On Thursday morning, January 22nd, the SAPD’s Quality of Life Team, in collaboration with the Santa Ana Jail and City Net, conducted quality of life operations across key locations, including the East 1st Street Corridor, 4th St. & Grand Ave., 2100 E 4th St., and 400 N. Grand Ave.
Results of the Operation:
- 30 arrests
- 3 street exits to shelter
- 6 referrals for resources
- 14 clean-ups
The City of Santa Ana remains committed to creating a cleaner, safer, and more supportive Santa Ana community for everyone.
The QOLT focuses on homelessness-related issues, collaborating with city departments, county resources, and community partners to address unauthorized encampments, abandoned property, and the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness. Through the Homeless Evaluation Assessment Response Team (H.E.A.R.T.), the department provides immediate assistance, long-term solutions, and connections to services such as shelters, mental health support, and housing programs.
It’s about time.
Cool now I won’t see sidewalk meth smoking by our lady of Guadalupe
Quality of life for who?
Good point. In all fairness though the transients often turn down shelter opportunities.
Indeed. The “3 street exits to shelter” stat shows this isn’t going to solve the problem long term. But it’s a step in the right direction. The only solution is criminalizing drug use and possession, with strict enforcement and a legal penalty of forced rehab in a secure inpatient setting where you can’t leave, then a robust work and housing re-entry program. A short stint of conventional incarceration– AKA a psychotic lion’s den of criminals, sadistic officials, and organized crime– plus 2 weeks in a halfway house doesn’t solve anything; but decriminalization makes the problem worse. Unfortunately, rehab costs $$$ and we need the money for high-speed rail, painting green bike lanes on pot-holed streets, and filling the pockets of homeless outreach nonprofit executive leadership so they can buy homes in Newport Beach. So nothing will change. The visible homeless are severely drug addicted people who desperately need help. But the compassion crowd has decided to abandon them on the streets. End of rant.