Homeless emergency shelters to be discussed at Santa Ana SB2 meeting

Santa Ana’s Planning Division and a team of interagency staff will be hosting a Santa Ana SB2 Ordinance Stakeholders meeting today, March 23, from 2 pm to 4 pm, at Santa Ana’s City Hall.  With input from a wide array of stakeholders, an SB2 Emergency Shelter Ordinance will be drafted this summer.

Senate Bill 2 (SB2) requires cities to identify a zone where year-round emergency shelters are permitted by right to serve a community’s homeless population.  In the adopted General Plan Housing Element, the City of Santa Ana committed to amend the Santa Ana Zoning Code and to craft development and management standards to allow for its fair share of emergency shelters.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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