In The News...2018
OC's Historical Homeless Crisis

This is a chronological history of homelessness in Orange County.
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October 2018

​​​​Highlights  --  CoC Board closes meetings to the public  --  Anaheim increases security at parks  --  Sharon Quirk-Silva loses homeless brother in accident  --  

10/16/2018 In L.A., a growing number of murder victims are homeless, police say | OC Register

10/12/2018 A man finally pleaded guilty to killing a homeless man in Santa Ana... | New Santa Ana

10/12/2018 Thousands of dollars in equipment, tools found in Mission Viejo homeless...| OC Register

10/11/2018 Anaheim beefs up spending on park security, homeless outreach | OC Register

10/10/2018 Nonprofit Withdraws Fullerton Homeless Housing Proposal | Voice of OC

10/10/2018 Sharon Quirk-Silva, co-sponsor of O.C. housing trust bill, loses homeless ... | OC Register

10/9/2018 Anaheim to Increase Security at City Parks | Voice of OC

10/5/2018 On OC: Funding Homelessness | Voice of OC Podcast

10/5/2018 Business owner cited by city of Santa Ana for debris left by homeless people | OC Register

10/3/2018 Homelessness Board Closes Committee Meetings to Public | Voice of OC

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for October 2018

September 2018

​​​Highlights  --_Plans made for additional shelter beds  --  Homeless man dies after motel eviction  --  AB 448 signed by Governor  --  

9/26/2018 Santa Ana Hires Operator for New 200-Bed Homeless Shelter; No Location Yet | Voice of OC

9/25/2018 Homeless woman spends nearly 2 years at a Santa Ana shelter before finally... | OC Register

9/24/2018 Drink up to help the homeless, running through Sunday, Sept. 30, brought ... | OC Register

9/23/2018 As O.C. struggles with homeless crisis, plans for two shelters stall amid money... | LA Times

9/19/2018 Tustin expects to open 50 -bed homeless shelter by early next year as result of... | OC Register

9/18/2018 Getting up close and personal to photograph homeless people is the focus ... | OC Register

9/12/2018 Gov. Brown Signs Bill Creating OC Homeless Housing Agency | Voice of OC

9/11/2018 Governor signs bill that allows creation of OC trust to help house homeless ...| OC Register

9/10/2018 Housing, homelessness and the California dream: Sky-high costs mean many ... | OC Register

9/7/2018 Homeless man collapses, later dies after being taken to a shelter from ... | OC Register

9/7/2018 Plans to increase the number of shelter beds in Santa Ana, Anaheim and ... | OC Register

9/6/2018 OC Leaders Face Scrutiny After Federal Court Ruling on Homelessness | Voice of OC

9/5/2018 Santana: OC Lack of Progress on Homelessness is Tragic. Could It Soon Be Illegal? | Voice of OC

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for September 2018

​August 2018

​​Highlights  --_Judge Carter demands progress on homeless shelters by September  -- AB 448 could help house the homeless  --  Homeless presence increases at Anaheim parks  --   

8/31/2018 Proposal for larger homeless shelter in Santa Ana closes eventful month on ... | OC Register

8/31/2018 Should Santa Ana city jail house prisoners, office workers, or homeless? | OC Register

8/30/2018 Can tall steel fencing prevent homeless encampments along flood ...? | OC Register

8/29/2018 OC Moves to Actually Count Homeless People | Voice of OC

8/27/2018 OC Homeless Bill Clears Legislature as Leading Advocate Leaves Job | Voice of OC

8/23/2018 Fining the  homeless doesn't solve any problems | OC Register

8/25/2018 California Assembly Bill 448 is a tool that mitigates homelessness | OC Register

8/22/2018 ER program for homeless patients in mental distress offers special care, and ... | OC Register

8/22/2018 Santa Ana Police Should "Harass" Homeless People to Move to Other Cities, ... | Voice of OC

8/20/2018 Homelessness and Crime Increase at Anaheim's Maxwell Park | Voice of OC

8/17/2018 Once homeless addicts living at the Civic Center couple celebrates sobriety ... | OC Register

8/9/2018 Legislation to create OC housing trust could help ease the local homeless crisis | OC Register

8/3/2018 Policeman Confronts Reporter For Taking Photos of Him Detaining Homeless Man | Voice of OC

8/3/2018 Judge Demands Progress on Homeless Shelters By September 7 | Voice of OC

8/3/2018 Orange County must shelter 1,550 homeless people judge says | OC Register

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for August 2018

July 2018

​Highlights  --__Local heatwave oppresses homeless  --  Man charged in attack on 2 homeless men  --  Homeless man accused of setting fires in Santiago Creek  --  Michele Steel and John Moorlach sound off on AB 448  --  Emergency shelters at 2 armories close  --  

7/31/2018 Once homeless, he used to ride the bus all night for shelter, Now he's a voice | OC Register

7/30/2018 How did this homeless man become a rock star? By building formations on ... | OC Register

