The hearing is in response to the closure of armory shelters, which pushed over 200 homeless people into local communities where it’s illegal to camp in public.
Tag: Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless
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OC Supervisors to hold emergency meeting on state-authorized OC Needle Exchange Program
The Orange County Board of Supervisors will hold an emergency hearing Friday to discuss possibly filing a law suit in an effort to stop the OC Needle Exchange Program authorized by the state in spite of strong opposition by the county and some cities.
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Federal Judge in Homeless Case Keeps Everyone Running
Unsatisfied with secondhand information about living conditions at the riverbed, 74-year-old Judge David O. Carter, dressed in jeans and a blue sweater bearing the federal court’s seal, went to see for himself, talking to dozens of homeless people, picking up trash and recruiting volunteers.
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton Team Up to Battle Homelessness
The mayors, city managers and police chiefs of Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton met with U.S. District Judge David O. Carter Tuesday morning about creating a plan to combat homelessness that would be a “model” for the rest of the county.
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Gov. Brown Oks Extensions for National Guard Armory Homeless Shelters
Gov. Jerry Brown granted a 90-day extension Tuesday for the two emergency homeless shelters operated each night throughout the winter at the National Guard armories in Santa Ana and Fullerton.
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County Asks National Guard for Extensions on Armory Homeless Shelters
County officials have asked the National Guard for 90-day extensions to use the Fullerton and Santa Ana armories at night for homeless shelters.
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Federal Judge Calls On OC City Leaders to Step Up on Homelessness
Judge David O. Carter said OC cities need to take care of their “proportional” share of the county’s homeless population, and warned that without action, the court could invalidate anti-camping laws.
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Santa Ana Alleges Class-Based Discrimination by Cities that Reject Homeless Shelters
“What we saw with…the hysteria from Irvine, is this: It’s simply a class-based argument that if ‘I pay enough for where I live, I shouldn’t have to deal with my homeless problem. I should shift it to some other city,’ ” said county Supervisor Andrew Do.
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Judge to Keep Up Pressure on OC Leaders After “Decades of Neglect” of Homeless
“This county has been in a crisis situation from the time the court got this case. This county’s structure has been deplete, and I think only recently has there been a concerted and good faith effort to catch up with decades of neglect,” said federal Judge David O. Carter at a court conference Friday morning.
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Costa Mesa Opposes Homeless Shelter at Fairview Mental Facility
The Costa Mesa City Council Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution against turning the Fairview Developmental Center into a homeless shelter.
