In The News 2019

OC's Historic Homeless Crisis

This is a chronological history of homelessness in Orange County.

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January 2019

Highlights -- Groundbreaking for new Veterans Village in Santa Ana -- Costa Mesa may buy property for homeless shelter -- Tustin to add homeless shelter -- Homeless census, Point In Time count held -- Homeless programs to get $ millions from HUD -- BOS approves new mental health facility that may help homeless with mental issues --

1/7/2019 Artistic Vision: Faces of Santa Ana by Brian Peterson | OC Register

1/7/2019 Santa Ana Veterans Village will provide affordable housing and other services ... | OC Register

1/11/2019 Costa Mesa may buy West 17th Street property for homeless shelter; ... | OC Register

1/16/2019 What's new for the 2019 homeless Point In Time count? | OC Register

1/16/2019 Costa Mesa to lease space for temporary homeless shelter, searches for... | OC Register

1/23/2019 Tustin City Council Adding New Homeless Shelter | Voice of OC

1/23/2019 More than 1,500 counted so far in OC homeless census | OC Register

1/23/2019 County Begins 2019 Homeless Population Headcount | Voice of OC

1/24/2019 New Headcount Underway of Homeless People Living in OC | Voice of OC

1/24/2019 In darkness, volunteers fan out to count homeless and find light | OC Register

1/25/2019 Over 3,400 Homeless People on OC Streets, According to Initial Headcount | Voice of OC

1/25/2019 Starbucks employees challenged to serve those who aren't buying | OC Register

1/26/2019 Community artists put "Hope" on canvas to help homeless in Anaheim | OC Register

1/29/2019 Homeless programs in So Cal get millions in HUD money to continue services | OC Register

1/29/2019 OC approves $16.6M for "first of its kind" mental health center, psychiatric ER | OC Register

1/31/2019 224-person homeless shelter in Anaheim debuts Thursday | OC Register

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Highlights -- As many as 1,300 people said to be sleeping in OC homeless shelters -- Residents oppose proposed homeless shelter in Buena Park -- Plans for homeless shelters in Buena Park, Costa Mesa and Placentia -- National Guard armories to remain open during rainy days -- 14 Homeless Deaths reported in January -- Judge Carter requests reports about homeless deaths in OC since 2014, OC Coroner delivers -- Cal Optima approves $1.6M for mobile homeless medical clinics -- Lawsuits filed against Irvine and 4 other south county cities for mistreating homeless persons and lack of homeless shelters -- Huntington Beach and other cities fail to report housing needs --

2/5/2019 One year, some change: Where Orange County is still falling short | OC Register

2/6/2019 At Least 1,300 People Sleep in OC Homeless Shelters | Voice of OC

2/7/2019 Time for Orange County cities to act on housing crisis or Newsom will do it for... | OC Register

2/8/2019 Huntington Beach Legioslator: Newsom housing lawsuit "seemed like ... | CALmatters

2/14/2019 While rain continues, homeless people can stay inside National Guard armorie... | OC Register

2/14/2019 Buena Park Residents Express Opposition to Possible Homeless Shelter | Voice of OC

2/16/2019 Kriz: Fourteen More Homeless Died in OC Last Month | Voice of OC

2/18/2019 Buena Park, Costa Mesa and Placentia zero in on homeless shelter sites | OC Register

2/22/2019 Cal Optima board approves $1.6 million to start mobile medical team to treat ... | OC Register

2 22 2019 "I Am Somebody," an exhibit of photographs of homeless people by activist ... | OC Register

2/22/2019 Federal Judge Carter Calls OC's Skyrocketing Homeless Deaths a "Public ... | Voice of OC

2/25/2019 Orange County's dead homeless tallied in two new reports | New Santa Ana

2/26/2019 New homeless shelter in Anaheim set to open next week | OC Register

2/27/2019 Dana Point officials odd logic for opposing homeless efforts | OC Register

2/27/2019 San Clemente Homeless Myths "Riverbed People" |San Clemente Patch

2/28/2019 Irvine and 4 other south Orange County cities sued over treatment of ... | OC Register

2/28/2019 Firm Accused of Mishandling Homeless Healthcare Gets $2 million Expansion | Voice of OC

2/28/2019 31 So Cal cities ignore housing reporting rules, study finds | OC Register