7/28/2018 Homeless children enjoy a day at a free carnival | OC Register

7/26/2018 Lawyers in SART homeless lawsuit seek suspension of local anti-camping and ... | OC Register

7/17/2018 Homeless man accused of intentionally starting fires along Santiago Creek | OC Register

7/14/2018 Delivering independent oversight of Orange County's homeless response | OC Register

7/13/2018 Homeless man accused of starting fires in Santa Ana | OC Register

7/13/2018 200 homeless will be back on the streets at night once  armory shelters close | OC Register

7/10/2018 Homeless night shelter at OC armories comes to an end this weekend | OC Register

7/10/2018 AB448 would help solve Orange County's homelessness crisis | OC Register

7/7/2018 Opinion: Orange County Housing Finance Trust unnecessary at best | OC Register

7/6/2018 How Southern California's homeless people are faring in the heat wave | OC Register

7/5/2018 Man charged with throwing Molotov cocktail at 2 homeless men in Anaheim | OC Register

7/4/2018 California's homelessness crisis threatens tourism | OC Register

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for July 2018

June 2018

Highlights  --__​ACLU and Laguna Beach settle ADA lawsuit___---___Cities propose shelter sites to Judge Carter___---___Dana Point__--__Anaheim imposes RV parking ban__--__2 ex-cops acquitted in Kelly Thomas case want their jobs back  --  Homeless protest at Disneyland  --  Another homeless man dies after encounter with Anaheim police  --  

6/26/2018 Putting a # on your license plate would help the homeless under Riverside ... | OC Register

6/25/2018 Anaheim's New Oversized Vehicle Parking Ban Leaves RV Dwellers Wondering ... | Voice of OC

6/25/2018 Another Homeless Man Dies After Encounter With Anaheim Police | OC Weekly

6/24/2018 Anaheim Homeless Perform "Sleep Out" Protest at Disneyland | OC Weekly

6/22/2018 Should 2 ex-Fullerton cops fired over Kelly Thomas case get their jobs ... | OC Register

6/21/2018 Dana Point asks nonprofit feeding homeless at Doheny State Beach to stop | OC Register

6/16/2018 Laguna Beach leads the way on County homelessness | OC Register

6/13/2018 North OC Commits to 700 New Homeless Shelter Beds; South County Identifi... | Voice of OC

6/13/2018 OC cities propose homeless shelter sites to Judge Carter | OC Register

6/8/2018 Fullerton Delays Agreement With Homeless Housing Provider | Voice of OC

6/8/2018 Homelessness, welfare get big boost in California budget deal | OC Register

6/6/2018 Agreement between ACLU and Laguna Beach in lawsuit involving disabled .... | OC Register

6/5/2018 Fullerton Council to Decide on Study of Homeless Permanent Housing | Voice of OC

6/4/2018 6 people who left the Santa Ana River homeless camps, and the different paths... | OC Register

6/2/2018 Is the Bridges at Kraemer Place in Anaheiem a "model" for future homeless ... | OC Register

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for June 2018

May 2018

Highlights   -  Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton join forces to combat homelessness  --  Homeless encampment discovered under Santa Ana overpass  --  OC Grand Jury blames leaders and NIMBY residents for lack of housing for homeless __--__Homeless inmate murdered in county jail__--

5/31/2018 Local leaders, NIMBY residents to blame for homeless housing scarcity, OC ... | OC Register

5/30/2018 OC Homeless Forced to Leave Hotel Where They Had Been Placed By County | OC Weekly

5/28/2018 Judge hands down clear message for action on Orange County homeless crisis | ABC 7

5/25/2018 Federal Judge Calls Sets June 13 Deadline for OC Cities to ID New Shelter Sites | Voice of OC

5/25/2018 Shuffle of homeless from Anaheim motel prompts latest court hearing | OC Register

5/23/2018 Homeless People Moved to Orange County Hotels Face Uncertainty | NBC 4

5/23/2018 DA: Jail Inmate Killed by Cellmate Who Previously Confessed to Murder | Voice of OC

5/22/2018 OC homeless being moved out of Anaheim motel | ABC 7

5/22/2018 Homeless People Determined to Have No "Serious Mental Illness" to Be Evicted ... | KTLA 5

5/22/2018 OC health care director details resources provided to homeless people at ... | OC Register

5/22/2018 OC homeless being moved out of Anaheim motel | ABC 7

5/22/2018 At least 30 homeless placed at Anaheim motel for mental health treatment ... | OC Register

5/22/2018 Dozens of Mentally Ill Homeless People May Leave County Treatment Motel | Voice of OC

5/15/2018 A homeless encampment, hidden in the dark beneath a Santa Ana overpass, is ... | OC Register

5/14/2018 Federal Judge in Homeless Case Keeps Everyone Running | Voice of OC

5/10/2018 Mayors Seek State Audit of OC Homeless and Mental Health Money | Voice of OC

5/9/2018 Over 60 of OC's Sickest Homeless People to Be Housed with Health Services | Voice of OC

