Homelessness in Santa Ana increased in 2024 by over 44%
According to the 2024 Orange County Point in Time Count, over the two-year period from 2022 to 2024, the number of homeless individuals counted in Santa Ana increased by 44.2%,…
Homelessness surges: Orange County sees a 28% increase since 2022
Santa Ana, Calif. (May 8, 2024) – Today the County of Orange (County) released the results of the Orange County 2024 Point In Time (PIT) Count. A total of 7,322…
Transient ex-con who repeatedly kicked a small dog arrested by the Anaheim Police
Patrol Officers arrested Joseph Michael Sanders, a 34-year-old transient with a criminal record, on 4/18/2024 at approximately 6:30 p.m., on charges of kicking a small dog, as seen on a…
Senseless beating death of a homeless man leads to the conviction of two O.C. men
Christian Huerta, 24, of Huntington Beach and Andrew Holguin, 26, of Midway City were both convicted on Wednesday, March 27, in the June 20, 2019, killing of Duc Le, 45,…
The City of Santa Ana is fighting another attempt to distribute free needles to drug addicts in our city
Santa Ana's Interim City Manager Tom Hatch provided an update to the Santa Ana City Council and the community on March 5, 2024, about a proposed needle distribution program. The…
A homeless man who fell 300 feet down a manhole was rescued in Anaheim
A homeless man had to be rescued from a manhole earlier this week, according to the Anaheim City Fire and Rescue Department. Anaheim USAR 2 and Anaheim Truck 2, Battalion…
A transient died after Fullerton police officers used kinetic energy projectile to subdue him
On March 6, 2024, at 3:01 a.m., police officers responded to a restaurant located in the 1300 block of S. Brookhurst Rd. regarding two males that were standing at the…
A Santa Ana transient entered his ex-girlfriend’s home despite a restraining order against him
On 10/17/23, SAPD Officers took a report of the suspect, Omar Zeasalgado, a 37-year-old transient of Santa Ana, entering the patio of a residence in the 400 block of E.…
Two transients were arrested with many items from O.C. burglaries in their vehicle
Over the past few weeks, Garden Grove Resort Unit and police detectives were investigating vehicle burglaries from the Garden Grove hotel district. During the investigation, officers were able to obtain…
U.S. Rep. Correa will funnel $35M in federal homeless funding to Orange County
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) announced nearly $35 million in federal tax dollars for over 25 projects from over 10 organizations across Orange County that provide housing assistance and/or supportive services to people experiencing homelessness,…
A possible transient stabbed a victim in Garden Grove and robbed him
Today, January 25, 2024 at 5:45 AM, police officers responded to the area of Coast St. and Garden Grove Blvd. for an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the…
CalOptima Health executive appointed to to the O.C. Commission to End Homelessness
ORANGE, Calif. (January 24, 2024) — CalOptima Health is pleased to announce that the Orange County Board of Supervisors has appointed Kelly Bruno-Nelson, MSW, Executive Director of Medi-Cal and California Advancing…
An elderly homeless man was murdered in Westminster
WESTMINSTER, Calif. -On January 5, 2024, at 3:38 PM, Westminster Police responded to a church located in the 13500 block of Goldenwest Street to conduct a welfare check on an…
Anaheim transient with a felony record convicted of sexually assaulting a Lyft driver
Samuel Nicholas Rodriguez, a 27-year-old transient with a very long criminal record, has been convicted of sexually assaulting and robbing a Lyft driver in Anaheim more than a year ago,…
The OC Board of Supervisors agreed to relocate a Santa Ana homeless center by the end of 2024
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Today, Councilmember Phil Bacerra, Councilmember David Penaloza, a representative of Mayor Valerie Amezcua, and over two dozen residents, neighborhood leaders and City staff spoke at the…