Hearing On What To Do About Santa Ana’s Homeless May Turn Into Countywide Summit
U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter invited representatives of all 34 cities in the county to “share their input” at a scheduled hearing on the matter this weekend.
Orange County Register:
As Motel Voucher Expiration Dates Approach, Santa Ana River Homeless Lawsuit Hearing Moves From Federal Courthouse To City Hall
The next hearing in the civil rights lawsuit over the removal of hundreds of homeless people from riverbed tent encampments might balloon into a countywide summit on homelessness. Motel stays for more than 600 people displaced from the Santa Ana River Trail and scattered around the county begin to expire this weekend.
U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter earlier in the week summoned attorneys representing Orange County and homeless plaintiffs to a status conference scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, at Santa Ana City Hall council chambers. (Walker, 3/15)
In other news from across the state —
Sacramento Bee:
Prison Psychologist Reported Recovering After Being Repeatedly Punched By Inmate
A staff psychologist at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom is reported recovering from an attack by an inmate Thursday. The incident occurred about 10:55 a.m in the Enhance Outpatient Treatment Center in the prison's Facility B. Inmate Edjuan Scott repeatedly punched the psychologist, a woman, in the mouth, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The blow knocked the woman backward, causing her to strike her head on the ground and lose consciousness. (Locke, 3/15)
The Desert Sun:
New Children's Clinic Brings Speciality Medical Care To Indio
For many years, parents of children with chronic diseases or immediate medical needs had to travel all the way from the Coachella Valley to Loma Linda University Medical Center in to receive specialized medical care for their kids. Families with limited access to personal transportation often had to take several buses to make the trek northwest. On Monday, Loma Linda University's new children health center opened its doors in Indio, expanding the university clinic's services to eastern part of the county. The clinic will be providing general pediatric services as well as specialized care on selected dates. (Maschke, 3/14)
KQED:
San Onofre Nuclear Waste May Go to New Mexico, Instead of 100 Feet From the Beach
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun a technical review of a license for an interim storage site for nuclear waste in New Mexico -- and that's a hopeful sign for those fighting to find an alternative to burying spent nuclear fuel 100 feet from the beach at the now-closed San Onofre nuclear plant, in northern San Diego County. (St John, 3/15)