5/8/2018 60 former riverbed and Civic Center homeless to be treated, housed under ... | OC Register

5/7/2018 Does OC Need a Housing Bond | Voice of OC Podcast

5/6/2018 Rick Reiff and Senator John Moorlach Discuss Homeless Politics | Inside OC

5/4/2018 Cisneros: Veteran Homelessness Continues to Grow | Voice of OC

5/4/2018 California has the 5th largest economy in the world yet leads the nation in ... | OC Register

5/3/2018 Anaheim, Buena Park and Fullerton Team Up to Battle Homelessness | Voice of OC

5/1/2018 California cities should work together on homeless issues | OC Register

5/1/2018 Transit system not built to be another homeless camp | OC Register

5/1/2018 Santana: Could OC Use a Regional Housing Agency? | Voice of OC

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for May 2018

April 2018

Highlights   -  Homeless woman found dead in car in Mission Viejo  --   Civic Center encampment begins relocating   -   River trail reopens for recreational users   -   Mayors from all 34 OC cities meet with Judge Carter   -   Santa Ana conducts homeless count   -   Santa Ana Civic Center homeless encampment cleared   -   Plans proposed to build 2700 PSH units for homeless   -   Santa Ana files lawsuit against county and cities   Armories to remain open until Mid-July_--  Violent assault on homeless man in Costa Mesa  --  66 year-old homeless man murdered during violent attack in Santa Ana  --  

4/30/2018 For homeless people living in their cars, Southern California churches, temples... | OC Register

4/30/2018 On OC: Yes In My Backyard on Housing | Voice of OC Podcast

4/30/2018 Holzmann: Let's Cooperate and Move Forward | Voice of OC

4/30/2018 OC Cities to Ask Legislature for Regional Agency to Speed Up Homeless ... | Voice of OC

4/30/2018 Santa Ana Asks Court to Order All OC Cities to Provide Homeless Services | Voice of OC

4/29/2018 Santa Ana homeless update from OC Supervisor Do | New Santa Ana

4/29/2018 Costa Mesa Opposes Homeless Shelter at Fairview Mental Facility | Voice of OC

4/27/2018 Are local beaches the best place to shelter homeless? | OC Register

4/26/2018 Santa Ana Wants All 34 OC Cities Included In Federal Homeless Lawsuit | Voice of OC

4/26/2018 Santa Ana to expand homeless lawsuit to all Orange County cities | OC Register

4/25/2018 South OC's solution to end homelessness is class warfare at its Nimbyest | LA Times

4/25/2018 Santa Ana Expands Legal Action on Homelessness. | Nixle

4/24/2018 On OC: How Anaheim Tackles Homelessness | Voice of OC Podcast

4/24/2018 Orange County supervisors say Silverado school site not suitable for homeless | OC Register

4/24/2018 Santana: OC Faces Stark Accountability Crisi | Voice of OC

4/24/2018 Anaheim Sued Over Seizure of Homeless People's Property | Voice of OC

4/23/2018 UC Irvine community forum on homelessness features Voice of OC Publisher | Voice of OC

4/23/2018 Canyons Homeless Shelter Opposed by Two Supervisors | Voice of OC

4/23/2018 Gardner: Proposal for New Homeless Shelter in the Canyons Inappropriate | Voice of OC

4/20/2018 Nonprofits serving homeless people in Orange County aim for $500,000 ... | OC Register

4/20/2018 South Orange County mayors propose former Silverado Elementary School ... | OC Register

4/20/2018 South OC Mayors Propose New Homeless Shelter at Former Silverado School | Voice of OC

4/19/2018 Santa Ana Wants Irvine, Huntington Beach and Laguna Niguel Added to ... | Voice of OC

4/18/2018 Santa Ana Council Calls for Legal Action on Homelessness. City to Sue County of ....  | Nixle

4/18/2018 Map: Nonprofit proposes potential sites for homeless shelters in South ... | OC Register

4/18/2018 OC Should Get Ready to Compete for State Homeless Housing Money, Say ... | Voice of OC

4/17/2018 Santana: Homelessness Showcases County Supervisors' Weakness | Voice of OC

4/16/2018 Supervisors Defend Their Turf and Criticize Spitzer's Homeless Warnings | Voice of OC

4/13/2018 Homeless People Moved From Santa Ana Civic Center | NBC 4

4/13/2018 Civic Center plaza in Santa Ana cleared of homeless encampment, places to ... | OC Register

4/13/2018 Clearout of Homeless Camp Wraps Up at Santa Ana Civic Center | Voice of OC

4/12/2018 Orange County's Civic Center is no longer a massive homeless encampment | 89.3 KPCC

4/12/2018 Anaheim mayor backs homeless relief bill |89.3 KPCC

4/12/2018 Dana Watch: Annotated Blowhard | OC Weekly

4/11/2018 Armories in Santa Ana, Fullerton to remain open an extra 90 days as ... | OC Register

