By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune It’s almost axiomatic that “navigation centers,” a temporary location to help get the homeless off the street and connections to needed services isn’t the long-term solution to […]
“Pathways” advances on path
Trump ‘hush money’ trial starts
The trial of former president Donald Trump – the first criminal trial of a former U.S. chief of state – got underway on Monday in a New York courtroom. Trump is facing […]
Haley wins Vermont, but Trump sweeps rest on Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday went pretty much as expected, but Nikki Haley finally broke through with a victory in Vermont. She polled 50 percent of the vote at our deadline, outpacing former president Donald […]
$1.9m to fight encampments
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The appropriation of $1.9 million in state grant money to clean up homeless encampment areas in the city and move the occupants into permanent housing was approved […]
ADUs: good intentions, but ….
There’s an accessory dwelling unit – commonly known as an “ADU” – going up in our neighborhood. Frankly, they are going up all over the place, but this is the one we […]
“Be Well”: mobile mental health
The Westminster Police Department’s partnership with Be-Well OC is now underway. The city council of Westminster has approved establishment of Mobile Response Team to provide community mental health and wellness in the […]
Navigation Center moving again
Briefly-paused progress on a navigation center for the homeless is likely to start again at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. The council will consider – and likely approve – […]
‘House calls’ for the homeless
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune House calls by doctors are a thing of the past, but “house”calls for the un-housed may be the next big thing in coping with the homeless crisis […]
Revisiting two past censures
A pair of efforts to undo two resolutions adopted during the angriest stage of internal political battles in the Westminster City Council are on the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting. The council will […]
Homelessness plan presented
A proposed 90-day plan to deal with the homelessness problem goes before the Huntington Beach City Council when it meets on Tuesday. Among the key points of the plan – as proposed […]