2/28/2019 Orange County and South OC cities sued for not stepping up to house the ... | LA Times

2/28/2019 San Clemente's Homeless Mortality Rate Buoys as County's Spikes | San Clemente Times

2/28/2019 5 OC Cities, County Sued for Not Stepping up to House the Homeless | KTLA 5

2/28/2019 South OC Cities Sued to Provide More Homeless Shelter | KNBC 4

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March 2019

Highlights -- Disney donates $5 million for homeless -- Costa Mesa settles riverbed lawsuit and agrees to 50-bed shelter then spends $6.9 million on property -- Study finds 19% community college students homeless -- California to audit school districts to find the number of homeless students -- ACLU report highlights abuse, unsanitary and unsafe conditions in OC homeless shelters -- HHROC sues San Clemente for lack of shelters amidst reports of residents mistreating homeless persons at North Beach --

3/1/2019 Five South Orange County Cities Sued For Lack of Homeless Shelters | Voice of OC

3/2/2019 Some Dana Point residents say free meals just encourage homeless people to stay | LA Times

3/3/2019 Homeless runners conquer Tustin half-marathon as part of recovery process | OC Register

3/4/2019 Costa Mesa Settles Lawsuit in Orange County Catholic Worker Case | Voice of OC

3/4/2019 5 South OC Cities Sued over Intransigence on Homelessness | KCRW

3/5/2019 Disney donates $5 million to help fund housing for OC's homeless | OC Register

3/5/2019 Costa Mesa settles riverbed homeless lawsuit, agrees to open 50-bed shelter | OC Register

3/6/2019 California will audit school districts to find out how many homeless students ... | OC Register

3/7/2019 South County Cities Added to Lawsuit Over Lack of Homeless Shelters | San Clemente Times

3/7/2019 Study finds 19% of community college students in California are homeless | OC Register

3/8/2019 To help people off the streets and into homeless shelters, welcome their pets? | OC Register

3/8/2019 Costa Mesa to spend $6.9 million on location for homeless shelter | OC Register

3/12/2019 CalOptima Faces Criticism Over Delays For Homeless Medical Care | Voice of OC

3/14/2019 "Jail Is Better": Temporary Homeless Shelters in OC Given Scathing Review in ACLU ... | KTLA 5

3/14/2019 Maggots, sexual abuse, filthy bathrooms: OC homeless shelters' grim ... | OC Register

3/14/2019 ACLU Report Highlights Unsanitary Conditions and Misconduct at ... | Voice of OC

3/18/2019 Orange County Takes First Step to Spur Homeless Housing | Voice of OC

3/19/2019 A night in a homeless shelter: Tustin officials hold a sleepover in the city's ... | OC Register

3/21/2019 San Clemente to Search for Temporary Homeless Shelter Locations | San Clemente Times

3/22/2019 Here's how much each North OC city will contribute towards building ... | OC Register

3/22/2019 ACLU Report Alleges Horrific Conditions in OC Homeless Shelters | OC Weekly

3/25/2019 Music scholarships created for students who have been homeless, in foster care | OC Register

3/26/2019 Residents of a mobile home park in Fullerton and Anaheim fear effect of rent ... | OC Register

3/28/2019 County of Orange builds a System of Care to end homelessness | OC Register

3/28/2019 Mobile Home Park Owner Delays Rent Increase After Meeting With Anaheim ... | Voice of OC

3/28/2019 North County Cities Move Ahead on Homeless Shelters | Voice of OC

3/28/2019 Letter: Treatment of Homeless at North Beach is Appalling | San Clemente Times

3/28/2019 Letter: Homeless Tolerance Goes Too Far | San Clemente Times

3/28/2019 San Clemente Preps forHomeless Lawsuit as North Beach Situation... | San Clemente Times

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Highlights -- Huntington Beach scraps shelter plan after residents outcry -- South County cities avoid facing judge in lawsuits on shelters for now -- New 50-bed shelter opens in Costa Mesa -- CalOptima approves $100 million health package for homeless -- County left $millions in homeless money on the table -- People's Homeless Task Force files lawsuit against BOS for free speech violations -- Cities struggle with clean up of railroad homeless encampments -- Huntington Beach approves homeless shelter -- 7,000 homeless now in OC according to more accurate P.I.T. count --

