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Residents press Orange County for action as riverbed encampments increase; critics question CityNet contract
Summary
Multiple Fountain Valley and other Orange County residents told the Board the Santa Ana Riverbed encampments have worsened, citing theft, sanitation and safety concerns; several speakers said CityNet’s $720,000 county contract has yielded little beyond bottled water and urged more permanent, housing‑first solutions.
A string of public commenters at Tuesday’s Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting urged faster, clearer action on riverbed encampments and questioned whether the county’s $720,000 CityNet contract has delivered meaningful services.
"If these people are refusing services, they need to be forced to either be arrested because there's no lobbying force," said Ginny Nicole of Fountain Valley, recounting that a homeless tent was pitched outside her daughter’s bedroom window and that she was warned she could be arrested for moving it. "I was told that I would be arrested if I moved the tent,"…
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