4/11/2018 "Quality of life" deputy to address homelessness in Mission Viejo | OC Register

4/11/2018 Gov. Brown Oks Extensions for National Guard Armory Homeless Shelters | Voice of OC

4/11/2018 Needing shelter for homeless people, Orange County asks the military to ... | OC Register

4/11/2018 Las Vegas man arrested for assaulting a homeless man in Costa Mesa | New Santa Ana

4/10/2018 Dozens Of Protestors Gather Outside OC Supervisors Meeting Over Homeless ... | OC Weekly

4/10/2018 Protestors fight against homeless moving into Irvine: "We will decide who comes ... | LA Times

4/10/2018 Santa Ana's homeless shelter is getting more restrooms and showers | New Santa Ana

4/10/2018 The OC armory homeless shelter program has been extended for ... | New Santa Ana

4/10/2018 Mayors of California's 10 biggest cities - including Anaheim and Santa Ana - to ...  | OC Register

4/9/2018 Leader of Successful Utah Homelessness Effort Outlines Steps OC Could Take | Voice of OC

4/9/2018 Santana: Part-Time County Supervisors | Voice of OC 

4/7/2018 Police investigating death of homeless man assaulted in Santa Ana park | OC Register

4/7/2018 A homeless man was assaulted and killed at El Salvador Park early this ... | New Santa Ana

4/7/2018 With Homeless Population Still in Limbo, Part of SART Reopens to Recreation | KTLA 5

4/7/2018 Lessons learned on jail expansions can be used on homelessness in OC | OC Register

4/6/2018 Orange County wants to ship their homeless to the Victor Valley | Victor Valley News

4/6/2018 Part of bike trail at SART once lined by homeless encampments reopens for ... | OC Register

4/6/2018 County Asks National Guard for Extensions on Armory Homeless Shelters | Voice of OC

4/6/2018 Closed Portion of Santa Ana River Trail to Reopen April 7 | County Press Release

4/5/2018 1 in 10 Cal State students say they have been homeless... | OC Register

4/5/2016 Lovingood: San Bernardino County Offers Leadership Not Fearmongering on ... | Voice of OC

4/4/2018 What's happened to the SART homeless people since their motel stays expired? | OC Register

4/4/2018 New Santa Ana Homeless Count Confirms Homeless Population Has More Than ... | Voice of OC

4/4/2018 Federal Judge Calls On OC City Leaders to Step Up on Homelessness | Voice of OC

4/4/2018 Santa Ana leaders say other Orange County cities aren't sharing the homeless ... | OC Register

4/3/2018 OC Officials Pledge to Keep Working on Homeless Issues | NBC 4

4/3/2018 Pomona: No plans to take in homeless from Orange County | OC Register

4/3/2018 Judge Threatens to Bar OC From Enforcing Anti-Camping Laws If It Can't Shelter ... | KTLA 5

4/3/2018 Leaders from all 34 Orange County cities meet to figure out a solution to homeless ... | ABC 7

4/3/2018 What happens when a judge calls on OC cities to talk about housing homeless ... | OC Register

4/3/2018 OC Supervisors Leave it to Cities and Judge to Find New Homeless Shelter Sites | Voice of OC

4/3/2018 Moving Started for Santa Ana Civic Center's Homeless | Voice of OC

4/3/2018 Homeless Woman Found Dead In Mission Viejo Parking Lot | The Patch

4/2/2018 With river trail cleared of homeless, OC shifts focus to Santa Ana Civic Center ... | OC Register

4/2/2018 Orange County Board continues discussing plan to address homeless issue | ABC 7

4/2/2018 Santa Ana to Evaluate Legal Options to Address Countywide Homeless Inaction... | Voice of OC

4/2/2018 Coleman: Integrating Homeless Offers Unique Opportunity for Irvine | Voice of OC

4/2/2018 Santana: The New OC | Voice of OC

4/2/2018 Opposition to emergency shelters threatens OC homeless settlement | FOX 11

4/2/2018 Map: OC's Homeless Shelters and Potential Emergency Housing Zones | Voice of OC

4/1/2018 In fighting homeless camp, Irvine's Asians win, but at a cost | LA Times

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for April 2018

March 2018

Highlights   -   Riverbed cleanup continues   -   Murder investigation at civic center encampment   -    motel vouchers for homeless begin expiring   -   cities sue county over proposed homeless shelters   -   Residents protest homeless shelters   -  Homeless Disney worker dies in her car  --  County found to be hoarding millions in unspent funds for homeless  --   

3/31/2018 Santa Ana votes to sue Orange County over homeless issue | ABC 7

3/30/2018 Santa Ana Alleges Class-Based Discrimination by Cities that Reject Homeless ... | Voice of OC

3/30/2018 Santa Ana Prepares to Sue Orange County for Aid with Homelessness | NBC 4

3/30/2018 The homeless Disney worker who died alone in her car became the face of ... | Dehai News

3/29/2018 How SparkPoint helps families in Anaheim move from homeless to home again | OC Register

