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Topic

Homelessness response

Project funds faced a state deadline

Shelter, supportive housing, encampments, outreach, and state homelessness funding.

Matching meetings
109
Agenda records
190
Summary

The recent arc

Newest records first

  1. Mayor Amezcua said the county has been working on the site since 2021 without ever consulting the city, which already hosts the county jail, a shelter of several hundred beds, and the probation and parole offices.

    5:14:43

  2. The council amended its grant agreement with a housing and health provider that runs services for people leaving homelessness.

    3:11:57

  3. Reporting back from neighbourhood leaders, the first priority named was better communication from the city and the second was public safety, alongside homelessness and drug use.

    1:27:27
Record

Recent council history

Up to eight latest matches

  1. Jul212026
    Item 19Cited summary

    Direction Regarding the Proposed Orange County Coordinated Reentry Center at the Former Youth Guidance Center Site in Santa Ana

    • The council voted unanimously to formally oppose an Orange County plan to open a centre for people leaving jail at the former Youth Guidance Center on Hesperian Way.5:53:56
    • Mayor Amezcua said the county has been working on the site since 2021 without ever consulting the city, which already hosts the county jail, a shelter of several hundred beds, and the probation and parole offices.5:14:43
  2. Jun162026
    Item 3Agenda title · no cited summary

    Subordination Agreement and Lease Rider with the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for FX Residences

    No evidence-backed summary is available for this agenda record.

  3. May192026
    Item 16Agenda and summary

    First Amendment to the Conditional Grant Agreement with Illumination Health + Home (formerly Illumination Foundation) for the Richard Lehn Intergenerational Housing Project to Amend Disbursement Provisions for Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Funds (Non-General Fund)

    • The council amended its grant agreement with a housing and health provider that runs services for people leaving homelessness.3:11:57
  4. May52026
    Item 19Agenda title · no cited summary

    First Amendment to the Agreement with Landscape West Management Services, Inc. for Median Landscaping, Right of Way, and Quality of Life Team Debris Removal Services (General Fund and Non-General Fund)

    No evidence-backed summary is available for this agenda record.

  5. Jan232026
    Item 1Cited summary

    City Council Goal Setting

    • The council spent the session setting its priorities for the year ahead, with staff presenting where the city currently stands.2:30
    • Mayor Amezcua stressed this was a work study and not a budget meeting, so nothing said would count as direction on spending.1:03:02
  6. Dec22025
    Item 20Agenda title · no cited summary

    First Amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Subrecipient Agreements with Orange County United Way and WISEPlace, and a First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Ana Police Department

    No evidence-backed summary is available for this agenda record.

  7. Dec22025
    Item 18Agenda title

    Memorandum of Understanding Between the County of Orange, acting as the Administrative Entity for the County of Orange and the Orange County Continuum of Care, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Regional Coordination

    • The council approved a memorandum of understanding with the county.4:44:24
    • It passed four votes to nothing.4:44:42
  8. Dec22025
    Item 4Agenda and summary

    Homelessness Update

    • Staff gave the council the regular update on homelessness in the city.2:48:46