4/1/2019 Santana: Quick Housing Options Needed to Spur OC Homelessness Efforts | Voice of OC

4/2/2019 South Orange County cities avoid facing federal judge over homeless shelters ... | OC Register

4/2/2019 Huntington Beach scraps plan for 50-bed homeless shelter near Marina High ... | OC Register

4/2/2019 Arts program at Santa Ana homeless shelter would give residents a missing voice | OC Register

4/2/2019 San Clemente: Eager to Enforce Homeless Camping Ordinance ... | HomelessPerspective.com

4/2/2019 No Change in Climate for San Clemente's Homeless | HomelessPerspective.com

4/3/2019 Federal Judge Presses OC Officials on Lack of Mental Health Shelter, Housing | Voice of OC

4/3/2019 Should Fairview Developmental Center's future include the homeless? | OC Register

4/4/2019 San Clemente Readies to Explore Temporary Shelter in SB 2 Overlay | San Clemente Times

4/4/2019 Health spending on homeless people in Orange County will grow by $100 million | OC Register

4/5/2019 Costa Mesa opens short-term homeless shelter for 50 people | OC Register

4/6/2019 Temporary 50-Bed Bridge Shelter Opens in Costa Mesa | Voice of OC

4/6/2019 CalOptima Commits $100 Million for Homeless Health Programs | Voice of OC

4/8/2019 CalOptima Unveils Medical Care Street Teams for Homeless, Commits $100 ... | Voice of OC

4/9/2019 OC Apparently Left Millions in Homeless Health and Housing Grants on the Table | Voice of OC

4/9/2019 Lawsuit alleges Orange County supervisors infringe on First Amendment in ... | OC Register

4/9/2019 Lawsuit: OC Board of Supervisors Stifles Homeless Advocates Speech | OC Weekly

4/9/2019 Orange County turns to Gov. Newsom to extend use of Fullerton Armory for ... | OC Register

4/9/2019 After a false start, Huntington Beach eyes a homeless shelter site farther away ... | OC Register

4/10/2019 OC Homeless Solutions Will Require Shelters and Housing First | Homeless Perspective

4/10/2019 Huntington Beach postpones vote on revised homeless shelter proposal | OC Register

4/11/2019 Buena Park City Council Relocates New Homeless Shelter After Public Pressure | Voice of OC

4/11/2019 OC Supervisors Attack on Free Speech, Comes Under Attack | Voice of OC

4/16/2019 OC Cities Struggle With Resources to Clean Up Railroad Homeless Camps | Voice of OC

4/16/2019 State Legislator From OC Speaks Up About Her Homeless Brothers Death | LAist

4/17/2019 Huntington Beach announces special meeting for homeless shelter vote ... | OC Register

4/18/2019 Huntington Beach City Council approves homeless shelter location, with ... | OC Register

4/24/2019 Nearly 7,000 are now homeless in OC, according to more accurate count | OC Register

4/24/2019 How are OC cities responding to new homeless count data? | OC Register

4/24/2019 What obstacles do OC's unsheltered homeless face? | OC Register

4/24/2019 State Legislators Seek to Regulate Local Decisions Regarding ... | Homeless Perspective

4/24/2019 Which cities have the most homeless without shelter? | OC Register

4/26/2019 Homeless pedestrian dies; Santa Ana man charged with vehicular ... | OC Register

4/29/2019 Homeless in California Will Have to Wait Another Year For Hate... | Homeless Perspective

4/29/2019 Santana: Stage Set For ACLU vs. County of Orange Fight Over Public Comm... | Voice of OC

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May 2019

Highlights -- County responds to scathing ACLU report on conditions at shelters -- Disputes intensify at San Clemente's North Beach homeless encampment -- Hundreds of San Clemente residents protest homeless at North Beach -- Sudden death of San Clemente's mayor cancels important shelter planning meeting -- Key housing legislation SB 50 dies in Senate, will return in 2020 -- City Council approves 100-bed homeless shelter in Placentia -- San Clemente City Council approves city storage yard for authorized homeless encampment -- Mercy House hired to operate new homeless shelter in Buena Park -- Supervisor Do criticizes CalOptima for its response to provide homeless health services --