3/29/2018 Costa Mesa Opposes Homeless Shelter at Fairview Mental Facility | Voice of OC

3/29/2018 Plan to build housing for homeless veterans, women proposed in Irvine | OC Register

3/28/2018 Homeless Solution Can Kicked Further Down The Road. Santa Ana Calls For ... | Voice of OC

3/28/2018 Costa Mesa City Council discuss heated issue of housing the homeless | FOX 11

3/28/2018 After Pushing Homeless Off the Street, OC Can't Find Anywhere to Shelter Them | KTLA 5

3/28/2018 OC officials looking at Costa Mesa state-owned site to relocate homeless | ABC 7

3/28/2018 Facing backlash, California county rescinds homeless shelter plan | FOX NEWS

3/28/2018 Costa Mesa is opposing proposal for homeless shelter at Fairview ... | OC Register

3/27/2018 Facing Backlash, OC Supervisors Vote to Rescind Plan for Emergency Homeless ... | KTLA 5

3/27/2018 Hundreds protest homeless, sanctuary law outside BOS meeting | OC Register

3/27/2018 OC leaders rescind vote for homeless tent shelters after backlash | FOX 11

3/27/2018 WATCH LIVE: OC supervisors consider to rescind vote for homeless shelters... | OC Register

3/27/2018 Officials Rescind Vote to Put Homeless Shelters in 3 cities | US News and World Report

3/27/2018 OC Supervisors rescind vote to place homeless shelters in Irvine, Huntington ... | OC Register

3/26/2018 Judge Warns OC "Desperately" Needs More Homeless Shelter Beds | Voice of OC

3/26/2018 Irvine residents hold rally against homeless encampments | FOX NEWS

3/24/2018 OC Officials to Consider Using Mental Health Facility in Costa Mesa to Shelter ... | KTLA 5

3/23/2018 Judge gives OC more time to figure out homeless camp situation | ABC 7

3/23/2018 OC's Homeless Plan Collapsing as Residents Balk at Having Shelters in Their ... | KTLA 5

3/23/2018 County to Debate Making Irvine Only New Site For Emergency Homeless Shelter | Voice of OC

3/23/2018 Irvine rescinds action to place tent city next to Great Park | FOX 11

3/23/2018 About 250 Irvine residents convene to oppose proposed homeless camp next ... | OC Register

3/22/2018 Residents mobilizing to voice opposition to OC's idea for creating homeless ... | OC Register

3/22/2018 Backlash Kills Plan for Homeless Shelter in Huntington Beach | KTLA 5

3/22/2018 Supervisors might spike three-city homeless shelter plan in favor of a single ... | OC Register 

3/21/2018 Irvine to take legal action against county over homeless camps | ABC 7

3/21/2018 "How Does This Solve the Problem?": OC's Plan to House Homeless Met With Some ... | KTLA 5

3/21/2018 Orange County Considers Relocating Homeless To Irvine | CBS 2

3/21/2018 Orange County Officials, Residents Clash Over Housing Homeless | NBC 4

3/21/2018 Irvine, H.B. and Laguna Niguel to Sue County Over Homeless Shelters | Voice of OC

3/21/2018 Irvine and Laguna Niguel vote to sue county over plan to relocate homeless ... | OC Register

3/20/2018 Relatives of four found dead in van mourn at Garden Grove site where they... | OC Register 

3/20/2018 Irvine Holds Emergency City Council Meeting After County Announces Homeless ... | KTLA 5

3/20/2018 Orange County Plans to Build $70.5 Million Permanent Homeless Housing | The Matador

3/19/2018 Orange County to spend $70.5 million on permanent housing, may add 3 camps | OC Register

3/17/2018 OC agrees to case-by-case extensions for homeless leaving motels; plan ... | OC Register

3/17/2018 Federal Judge Expands OC Homeless Housing to Include Longtime Civic ... | Voice of OC 

3/17/2018 Agreement Reached to Transition Homeless From OC Motels | NBC 4

3/17/2018 OC Officials Agree to Extend Motel Stays on "Case-by-Case Basis" for Homeless ...  | KTLA 5

3/17/2018 Leaders meet to discuss housing for homeless people removed from encampment | ABC 7

3/17/2018 California's growing mental health and homelessness crisis | OC Register

3/16/2018 Man, Woman and 2 Young Children Found Dead in Van Parked Outside Garden ... | KTLA 5

3/16/2018 Family of 4, including children, found dead in van in Garden Grove... | OC Register

3/15/2018 As motel voucher expiration dates approach, Santa Ana River homeless ... | OC Register

3/15/2018 Former LA Times and OC Register Reporter Clark Sharon, Now Homeless, ... | OC Weekly

3/14/2018 Who would live within a few feet of freight trains, transients and homeless ... | OC Register

3/13/2018 Homeless will start moving from motels to shelters on Friday | OC Register 

3/12/2018 Santa Ana police investigating homicide at Civic Center homeless encampment | OC Register

