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Costa Mesa proclaims June 2026 Pride Month; city honors homeless‑services team for housing 500 people
Summary
Mayor John B. Stevens proclaimed June 2026 as Pride Month and presented OC Pride Executive Director Brian Terry; the council also recognized the Network for Homeless Solutions for helping more than 500 people secure permanent housing since 2019 and noted Bridge Shelter expansions and behavioral‑health bed grants.
Mayor John B. Stevens read a proclamation declaring June 2026 Pride Month in Costa Mesa and thanked OC Pride for its community work; Brian Terry, OC Pride’s executive director, thanked the city and invited residents to the October festival.
At the same meeting the council recognized the City’s Network for Homeless Solutions team. Neighborhood Improvement Manager Nate Robbins and other staff outlined a set of efforts the city credits with moving people to housing: expansion of Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter capacity (from 72 to 100 beds), bringing case management in‑house, secured grants to establish behavioral‑health beds (staff cited a $5.2 million Orange County Health Care Agency grant and an approximately $750,000 allocation associated with Assemblywoman Kotti Petri‑Norris), HomeKey motel conversions totaling 162 units (116 permanent supportive and 46 very‑low‑income senior units cited), and a motel‑voucher program that helped 35 families with minor children. Staff said those efforts contributed to a reported 54% reduction in homelessness between 2024 and 2026.
Why it matters: The proclamations and recognitions spotlight the city’s continuing investments in visibility, prevention and housing‑first approaches, and provide a public update on grants and capacity that residents and service providers rely on.
Next steps: Council thanked staff and partners; no formal legislative action was required for the proclamations or recognitions.
