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,…
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…
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…
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…
Garden Grove Man charged for fatally shooting a homeless man who threw a shoe at him
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Garden Grove man has been charged with felony voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a homeless man he had just woken up for blocking the…
A homeless intruder killed an elderly man in Garden Grove during a home burglary
Garden Grove police officers arrested , Mario Brancato, a 26-year-old man who was described as a transient for allegedly killing Chuong Pham, an 97-year-old Garden Grove man, at his home.…
A Costa Mesa bike patrol arrested two sex offenders and a parolee and a homeless camp was cleaned up
Last Friday, a Costa Mesa Police Department Community Policing Unit bike patrol resulted in three arrests. Two of the arrested suspects were registered sex offenders and one of them was…
Homeless man rescued from a storm drain in Tustin
Early this morning, Tustin Public Works heard a subject yelling underneath a manhole in the interior of the city. Tustin police officers arrived on scene and removed a man who…
CalOptima Health awards $52.3M to build 706 housing units for the homeless
ORANGE, Calif. (October 11, 2023) — Reflecting CalOptima Health’s ongoing commitment to Orange County’s vulnerable population of people experiencing homelessness, the Board of Directors approved awarding $52.3 million in grants…