3/11/2018 Homeless Man Pulled Off Life Support After Encounter With Anaheim Police | OC Weekly

3/10/2018 "Eye-Popping" Number of Hypodermic Needles, Pounds of Waste Cleared From ...| KTLA 5

3/9/2018 Hazardous Waste Removed During OC Homeless Cleanup | NBC 4

3/9/2018 Yeweinisht Mesfin, California Adventure Custodian, Died Homeless in Her Car | OC Weekly

3/9/2018 OC Homeless Camp Cleanup: 400+ Tons of Debris, Nearly 14,000 Needles, 5,300 ... | CBS 2

3/8/2018 Thousands of pounds of human waste, close to 14,000 hypodermic needles ...  | OC Register

3/8/2018 Orange County Has At Least $230 Million It Could Use to Address Homelessness | Voice of OC

3/8/2018 Advocates spent 12-hour days helping homeless people move from the SART... | OC Register 

3/8/2018 Needles, debris, human waste tallied after cleanup of California homeless camp | Fox News

3/6/2018 Californis needs statewide approach to homelessness | OC Register

3/5/2018 Santana: United to End Homelessness | Voice of OC

3/5/2018 Is Orange County turning the corner on homelessness? | 89.3 KPCC

3/2/2018 Homeless are Still Homeless but They Sure are Getting Mucho Attention | OC Weekly

3/1/2018 See before-and-after photos of the SART with homeless people gone and trash ... | OC Register

3/1/2018 Do you think that homeless people choose to be homeless? OC United Way ... | OC Register

3/1/2018 Costa Mesa motels are housing 20 homeless people from Santa Ana River | LA Times

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for March 2018

February 2018

Highlights   San Clemente City Council considers ban on camping       Federal judge halts riverbed evictions        Judge Carters visits riverbed homeless encampment      Homeless moved from riverbed into motels      Riverbed cleanup begins_--  Homeless man vs Homeless man, 1 dead  --__Officers acquitted in killing of Kelly Thomas sue Fullerton to get their jobs back

2/28/2018 10% of Disneyland Employees Have Been Homeless in the Past 2 Years, Union-... | KTLA 5

2/28/2018 Too early to weigh impacts of homeless influx, San Clemente says | OC Register

2/28/2018 Orange County officials look to pair housing for homeless with mental health services | ABC 7

2/28/2018 When do we finally say "no" to tolerating the damage and chaos of ... | LA Daily News

2/27/2018 Most Cities Support Adding 2,700 New Homes For Homeless, Organizer Says | Voice of OC

2/27/2018 More Than 700 People Cleared From Santa Ana River Trail Over 6 Days | KTLA 5

2/27/2018 What happens when homeless people are sent to motels? Some are welcomed... | OC Register

2/27/2018 OCSD to enforce laws following the voluntary transition of homeless ... | County Press Release

2/26/2018 County Wraps Up Homeless Evictions at Santa Ana Riverbed | Voice of OC

2/26/2018 California Homeless Camp Cleanup Finds 250 Tons of Trash And 5,000 Needles | Newsweek

2/26/2018 Santa Ana River homeless encampment's last residents move out | OC Register

2/23/2018 County Expands Temporary Shelter Capacity at Bridges at Kraemer ... | County Press Release

2/23/2018 1 dead after fight between pedestrian, bicyclist at SART Friday morning | OC Register

2/22/2018 Judge Scolds County's Top Attorney Over Sheriff's Role in Riverbed Evictions | Voice of OC

2/22/2018 Clearing of homeless encampments moves to Angel Stadium area as more ... | OC Register

2/21/2018 Officers Fired Over Kelly Thomas Death Sue City to Get Jobs Back | Fullerton Observer

2/21/2018 Instead of faux compassion for the homeless, here are real solutions | OC Register

2/21/2018 Here's how many SART homeless people have been moved to motels, and ... | OC Register

2/21/2018 SART homeless problem is getting solved, but doesn't address the larger issue | OC Register

2/21/2018 More than 100 Homeless People Relocated In One Day From Santa Ana Riverbed | Voice of OC

2/21/2018 Costa Mesa considering mobile restrooms for the homeless, council wants ... | OC Register

2/21/2018 Legislators: taxpayers wants results, not rhetoric: Letters | OC Register

2/20/2018 Orange County officials begin moving homeless from riverbed to shelters, motels | ABC 7

2/20/2018 Judge Gives Permission for Officials to Begin Clearing Homeless Out of SART | KTLA 5

2/20/2018 OC workers begin moving transients out of Santa Ana riverbed | FOX 11

2/20/2018 Homeless debates need to focus more on harsh realities | R Street

2/20/2018 Federal Judge Clears the Way for Santa Ana Riverbed Evictions to Continue | OC Weekly

2/20/2018 Judge Lifts Temporary Restraining Order; Allows County to Begin Clearing ... | Voice of OC

2/20/2018 SART homeless encampment finally set to be cleared as federal judge lifts ... | OC Register

