Solar Eclipse Draws Viewers at Santa Ana Civic Center
Environment
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The eclipse provided a crescent view of the sun in the late morning for people at the Santa Ana Civic Center.
Noting Public Pressure, OC Supervisors Approve Homeless Services and Housing
homelessness
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The top county officials are moving in a new direction to address the county’s growing homelessness, authorizing new housing and support services in a unanimous decision this week.
$315 Million Plan for New Civic Center Building Up for Approval Today
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Orange County supervisors are scheduled Tuesday to move forward with the county government’s first new Civic Center building in decades, a $315-million proposal to replace a long-empty building across from Santa Ana City Hall.
Santana: Public Spaces Should Reflect The Public That Pays For Them
County Government
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As county supervisors embark on developing a new downtown civic center for Orange County, public engagement should be key to the process.
Anaheim Council Ready to Reconsider Its Anti-Camping Law
Anaheim
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Responding to calls from homeless advocates, the Anaheim City Council is set to review a controversial anti-camping ordinance intended to discourage homeless encampments in public areas.
Issue of the Year: OC’s Fight Against Homelessness
Countywide
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While many challenges remain, 2016 will go down as a year in which Orange County officials finally began to address one of the county’s most shameful realities — its ever-increasing homeless population.
County’s ‘Courtyard’ Homeless Shelter Gets Mixed Reviews
County Government
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The new shelter in downtown Santa Ana, known as the Courtyard, has helped provide a safe place for hundreds of homeless people to sleep at night. But problems have come along with the progress.
One Man’s Experiences at the Courtyard Transitional Center
County Government
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Igmar Rodas, an outspoken member of the homeless community at the downtown Santa Ana Civic Center, spent a week chronicling his visits to the homeless shelter and service center the county just opened at the old downtown bus terminal.
Homeless Advocates to Supervisors: We Need $55 Million and Your Leadership
County Government
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A coalition of homeless advocacy groups, led by the ACLU, asked the Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to devote $55 million in county taxpayer dollars toward ending homelessness.
Supervisor Spends a Night at Bus Terminal Homeless Shelter
County Government
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Orange County First District Supervisor Andrew Do spent the night at the county’s newly opened homeless shelter and service center in downtown Santa Ana last Thursday. He said he “learned a lot” from the experience.