OC Moves to Actually Count Homeless People
Countywide
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Prior “point-in-time” counts – which play a key role in policy and funding decisions – are actually estimates, officials now say.
Over 60 of OC’s Sickest Homeless People to Be Housed with Health Services
Housing & Homelessness
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The goal, officials said, is to help homeless people move off the streets, stabilize their health issues, develop positive relationships with other community members, and save public money in hospital emergency services and other costs.
Canyons Homeless Shelter Opposed by Two Supervisors
Housing & Homelessness
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Supervisors Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson said they are opposed to a proposal by south Orange County mayors to put a new homeless shelter on county-owned property in rural Silverado Canyon.
Leader of Successful Utah Homelessness Effort Outlines Steps OC Could Take
Housing & Homelessness
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Lloyd Pendleton’s speech to local officials, business leaders and advocates came as Orange County grapples with a growing homeless population and a severe shortage of shelter and affordable housing.
Orange County Has At Least $230 Million It Could Use to Address Homelessness
Housing & Homelessness
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Orange County supervisors appear to have at least $230 million in unspent money they can use, in collaboration with other officials and community groups, to help address homelessness, a Voice of OC examination of county government finances has found.
OC Supervisors Quietly Deleted Plan to End Homelessness From Goals
Housing & Homelessness
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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.
Santa Ana Again Threatens to Sue County Over Homeless Spending, Without Specifying Problem
Santa Ana City Council
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Council members have not provided examples of alleged misspending, and county officials say they’re open to working with city officials on any concerns they may have.
Homelessness and Poverty Keep Growing in Orange County, Studies Find
Countywide
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There’s been a 54-percent increase in homeless people living on the streets in the past four years, according to data released last week from the county’s Point in Time count.
Homeless in the OC
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More than 15,000 people are homeless in Orange County at some point during the year, according to the latest available figures.
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.