councilmembers authorized a 150-bed, year-round homeless shelter, and is joining a growing list of North County cities who are building homeless shelters for people in the region — mostly driven by a 2018 federal lawsuit.
Fullerton Could Authorize its First Year-Round Homeless Shelter
Housing & Homelessness
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The Fullerton City Council’s Tuesday decision will come after a year of advocacy by inter-faith community activists and a longtime homeless services provider.
Fullerton Takes First Step to Open a Homeless Shelter
Fullerton
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Fullerton gives nonprofit homeless services provider Illumination Foundation $500,000 to help start the first homeless shelter in the city.
San Clemente to Move its Homeless Population to a City Lot
Housing & Homelessness
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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
2019 Point in Time Count
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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
Housing & Homelessness
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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’
OC Homeless deaths
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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.