It is the only city in California to end homelessness for veterans and one of 62 communities in 32 states to do so.
Tag: Veterans
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Voters to Decide Location of County’s First Veterans Cemetery
Irvine voters will decide June 5 whether Orange County’s first veterans cemetery will be near the heart of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro or on the edge of the onetime base near the interchange of the 5 and 405 freeways.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Judge Lifts Temporary Restraining Order; Allows County to Begin Clearing Homeless From Santa Ana Riverbed
U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter Tuesday lifted a temporary restraining order against the County of Orange, allowing it to begin evicting as many as 400 homeless people who still live along the Santa Ana Riverbed.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County Finalizes Agreement On Eviction And Temporary Shelter For Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless
Orange County officials and attorneys for homeless people, pushed by a federal judge, reached agreement Wednesday on a short-term plan to move and provide shelter for nearly 400 people living along the Santa Ana Riverbed, the largest homeless camp in the county.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Voters to Decide Location of Orange County Veterans Cemetery
Irvine voters will decide the location of Orange County’s first veterans cemetery after a contentious meeting that pitted members of the public and City Council against each other over whether to overturn a land swap ordinance between the city and a developer.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
The 2017 Battle for Orange County’s First Veterans Cemetery
Orange County’s long-anticipated veterans cemetery took a big step forward in 2017 with a developer’s land swap that moved it from the heart of the former El Toro Marine Air Corps Station to strawberry fields near the junction of the 5 and 405 freeways. But enough voters signed a petition to move it back to the main base that the city council will have to decide Jan. 9 whether to reverse itself or put the issue on the ballot.
Posted inIrvine
Lawsuit Seeks to Return Irvine Veterans Cemetery to Core of Former El Toro Marine Base
The location of Orange County’s first veterans cemetery may be decided in Superior Court as the result of a lawsuit filed by former Irvine Mayor Larry Agran.
Posted inIrvine
Backers of Veterans Cemetery Near Center of Former El Toro Marine Base Turn In Signatures For Election
Supporters who want to build Orange County’s first veterans cemetery near the heart of the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station rather than on strawberry fields near the 5 and 405 freeways, turned in more than 18,500 signatures Thursday to call a special election on the issue.
Posted inIrvine
Petition Targets Vet Cemetery Decision
Although Irvine council members approved a land swap to move the veterans cemetery from near the Great Park to the 5 and 405 interchange, a petition started Oct. 13 could change that.
Posted inIrvine, State
Veterans to Immediately Get All 125 Acres for Cemetery in Irvine
Orange County’s first veterans cemetery will be 125 acres from the beginning, despite earlier uncertainties, after the Irvine City Council voted 3-2 to transfer all of the land, along with the deed, to the California Department of Veterans Affairs following a land swap with a developer.
