Public Health Emergency Declared Over Homelessness In Anaheim
More than 400 homeless people are camped out along a 2-mile stretch of the Santa Ana River near Angel Stadium.
KPCC:
Anaheim Declares Homelessness Emergency
Anaheim City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to declare a public health and safety emergency because of the hundreds of homeless people living along the Santa Ana River. The declaration of emergency calls for a mix of stepped up enforcement of laws and health and safety codes and greater efforts to get homeless people into shelters and, eventually, permanent housing. (Replogle, 9/13)
Orange County Register:
After Anaheim Declares State Of Emergency, Santa Ana River Homeless Wonder What’s Next
What [Heather] Smith-Bush does know is this: If somebody is willing to help her get into housing — and out of the tent she lives in across a chain link fence from Angel Stadium — she’s all for it. ... Hours earlier, after a marathon meeting, the Anaheim City Council had declared a public health and safety state of emergency in light of the city’s growing homeless crisis, with the council’s particular concern focused on the encampments that stretch for miles along the river bank near Anaheim Stadium and the Honda Center. (Pimentel and Walker, 9/13)
In other news from across the state —
Los Angeles Times:
Smoking Pot Or Tobacco At California Beaches Could Soon Be Illegal Under Bills Headed To Gov. Brown
California parks and beaches would be off-limits to those smoking tobacco or marijuana, or using electronic cigarettes, under legislation sent to Gov. Jerry Brown by state lawmakers Wednesday. The Legislature approved similar bills by Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) and Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) that would apply the ban to 300 miles of state beaches and areas of 280 state parks that have not been designated by park officials for smoking. (McGreevy, 9/13)