2/19/2018 County scrambles to place homeless people in motel rooms in deal to  ... | OC Register

2/19/2018 Federal Judge to Consider Breaking Santa Ana Riverbed Evictions Into Segments | Voice of OC 

2/17/2018 Details Decided for SART Homeless Evictions; Judge Monitoring Closely | Voice of OC

2/17/2018 Homeless debates need to focus more on harsh realities | OC Register

2/16/2018 Plan to Move Riverbed Homeless to Motels Approved by OC Supervisors | Voice of OC

2/16/2018 We have turned a corner in OC's homeless crisis thanks to Judge Carter | OC Register

2/15/2018 County Authorizes Additional Resources for Individuals on SART... | County Press Release

2/15/2018 Federal Judge Walks Entire Length of S Homeless Camp For Firsthand ... | Voice of OC

2/15/2018 County Finalizes Agreement On Eviction And Temporary Shelter For SART ... | Voice of OC

2/15/2018 OC supervisors approve aid packeage to shelter homeless, paving way for ... | OC Register

2/14/2018 Lawsuit: Third Man Was Involved in OC Coroner's Body Mix-Up That Led to Family... | KTLA 5

2/14/2018 OC judge gets up-close view of homeless living conditions amid county eviction effort | ABC 7

2/14/2018 A Federal Judge Ordered Wealthy OC to Find Housing for its Homeless | Mother Jones

2/14/2018 Federal Judge David O. Carter takes 4 hour illuminating walk through OC's homeless... | UCI

2/14/2018 County Gets OK to Start Evicting SART Homeless Next Tuesday, But Must ... | Voice of OC

2/14 2018 Federal Judge David O. Carter takes 4-hour illuminating walk through OC's ... | OC Register

2/14/2018 The Latest: US Judge tours California homeless encampment | MYNorthwest 

2/13/2018 Deal reached on relocating evicted California homeless | FOX NEWS

2/13/2018 OC to clear out riverbed homeless encampment, provide 400 motel vouchers | OC Register

2/13/2018 California Fight Over Homeless Camp Faces Key Day In Court | KPBS

2/13/2018 California fight over homeless camp faces key day in court | Taiwan News

2/13/2018 Federal Judge Tells County and Cities to Move "Quickly" on Temporary ... | Voice of OC

2/13/2018 Judge intends to visit giant homeless camp in California | USA TODAY

2/13/2018 Federal judge turns homeless hearing into workshop for long-term solutions | FOX 11

2/13/2018 Deal Reached on Relocating Evicted California Homeless | U.S. News and World Report

2/12/2018 What's next for the SART homeless encampments? Here's what to know about... | OC Register

2/9/2018 Federal Judge Denies County's Request to Modify Temporary Order Curbing ... | Voice of OC

2/8/2018 Santa Ana River Trail homeless ruling worrisome: Letters |OC Register

2/8/2018 Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Against County On Behalf of Riverbed Homeless | Voice of OC

2/8/2018 Judge orders Orange County to stop evicting homeless from riverbed | FOX 11

2/8/2018 Judge Halts Clearing of Orange County Homeless Encampments | KQED News

2/7/2018 San Clemente's anti-camping ordinance aims to prevent wildfires | OC Register

2/7/2018 Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Riverbed Homeless Evictions | Voice of OC

2/7/2018 Federal judge orders OC to stop evicting homeless from riverbed; encampment ...| OC Register

2/6/2018 Santa Ana createsQuality of Life Team to address homeless issues | OC Register

2/5/2018 Officials in OC Must Prove Anti-Camping Ordinances Do Not Criminalize Homeless ... | KTLA 5

2/5/2018 Federal Judge Orders Hearing On Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless Evictions | Voice of OC

2/5/2018 San Clemente to consider camping ban | OC Register

2/4/2018 Judge orders Orange County, 3 cities into court over SART homeless evictions | OC Register

2/2/2018 Restraining order request could halt effort to clear OC homeless camp | OC Register

2/2/2018 Law Enforcement Ups SART Homeless Evictions; Federal Judge Is Asked To Stop ... | Voice of OC

2/2/2018 Will Disneyland Become the Happiest Homeless Shelter on Earth? | OC Weekly

2/1/2018 Seedy motel in Santa Ana is reborn as housing for homeless people | OC Register

2/1/2018 Daxon: Checking in on the homeless living in Brea | OC Register

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January 2018

Highlights   -   Man arrested for setting homeless couple's tent on fire   -   Lawsuit filed on behalf of riverbed homeless   -   Homeless people can now buy hot meals with food stamps-EBT cards   -   Homeless news in Lake Forest and Dana Point

1/31/2018 James Anthony Lawler Charged in Tent Fire with Homeless Pair Inside | OC Weekly

1/31/2018 Man who allegedly set fire to homeless couple's tent in Santa Ana is a family ... | OC Register

1/30/2018 Homeless, elderly and disabled people in Orange County can use food stamp ... | OC Register