5/1/2019 Joining a new construction trend, freight containers to be re-purposed for home... | OC Register

5/2/2019 San Clemente residents say homeless encampments at North Beach are...| OC Register

5/6/2019 City/county spat halts work on 600-bed Santa Ana homeless shelter | OC Register

5/7/2019 OC responds to complaints in ACLU report on conditions at homeless shelters | OC Register

5/8/2019 Hundreds protest North Beach homeless encampment during impromptu ... | OC Register

5/9/2019 Fullerton church wants to give homeless people safe parking at night – but ... | OC Register

5/9/2019 Death of San Clemente Mayor creates turmoil for growing homeless population | OC Register

5/10/2019 Believe It, or Not: “Housing First” is the Law in California | Homeless Perspective

5/16/2019 Controversial housing bill that challenges single-family zoning is dead for ... | OC Register

5/16/2019 North Beach Tenants Facing Eviction to Accommodate Homeless | San Clemente Times

5/16/2019 Residents Rally For Answers at Impromptu Town Hall | San Clemente Times

5/17/2019 San Clemente City officials will discuss homeless shelter plan at upcoming... | OC Register

5/19/2019 37 vagrants were arrested during the Santiago Creek cleanup on Saturday | New Santa Ana

5/22/2019 San Clemente prepares to relocate North Beach homeless encampment to... | OC Register

5/22/2019 California Senate Approves Bill To Shelters Cover The Cost Of Pets | Homeless Perspective

5/22/2019 Placentia to build 100-bed homeless shelter off 57 freeway | OC Register

5/22/2019 Under Court Pressure, OC Says Mental Health Spending Will Increase by $85... | Voice of OC

5/23/2019 The City of Santa Ana got permission to clean up the homeless trash... | New Santa Ana

5/23/2019 San Clemente to Move its Homeless Population to a City Lot | Voice of OC

5/24/2019 Homeless at San Clemente's North Beach, relocated to city lot as legal... | OC Register

5/24/2019 San Clemente Begins Anti-camping Enforcement at North Beach, Spurring... | Voice of OC

5/24/2019 San Clemente project will help some homeless, but might push some... | OC Register

5/26/2019 Video: Homeless man saves stranded baby shark near San Clemente... | OC Register

5/27/2019 Courts aren't to blame for rise in homeless problems | OC Register

5/28/2019 San Clemente resident says councilwoman damaged his reputation by filing... | OC Register

5/29/2019 Do Says OC Supervisors Not Taking Over CalOptima | Voice of OC

5/30/2019 Buena Park Hires Mercy House to Operate New Shelter | Voice of OC

5/30/2019 OC Supervisor tells CalOptima how to spend $60 million for homeless... | OC Register

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June 2019

Highlights -- Judge Carter removed from hearing homeless lawsuit upon request of South OC Cities -- San Clemente begins incorporating homeless rules into city laws --

6/3/2019 There are alternatives to SB50 to deal with housing shortage | OC Register

6/7/2019 CalOptima Counts 10,000 Homeless People in OC | Voice of OC

6/11/2019 Proposed 200 Homes for Mentally Ill Homeless at Fairview Prompts Local Debate | Voice of OC

6/14/2019 Judge Carter Removed From South OC Homelessness Case | Voice of OC

6/14/2019 Breaking: JUdge Carter Removed From Lawsuit Naming Dana Point | Dana Point Times

6/14/2019 South Orange County cities win request to remove Judge David O. Carter... | OC Register

6/18/2019 What would you do as a homeless czar?: Letters | OC Register

6/18/2019 San Clemente to Address Homelessness Concerns at Today’s Meeting | Voice of OC

6/19/2019 Sheriff to Get Extra $65 Million For Existing Services Amid Pushback Over ...| Voice of OC

6/19/2019 It's time to declare war on homelessness | OC Register

6/19/2019 San Clemente City Yard Will Operate as a Homeless Encampment Until June 2020 | Voice of OC

6/19/2019 OC Serial Killer Claims Lives of Four Local Homeless Men: OC's ... | Homeless Perspective

6/20/2019 Advocates Watch San Clemente as Temporary Homeless Shelter ... | Homeless Perspective

6/21/2019 With Judge Carter out in key case, how will homeless lawsuits work in OC? | OC Register

