State resource officials are working to change a streambed agreement with the OC Water District despite backlash from the public.
Tag: Santa Ana River
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
OC Supervisors Ban Homeless Encampments in Parks and Flood Channels
The new rules allow law enforcement officers to clear out homeless camps in county parks and storm drains.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Mayor Delivers State of The City One Year After FBI Corruption Probe Hit
In the first State of City since an FBI corruption probe rocked Anaheim, Mayor Ashleigh Aitken addressed quality of life issues like parks, open space and libraries – but didn’t mention the scandal.
Posted inCountywide
Dog Haven Threatens Endangered Birds
Calls mount to enforce ordinances prohibiting dogs in the mouth of the Santa Ana River.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Top Stories
County Finalizes Purchase of Building for Mental Health Services
The proposed mental health center is seen by advocates and officials as a major step toward addressing a severe shortage of mental health service options in Orange County. There was no word Tuesday on when services will start at the property.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Langenbacher: Waterfront Living in OC Isn’t What You’d Expect
Deborah Langenbacher, Social Action Committee co-chair for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Fullerton discusses the “Trail of Tears” along the Santa Ana River.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Quietly Deleted Plan to End Homelessness From Goals
The now-removed plan had emphasized expanding the affordable housing supply for homeless people as a “top priority.” The supervisors also consolidated their power over the commission, removing all current members and changing the selection rules so supervisors now will pick all of the commissioners who have voting power.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Uncertainty as County Prepares to Evict Hundreds of Homeless from Riverbed Camp
County officials plan to start evicting over 400 homeless people Monday from a strip of land next to the Santa Ana River amid a shortage of shelter beds, which is expected to prompt homeless people to relocate into the surrounding cities of Anaheim and Orange.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Supervisors Criticized for Plan to Push Hundreds of Homeless People From Riverbed to Cities
Orange County supervisors are facing criticism over their plan to require hundreds of homeless people to leave an encampment along the Santa Ana River by Jan. 22 without a place for most of them to go – a move one county supervisor said would push a large number of homeless people into cities like Anaheim.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Homelessness in the OC: 2017 Year in Review
Homelessness is growing to record levels in Orange County and elsewhere in the country, with more and more county residents struggling to afford rising housing costs and ending up on the streets.
