Motel Extensions For Homeless Evicted From Santa Ana Trail To Be Granted On Case-By-Case Basis

Los Angeles Times: Orange County Officials Agree To Extend Motel Stays 'On A Case-By-Case Basis' For Santa Ana River Homeless
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 to prevent the mass evictions from worsening the homeless crisis at the Santa Ana Civic Center. The daylong hearing and negotiations marked the latest chapter of an extraordinary effort by officials, homeless advocates and a federal judge to improve the lot of the growing homeless population in one of America's most affluent counties. (Do, 3/17)

Orange County Register: Orange County Agrees To Case-By-Case Extensions For Homeless Leaving Motels; Plan Unveiled To Help People Living At Civic Center 
In a previously negotiated agreement with lawyers for seven homeless plaintiffs, the county had placed about 700 people in motels around the county for up to 30 days. With the first of those motel stays having expired Friday, March 16, plaintiffs’ lawyers raised concerns with U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter about the appropriateness of where those people would be sent next. Depending on needs identified by county outreach workers assigned to do clinical assessments, the county is giving the people leaving the motels these options: referrals to temporary shelters, residential programs for mental health or substance abuse treatment, or recuperative care for medical needs. (Walker, 3/17)

KPCC: Some OC Homeless Could Get Extended Hotel Stays 
Lawyers for the county and for homeless plaintiffs negotiated for nearly six hours behind closed doors before Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do announced the county would consider paying for some homeless people to stay in motels longer than their allotted 30 days, if outreach workers determine that there’s no appropriate shelter option for them. (Replogle, 3/17)

Los Angeles Times: Faced With Complaints Of Filth And Blight, L.A. Cracks Down On Overnight RV Parking. Now, The Homeless Are Scrambling
For a while, Vincent Neill and his family parked their weathered RVs on a stretch of roadway in Canoga Park, where the kids had friends down the street. But then business owners began to complain, he said. So Neill, his wife and their seven children relocated their caravan of vehicles to a Chatsworth manufacturing zone. (Reyes, 3/15)

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento, CA May Open Bathrooms For Homeless Downtown
With the population of people living on the street at a record high, Sacramento City Hall is focusing on sheltering the homeless. But advocates for months have consistently pushed for action on another front: providing places for people to relieve themselves. (Lillis and Hubert, 3/19)