Huntington Beach grapples with homeless issue
Then-Huntington Beach Mayor Mike Posey announced in June 2018 that Huntington was collaborating with Westminster, the county and American Family Housing, a nonprofit that provides housing and other services to the homeless, to expand two shelters in unincorporated Midway City. The project — which would add 55 beds to the shelters, which currently have 20 — hit a standstill months later because of zoning and financial issues. However, City Manager Fred Wilson said in April that the project is still on the table, but progress has slowed down.
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A planned homeless shelter in Huntington Beach moved closer to reality Thursday when the City Council approved buying a warehouse building for that purpose, despite objections from some residents and business owners who denounced the chosen location as inappropriate and blasted the selection process as opaque and needlessly rushed.
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The Huntington Beach City Council will meet in special session Thursday to consider purchasing a warehouse building and turning it into a homeless shelter.
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As Huntington Beach faces increasing pressure to create a homeless shelter, the City Council took stock of the issue this week with input from public safety officials, city staff members and a representative of a nonprofit that manages a shelter for the city of Santa Ana.
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Huntington Beach city staff got the green light from the City Council on Monday to submit a plan detailing how it intends to distribute federal funding to city public service programs.
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Huntington Beach City Manager Fred Wilson said Thursday that the city needs more time to finalize a plan to buy a warehouse building near Springdale Street and McFadden Avenue and turn it into a 75- to 90-bed homeless shelter.
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Amid pressure from a federal judge, the city of Huntington Beach is considering starting a 50-bed homeless shelter near McFadden Avenue and Springdale Street.
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A plan to create a 50-bed homeless shelter near McFadden Avenue and Springdale Street in Huntington Beach was scrapped Monday after city officials received pushback from several community members, including school officials and parents from Marina High School.
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The city of Huntington Beach may buy a warehouse building near Springdale Street and McFadden Avenue and turn it into a homeless shelter.
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Huntington Beach officials are expected this summer to finalize a proposal to help expand two shelters in unincorporated Midway City to serve Orange County’s growing homeless population.
