This week, the county’s first veterans’ museum – Heroes Hall – formally opens the doors on its first exhibit, The Things They Carried, on Wednesday. Voice of OC produced a […]
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Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Economy, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Mayor Proposes Work Program for City’s Homeless
Mayor Tom Tait used his State of the City Address to announce “Better Way Anaheim,” a city program modeled after one in Albuquerque that provides homeless people with jobs like trash pickup and landscaping.
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OC Fair & Event Center Celebrates Grand Opening of Heroes Hall Veterans Museum February 15
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. Media Contact: Communications Department commdept@ocfair.com, […]
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Property Eyed as Site for Mental Health Service Center
The state may shutter a 114-acre property that currently houses developmentally disabled adults. Homeless advocates, and a state senator, say the property should be re-purposed as a center for homeless people and others who need temporary housing and mental health services.
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Mercy Housing to develop the proposed Placentia Veteran’s Village
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denis […]
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Quirk-Silva Announces Membership to Key Committees
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. For Immediate Release: January 13, […]
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Santana: OC Public Safety Salary Spending Expected to Spike
County projections show public safety supplemental requests rising from $49 million this fiscal year to $130 million in fiscal 2021-22 — thanks largely to a deputy sheriff’s labor deal struck just before the November elections.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County’s ‘Courtyard’ Homeless Shelter Gets Mixed Reviews
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.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: What Happens After Elections Also Matters
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, let’s hope our county supervisors can refocus themselves on leadership, crafting a realistic regional plan for attacking homelessness. All of Orange County — not just Santa Ana — has to step up.
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Latest Vote Tally Ensures Quirk-Silva Victory
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, […]
