UPDATE: A special meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council will be held on Thursday, April 18 to consider and vote on the proposed “navigation center” for the homeless at 4 p.m. […]
Homeless shelter goes up for a vote
Homeless center again before HB council
Monday could be a long day for the Huntington Beach City Council. The council will convene at 3:30 p.m. and the hot topic has been the plan to establish a homeless shelter […]
2nd location for homeless shelter seen
A second try at establishing a homeless shelter will come before the Huntington Beach City Council when it meets on Monday, April 15. What’s proposed is a 75-to 90-bed 11,200-square foot “navigation […]
Homeless shelter planned for fall 2019
A new homeless shelter for Huntington Beach is being proposed that will seek to comply with federal court orders as well as reduce the number of unsheltered people living on the streets […]
Homelessness outreach is expanded
By Lou Ponsi A flood-control channel on Brookhurst Street in Garden Grove had become an underground refuge for homeless drug addicts, and with it, a mountain of debris and a litany of […]
Update on homeless action efforts set
An update on efforts to deal with the problem of homelessness tops Wednesday’s agenda of a special meeting of the Westminster City Council. Brad Fieldhouse, executive director of the non-profit City Net, […]
Getting to the heart of homeless issues
By Jim Tortolano You’re sitting in your car on the freeway offramp and up walks a person – presumably homeless – looking desperate and needy and hoping for a donation. Do you […]
Work with homeless wins honors for PD
By Lou Ponsi Orange County’s homeless population has been exploding. In 2015, the Garden Grove Police Department responded to 40 percent more calls involving homeless individuals than the previous year. From volunteering […]
3-part community initiative is proposed
A proposed “community improvement initiative” put forth by Councilman Sergio Contreras will highlight Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The council will meet at 7 p.m. in its chambers at 8200 […]
Be super: help house the homeless
Superman vs. Batman I went to the grocery store yesterday morning wearing a Superman T-shirt. I turned the corner of the crackers and cookies aisle only to see a guy in a […]