1/30/2018 With the Santa Ana riverbed closing, what is next in the fight to mitigate ... | OC Register

1/30/2018 Homeless File Eviction Cessation Lawsuit In Orange County | Patch News

1/29/2018 Lawsuit Seeks End to SART Homeless Evictions; County Says It Won't Stop | Voice of OC

1/29/2018 Nonprofit group sues Orange County to stop clearing of homeless ... | OC Register

1/29/2018 Plan for Dana Point residents to fund permanent housing for the homeless ... | OC Register

1/29/2018 Homeless People Slowly Leave Santa Ana Riverbed: Where Can They Go? | Voice of OC

1/29/2018 Anaheim council to get homeless issues update Tuesday | OC Register

1/29/2018 Second homeless liason officer added in Lake Forest | OC Register

1/29/2018 Lawsuit seeks to stop big California homeless camp shutdown | AM 920

1/29/2018 Advocate for homeless sues to stop Orange County from clearing riverbed ... | LA Times

1/26 2018 Santa Ana to explore lawsuit against Orange County over spending on home ... | OC Register

1/26/2018 OC Supervisors Quietly Deleted Plan to End Homelessness From Goals | Voice of OC

1/25/2018 Santa Ana man arrested on suspicion of setting fire to tent occupied by ... | OC Register

1/25/2018 County Establishes Newly Restructured Commission to End ... | County Press Release

1/24/2018 Orange County Begins Removing Thousands Of Homeless Along Santa Ana River | Breitbart

1/24/2018 OC Begins Booting Thousands of Homeless Along Santa Ana River | Agenda 21 Radio

1/23/2018 Anaheim adds security as officials brace for homeless exodus | OC Register

1/23/2018 OC Sheriff's Deputies Begin Evicting Hundreds of Homeless People from SART | Voice of OC

1/23/2018 Could Orange County's homeless population migrate inland? Inland Empire ... | The SUN

1/23/2018 Deputies move to clear big California homeless encampment | AP News

1/22/2018 Amid anxiety among homeless, law enforcement begins plan to gradually ... | OC Register

1/22/2018 Homeless encampment near Angel Stadium coming down | ABC 7

1/22/2018 Orange County Sheriff's to Remove Homeless Encampment | NBC 4

1/22/2018 Orange County begins clearing SART homeless encampments; see coverage ... | OC Register

1/22/2018 Portion of SART closes to cyclists, joggers as Orange County begins clearing ... | OC Register

1/22/2018 Data can be used to tell more than one story at the riverbed homeless ... | OC Register

1/22/2018 Homeless Being Told To Leave Big California Encampment | CBS NEWS

1/22/2018 The SART homeless encampments have been cleared out. Here's the timeline... | OC Register

1/22/2018 Deputies Begin Removing "Tent City" Homeless Along Orange County Riverbed | NBC 4

1/22/2018 Orange County begins clearing Santa Ana riverbed homeless encampments | OC Register

1/21/2018 Orange County is ready to clear out the SART homeless encampment. But ... | OCRegister

1/19/2018 Advocates launch last-ditch effort to change public opinion about riverbed ... | OC Register

1/18/2018 California county evicts hundreds from homeless camp - with few beds ... | The Guardian

1/17/2018 Should we set up New Deal-style work camps for the needy? | LA Times

1/17/2018 Anaheim program gives homeless day jobs cleaning up parks in return for ... | OC Register

1/17/2018 For Orange County's homeless population, 2017 was the second deadliest ... | OC Register

1/15/2018 OC to Move Homeless Away from Santa Ana River | KCRW

1/12/2018 Sober living, restrooms for homeless on list of issues set for Costa Mesa City ... | OC Register

1/11/2018 Choosing a better social safety net | OC Register

1/11/2018 Orange County gets $23 million to help homeless | OC Register

1/11/2018 SART homeless people: Where they are, how they live, what they're saying | OC Register

1/11/2018 How much will your community get for homeless from $187 million in  ... | LA Daily News

1/11/2018 Homeless man ponders life at Santa Ana River Trail from a helicopter | OC Register

1/11/2018 Bicyclist who videotaped SART homeless wishes he'd done things differently | OC Register

1/10/2018 Huge waste build-up on the SART might force homeless people out of ... | OC Register

1/9/2018 Orange County To Clear Homeless Encampments Along SART | SoCalCycling.com

1/8/2018 Homeless Booze Hound Comes Up With Smart and Final Solution | OC Weekly

1/8/2018 County To Temporarily Close Portion of Santa Ana River Trail | County Press Release

1/8/2018 Orange County to start clearing out massive homeless encampment on Jan. 22 | 89.3 KPCC

1/8/2018 California officials move to shut big homeless riverbed camp | Star Advertiser

1/8/2018 California officials tell hundreds to leave homeless camp | KCRA 3

1/8/2018 California officials move to shut big homeless riverbed camp in Anaheim | Seattle Times

1/3/2018 Man charged with murder, attempted rape in Santa Ana slaying of homeless ... | OC Register

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