With the population of homeless people at the Civic Center ballooning to more than 450 and heavy criticism coming from the media and county officials, the Santa Ana City Council Tuesday declared a public health and safety crisis.
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Supervisors to Santa Ana: ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ on Civic Center Homeless Crisis
The county Board of Supervisors during a special meeting Tuesday challenged Santa Ana leaders to decide before Election Day whether they will join with the county in an effort to address the homelessness crisis at the downtown Civic Center.
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Santana: Labor Day Reminds Us Government Is Fueled by People Not Politicians
After being upbraided on air by two conservative radio hosts, Orange County supervisorial candidates Andrew Do and Michele Martinez are taking action aimed at alleviating the homeless crisis at the county Civic Center.
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People of the Riverbed
On any given day, as many as 500 souls call the bed of the Santa Ana River home. While the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has been sounding alarm bells about the situation, little has been done. Here is a glimpse into life in the riverbed.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Library to Close Temporarily for Renovations
Santa Ana’s main public library will be closed for two weeks starting Monday August 12, as staff refurbish the library’s ground floor to make library patrons easier to monitor.
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Santa Ana Launches Program to Get Civic Center Homeless Into Housing
The city has hired a nonprofit to bring together a wide variety of groups to collaborate on getting Civic Center homeless people set up with housing. The arrangement with Long-Beach based City Net calls for placing 30 people into housing each quarter.
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Supervisors Give Final Approval to Bus Terminal Purchase
It’s widely assumed the abandoned terminal adjacent to the downtown Santa Ana Civic Center will be turned into a homeless shelter and service center. But supervisors have yet to unveil any concrete plans.
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Santa Ana Councilman Lashes Out Against County Supervisor
Councilman Vincent Sarmiento last week unleashed a stinging rebuttal to criticism of city officials’ handling of the homeless problem by Supervisor Shawn Nelson.
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Amid Drastic Moves Elsewhere, Homeless Advocates See Hope in OC
Officials in San Francisco and San Jose have aggressively cleared out homeless encampments similar to the one in the county’s Civic Center. But successes in other places show there are better solutions.
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Santana: Focus for Santa Ana Civic Center Should be People not Buildings
Orange County Supervisors are right to talk openly about the future of the Civic Center. But they should focus on things like transforming the abandoned bus terminal into a homeless service center before embarking on a building spree.