6/24/2019 San Clemente Schedules Special Meeting to Renew Sheriff Contract Before... | Voice of OC

6/24/2019 Homelessness Controversy Embroils San Clemente | OC Weekly

6/27/2019 A Consideration Passes to Codify Homeless Rules into City Law | San Clemente Times

6/27/2019 California Governor, Legislature Commit Housing Homelessness | Homeless Perspective

6/28/2019 California's housing budget: Homeless shelter funding, apartment building... | OC Register

6/28/2019 Placentia Leads Settlement Agreement and Partners on First of its Kind... | Voice of OC

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Highlights -- County launches new panel to build 2,700 units to house the homeless -- Federal judge rejects bid by advocates to close San Clemente authorized encampment -- Fullerton declares shelter crisis -- Buena Park breaks ground on homeless shelter -- Settlements in homeless lawsuits set rules for help and enforcement in north cities

7/1/2019 Why is Society Waging War on Persons Experiencing Homelessness? | Homeless Perspective

7/1/2019 Congress' Ending Homelessness Act gets push from LA, Anaheim, Santa Ana ... | OC Register

7/1/2019 OC launches new panel to get 2,700 housing units for homeless people | OC Register

7/2/2019 Advocates say San Clemente homeless camp is dirty, unsafe | OC Register

7/4/2019 Fullerton moves closer to creating safe parking program for people living in ... | OC Register

7/9/2019 Judge Declines Emergency Block of San Clemente Anti-Camping Law | Voice of OC

7/9/2019 Federal judge rejects bid to shut down San Clemente homeless camp | OC Register

7/10/2019 Fullerton Declares Shelter Crisis, Could See New Homeless Shelters Open | Voice of OC

7/11/2019 Court Denies Advocate's Request; City Files Motion to Dismiss Case | San Clemente Times

7/12/2019 Buena Park's 150-bed homeless shelter breaks ground, will serve all of north OC | OC Register

7/16/2019 New Legal Settlement Allows OC To Immediately Arrest Homeless In Certain Areas | CBS 2

7/16/2019 OC Supervisors Vote to Settle Homeless Suits | NBC 4

7/17/2019 Anaheim takes first step to turn motel into supportive housing for homeless... | OC Register

7/22/2019 Can OC end homelessness for local veterans? | OC Register

7/22/2019 $2.9 million awarded for United Way program to end veteran homelessness... | OC Register

7/23/2019 Santa Ana and Fullerton armories will open again as shelters at night for home... | OC Register

7/23/2019 Settlement in homeless lawsuit sets rules for help, and enforcement in north... | OC Register

7/23/2019 Homeless Settlement Limits South County Anti-Camping Enforcement | Voice of OC

7/24/2019 Judge Finalizes OC Board's Settlement Agreement For Homeless... | San Clemente Times

7/30/2019 Homeless survey shows racial imbalance in the struggle to find housing in OC | OC Register

7/31/2019 Almost 7,000 Homeless People Counted in OC Amid Housing Debate | Voice of OC

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Highlights -- Homeless right to shelter? -- Judge dismissed most South County lawsuits -- United to End Homelessness "House 30" campaign -- BOS approves $13.4 million for shelters -- Clean-up at Placentia homeless encampment --

8/14/2019 What’s wrong with more rights for the homeless? | OC Register

8/15/2019 South County Homeless Lawsuit is Almost Completely Dismissed | Voice of OC

8/15/2019 Judge dismisses 4 of 5 cities from South Orange County homeless lawsuit | OC Register

8/16/2019 A decade after Great Recession chewed him up, homeless DJ feels almost back | OC Register

8/16/2019 Kriz: Homeless Deaths in OC Reach 113 For 2019 | Voice of OC

8/16/2019 South Orange County mayors contend ... to help their homeless population | OC Register

8/21/2019 San Clemente police chief urges residents to keep close tabs on pets, kitten | OC Register

8/22/2019 ‘House 30’ campaign close to goal that could pay off in ... homelessness fight | OC Register

8/27/2019 Orange County approves another $13.4 million for homeless shelters | New Santa Ana

8/27/2019 State Releases Map of Potential Affordable Housing Sites in Costa ...| Homeless Perspective

