Mohammed Aly refused to stop speaking when his three minutes were up. A sheriff’s deputy threatened to arrest a Voice of OC reporter who was filming Aly and sheriff’s officers when everyone was ordered to leave the board room.
Tag: riverbed homeless
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Shawn Nelson Had Homeless Camp Removed From Riverbed Near Honda Center, Emails Show
The emails raise questions about whether Nelson also directed a similar removal this winter of a large homeless encampment along the river south of Angel Stadium.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
New Court Order Protects Homeless People’s Property Along Santa Ana River
The order requires a physical notice 24 hours before seizing property and mandates that “essential items” like tents, sleeping bags, and medical papers be stored within one mile of where they were taken.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Orange, Top Stories, Transportation
Homeless Now Have Several Days to Move From Riverbank Per ACLU Settlement
The settlement agreement extends the deadline to next Thursday for people to leave an encampment on the eastern banks of the river from Orangewood Ave. to just south of the 22 freeway.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
ACLU and County in Settlement Talks on Riverbed Homeless Suit
The ACLU claims county officials illegally trapped dozens of homeless people living along the Santa Ana River, which the county disputes. However, both sides were in support of canceling a key court hearing for Thursday as they appear to be seeking an agreement.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Homeless Advocates Shame Supervisors for Actions at Riverbed
A stream of angry residents showed up to the county Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to demand that supervisors stop the evictions of homeless people who are camped along the Santa Ana riverbed until housing options are available.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Top Stories
ACLU Sues County Over Fencing of Riverbed Homeless Camp
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that by erecting a chain-link fence next to the Santa Ana River in Orange, county officials have unconstitutionally “imprisoned” 75 to 100 people living in a homeless encampment there.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Is Throwing Rocks the New Homeless Response in OC?
Last week county work crews pushed rocks in the way of a homeless tent city near Angels Stadium between the Santa Ana riverbed and the 57 freeway, prompting public protests, an ACLU lawsuit and numerous civic actions.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
ACLU Threatens Suit Over County’s Actions Toward Riverbed Homeless
As county officials move to push homeless people from an encampment next to the Santa Ana River, the American Civil Liberties Union has jumped into the fray with threats of legal action.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Protesters Fight Plans to Push Homeless From Santa Ana Riverbed
More than 30 protesters gathered at the Santa Ana riverbed Monday to demonstrate against apparent plans by county officials to push out dozens of homeless people who live along its banks.
