Dog Owner Calls for Warning Signs After Mastiff Dies in Santa Ana Storm Drain
A dog owner called for warning signs along the Santa Ana River Tuesday after her mastiff "Rupert" got trapped in a storm drain and died. Wendy Burch reports from Newport Beach for the KTLA 5 Morning...
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Nearly 100 Homeless Individuals Trapped in Santa Ana Riverbed After County...
Nearly 100 homeless individuals residing in encampments in the Santa Ana riverbed became trapped Wednesday night after county officials erected six-foot fences enclosing the area, according to the ACLU...
View ArticleCrews Cleaning Up OC Homeless Encampment Along Santa Ana River
Crews on Thursday were working to clean up an Orange County homeless encampment off the 57 Freeway not far from Angel Stadium. Chip Yost reports from Orange for the KTLA 5 News at 1 on Feb. 9, 2017.
View ArticleAnaheim Declares State of Emergency Over Growing Homeless Population
Update: The Anaheim City Council voted unanimously to declare a health and safety state of emergency over the growing homeless population across the city. Previous post: The Anaheim City Council is...
View ArticleOrange County to Crackdown on Homeless Camps Along Santa Ana River
Orange County will begin enforcing public access hours Friday on a stretch of the Santa Ana River trail between Huntington Beach and Anaheim, a move that is expected to displace a large population of...
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Orange County Moves to Evict Homeless from ‘Skid Row’ Along Santa Ana River
The message on fliers stapled to wooden poles along the Santa Ana River trail in Orange County was clear to Sergio Guerra: Sergio Guerra eats a bowl of cereal for breakfast as his cousin, Rigo Alijas,...
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Orange County Officials Begin Evicting Homeless Camps Along Santa Ana River
Lisa Weber pushed her red-rimmed glasses higher on the bridge of her nose Thursday morning as she pondered how best to move her belongings off the dirt trail she has called home for months. A...
View ArticleTunnel With 1,000 Bikes Found in Santa Ana River Homeless Encampment
Orange County officials clear out homeless encampments along the Santa Ana River, they are making some unexpected discoveries, In one area, they found an underground bunker accessible from a wooden...
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Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court Seeks to Halt Evictions of Homeless in Santa...
As Orange County sheriff's deputies intensify their efforts to evict homeless people residing along the Santa Ana River, a federal lawsuit has been filed seeking a temporary restraining order to halt...
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Officials in O.C. Must Prove Anti-Camping Ordinances Do Not Criminalize...
The cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Orange and the County of Orange must appear in court next week to prove that their anti-camping ordinances are not being used to criminalize the homeless camped along...
View ArticleFederal Judge Temporarily Bars Orange County From Evicting Homeless People...
A federal judge on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order barring Orange County Sheriff’s deputies from arresting homeless people who refuse to leave encampments along the Santa Ana River. U.S....
View ArticleO.C. Riverbed Evictions Could Resume Friday Unless Injunction Is Granted
A hearing Tuesday could determine whether Orange County can resume evictions of homeless people living in tents along the Santa Ana river.
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Judge Demands O.C. Find Shelter for Homeless Being Evicted From Santa Ana...
Orange County’s decision to remove hundreds of homeless people from encampments along the Santa Ana River has turned into a legal showdown over how the affluent region treats some of its most needy...
View Article‘Eye-Popping’ Number of Hypodermic Needles, Pounds of Waste Cleared From O.C....
Crews from the Orange County Public Works department have collected nearly 14,000 hypodermic needles and cleared more than 5,000 pounds of hazardous waste — including human waste — from the vast...
View ArticleO.C. Officials Agree to Extend Motel Stays ‘on Case-by-Case Basis’ for...
After a rare federal court hearing Saturday, Orange County officials agreed to extend motel stays “on a case-by-case basis” to homeless people removed from camps along the Santa Ana River while working...
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Backlash Kills Plan for Homeless Shelter in Huntington Beach
Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel on Wednesday withdrew her support for placing a homeless shelter on the site of an abandoned landfill in Huntington Beach — just two days after voting to direct...
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Judge Threatens to Bar O.C. From Enforcing Anti-Camping Laws If It Can’t...
The political crisis over homelessness in Orange County approached a crucial moment Tuesday as a federal judge raised the prospect of barring local governments from enforcing anti-camping ordinances if...
View ArticleOrange County Holds Hearing Over Recent Evictions of Homeless People
A hearing is being held in Orange County Friday to discuss what will happen to the homeless people evicted earlier this year from an encampment along the Santa Ana River. Lauren Lyster reports for the...
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