8/27/2019 Lawsuit stalls city’s plans for homeless shelter in Huntington Beach | OC Register

8/27/2019 Placentia crews clean up homeless encampment on Crowther Avenue | OC Register

8/29/2019 Why I wrote this bill: California can’t solve homelessness without more housing | OC Register

8/29/2019 O.C. Extends Contract With Embattled Homeless Shelter Operator | Homeless Perspective

8/30/2019 Placentia removes 15 dumpsters of waste from homeless encampment | OC Register

8/30/2019 San Clemente clears homeless camp site and requires proof of ties to the city... | OC Register

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9/3/2019 Fullerton leaders show support for nonprofit’s plans for homeless shelter in town | OC Register

9/3/2019 The “Right to Shelter” is Not Good For The Homeless or Our ... | Homeless Perspective

9/5/2019 Model Program Provides Housing, Health, Recovery, Employment... | Homeless Perspective

9/5/2019 Newport Beach nixes old Pine Knot Motel ... for a temporary homeless shelter | OC Register

9/6/2019 Costa Mesa wants to weigh in on Fairview Developmental Center’s future | OC Register

9/10/2019 Trump orders crackdown on homelessness in California, as White House...| OC Register

9/18/2019 Housing head Carson addresses Southern California homelessness | OC Register

9/20/2019 Kriz: OC Homeless Deaths on The Rise | Voice of OC

9/24/2019 Huntington Beach tries 3rd site for homeless shelter location after outcries... OC Register

9/24/2019 Homeless Shelter Commitments Expand to Three New Cities | Voice of OC

9/25/2019 Newport Beach is fast-tracking homeless shelter at city yard, but leaves other... | OC Register

9/26/2019 City Provides Homeless Update at Council Meeting; Resident Raises ... | San Clemente Times

9/27/2019 For the homeless, medical insurance often falls by the wayside | OC Register

9/30/2019 Coastal Commission says San Clemente homeless site may violate Coastal Act | OC Register

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October 2019

Highlights -- Fullerton is very busy in October with city council moving forward with plans for homeless shelter and safe parking for homeless living in cars -- Governor Newsom signs 18 bills in new housing package -- John Underwood goes public with part one of multi-part documentary about OC's homeless -- Both Newport Beach and Huntington Beach still searching for homeless shelter locations -- Placentia moving forward with a location and operator for 100-bed homeless shelter --

10/2/2019 Fullerton will spend at least $75,000 on security and services for people... | OC Register

10/3/2019 Winter shelter program at Orange County armories begins soon with ... | OC Register

10/3/2019 Santa Ana intensifies efforts to address homelessness | OC Register

10/3/2019 Fullerton to Allow Homeless to Sleep in Cars Overnight | Voice of OC

10/7/2019 Holzmann: No Fixed Abode - Hospice Care for the Homeless | Voice of OC

10/7/2019 Orange County’s mentally ill homeless population is way out of proportion, ... | OC Register

10/8/2019 First Person: When the homeless man is your son OC Register

10/9/2019 A new approach is needed on California’s homelessness crisis: Brian Maryott | OC Register

10/10/2019 Fullerton Takes First Step to Open a Homeless Shelter | Voice of OC

10/10/2019 Why hospitals are getting into the housing business | OC Register

10/11/2019 Fullerton commits $500,000 toward developing a 150-bed homeless shelter | OC Register

10/11/2019 There are no easy homeless fixes, which may be a good thing | OC Register

10/11/2019 Governor Gavin Newsom Signs 18 Bills to Boost Housing Production | Homeless Perspective

10/14/2019 Bus pickup to take homeless people to Fullerton Armory night shelter... | OC Register

10/14/2019 Award-Winning Documentary Journalist Launches New Multi-... | Homeless Perspective

10/15/2019 Kriz: Ten People Died in Orange County Without Fixed Abode in September | Voice of OC

10/15/2019 Housing, human dignity and a ‘state of emergency’ | OC Register

10/18/2019 Fatal beating of Kelly Thomas by Fullerton police in 2011 sparks changes in... | OC Register

10/18/2019 A proposal for homeless housing is withdrawn in Fullerton, for now | OC Register

10/23/2019 Newport Beach Developing Plans for Homeless Shelter; Residents Express ... | Voice of OC

