SAN JOSE, Calif.—Homeless people who live along the Coyote Creek Trail in the San Francisco Bay Area may soon need to relocate, as the city of San Jose is planning to remove their encampments. The Coyote Creek Trail in San Jose stretches about 19 miles. Many homeless individuals have made part of this trail their…
Orange County Sheriff Reveals New Strategy to Tackle Homelessness
March 24, 2021
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) is shifting the way it interacts with the homeless through dozens of liaison officers trained to work with the demographic. “This is necessary because when we’re dealing with the homeless, we’ve realized that many of these people are experiencing mental illness, and also substance use disorder,” Sheriff Don Barnes…
Is Newport Beach’s Quality of Life Sinking? Leaders Discuss During Forum
March 11, 2021
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Leaders in Newport Beach gathered to discuss whether the coastal city’s living standards were declining during a March 10 webinar. “In the last year we’ve seen a worldwide pandemic leading to an unprecedented societal shutdown, affecting our workplaces, schools, and places of worship,” said Newport Beach Police Department Deputy Chief Steve Rasmussen, who moderated the forum. “We’ve…
Supervisor Candidates Share Approaches to Orange County’s Top Issues
March 8, 2021
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Orange County’s next supervisor will be elected March 9, ending a hotly-contested campaign to fill the Board of Supervisors’ vacant District 2 seat. Candidates include: former state senator John Moorlach, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley, Fountain Valley Mayor Michael Vo, Newport Beach Councilmember Kevin Muldoon, and tax attorney Janet Rappaport. As voters prepare to make…
Homeless but Dying With Dignity
Commentary CUMBERLAND, Maryland—Had it not been for the kindness of strangers, Henry McCain would have died the way he led much of his adult life: cold, alone, and without a blanket to cover his feet at night. Instead, McCain left this world not a nameless drifter but with dignity, a sense of belonging, and a…
Newport Beach Mayor Calls Homeless Shelter ‘Phenomenally Expensive,’ But Necessary
Newport Beach is finalizing a deal with Costa Mesa for 29 beds in a homeless shelter that will cost the city $2.6 million for the first year, and $1 million each following year. “It’s phenomenally expensive, and something we have to do,” Newport Beach Mayor Brad Avery said during a Feb. 10 public Zoom meeting. “I say to people, what is the alternative?…
Santa Ana Holds Forum to Help Low-Income Residents Push Through Pandemic
The City of Santa Ana was planning to hold an online forum Feb. 10 to help protect residents from eviction during the ongoing pandemic. Officials were planning to educate low-income renters about some programs it offers to help support those whose lives became more challenging as a result of the COVID-19 virus. One of its services,…
Homelessness, COVID-19, and Rising Cost of Employees Hurt L.A. Finances
February 1, 2021
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Commentary Los Angeles city controller Ron Galperin has released his office’s annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year 2020 and provided an update on how things in the current fiscal year. As expected, it’s bad. During fiscal year 2020, the general fund shrank 9.8 percent from $1.1 billion in July 2019 to just $992…
Man Pretending to Be Homeless Student Exposed as Registered Sex Offender
January 31, 2021
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Police in Lake Forest, California, arrested a registered sex offender carrying meth after encountering a beggar claiming to be a law student. The arrest came after a Lake Forest homeless liaison officer patrolling the shopping centers off Lake Forest Drive and Rancho Parkway Jan. 27, encountered a homeless person asking for food, according to a Facebook post by Lake…
Garden Grove to Determine Effects of COVID-19 on Homelessness
The Garden Grove city council is expected to approve a proclamation during its Jan. 26 city council meeting that will seek to determine the short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 on the city’s homeless population. “As uncertainty of the economy, unemployment, and housing instability compounded with the public health emergency due to the COVID pandemic persists, it is important to…
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