10/23/2019 Huntington Beach Still Searching for Site to Place First Homeless Shelter | Voice of OC

10/25/2019 Santa Ana and Orange County agree to disagree about a 425-bed homeless | OC Register

10/28/2019 Placentia Leaders Setting Up Homeless Shelter for North Orange County | Voice of OC

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for October 2019

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Highlights -- Man that set fire to a tent burning 2 homeless persons is sentenced to 3 years in prison -- Fullerton considering new 150-bed shelter -- Armories open for winter -- Hunger and Homelessness Week -- County approves 425-bed shelter in Santa Ana -- Pathways of Hope gets $2.5 million grant from Jeff Bezos' Day 1 Foundation -- Fullerton to begin enforcement of anti-camping laws -- Susan Price leaves job as county "Homeless Czar" -- State's schools fail to identify homeless children --

11/5/2019 To solve homelessness, California must treat certain crimes as cries for help | OC Register

11/5/2019 State legislators hear Orange County ideas for fixing homelessness | OC Register

11/6/2019 Arsonist Portrayed in Victims' Drawings Is Sentenced to Three Years in Prison | NBC 4 LA

11/7/2019 Fullerton eyes spot near city’s airport for a 150-bed homeless shelter | OC Register

11/11/2019 Homeless man stabbed during doughnut shop robbery in La Habra | OC Register

11/12/2019 400 beds now available to homeless people at National Guard armories... | OC Register

11/14/2019 Can more money, new dwellings really stem California’s homeless problem? | OC Register

11/15/2019 Here’s how Hunger and Homelessness week will play out in O.C. | OC Register

11/19/2019 Why the sluggish response to the homeless problem? | OC Register

11/19/2019 Construction of Homeless Shelter in Santa Ana Up for County Approval Today | Voice of OC

11/20/2019 Santa Ana Pushes Back as County Approves New 425-Bed Shelter | Voice of OC

11/21/2019 Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos gives money to homeless, including centers ... | OC Register

11/21/2019 Pathways of Hope Receives Grant to Help Solve Homelessness | Homeless Perspective

11/22/2019 An institutional approach to homelessness: James Gray | OC Register

11/25/2019 Fullerton to begin enforcement of anti-camping ordinance to clear encam... | OC Register

11/25/2019 Susan Price, once dubbed Orange County’s ‘homeless czar,’ will take new job... | OC Register

11/25/2019 Santa Ana Resident is ousted from Commission After Raising Homeless ... | Voice of OC

11/27/2019 With rain expected through Thanksgiving, homeless people in OC can stay dry... | OC Register

11/29/2019 Schools fail to identify thousands of homeless children, state audit finds | OC Register

See The Weather Almanac For Daily Records of Temperatures, Rainfall and Other Conditions for November 2019

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December 2019

Highlights -- Fullerton police clear Gilbert St. homeless encampment -- San Clemente closes authorized homeless encampment -- Supreme Court upholds appellate decision that makes it tougher for cities to punish homeless persons sleeping on the streets -- Longest Night ceremonies take place honoring homeless persons that died -- Parts 1 and 2 of a series of articles about homelessness in OC are published by Daily Pilot --

12/2/2019 Armory homeless shelter hours in Orange County to be extended again... | OC Register

12/6/2019 San Clemente council to consider closing homeless camp to take advantage... | OC Register

12/6/2019 Fullerton police clear homeless encampment on Gilbert Street, without arrests... | OC Register

12/6/2019 Homeless dogs in Southern California receive more than 10,000 pounds of ... | OC Register

12/9/2019 California needs more housing, but 97% of cities and counties are failing to... | OC Register

12/11/2019 San Clemente votes to close emergency homeless campsite | OC Register

12/11/2019 California can’t solve homelessness by ignoring mental health: Susan Shelley | OC Register

12/13/2019 Fullerton Planning Commission approves a 150-bed shelter near the city’s... | OC Register

12/16/2019 Supreme Court won’t revive homeless camping ban across West | OC Register

12/19/2019 City Council takes action to curb the abuse of homeless resources in Santa... | New Santa Ana

12/19/2019 A new program helps foster kids in Orange County avoid homelessness when... | OC Register

12/20/2019 On year’s longest night, a growing number pause to remember homeless... | OC Register