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Basil Kimbrew, a French chef from Moreno Valley who organizes free meals at the Civic Center in Santa Ana at least twice a month, on Sept. 6 asked the City Council to work with him on outreach work or provide cooking lessons to those living in the streets.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)A crowd listens to speakers address the Santa Ana City Council as members consider voting to declare the area’s homeless encampment a “public health and safety crisis.”
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Santa Ana City Council Mayor Pro Tem Vicente Sarmiento, left, and Mayor Miguel Pulido listen to a speaker make a point as they consider the homeless problem.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Tim Houchen, a homeless advocate, addresses the City Council.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Homeless men, women, children and animals and their belongings take over much of the Santa Ana Civic Center complex.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)The homeless encampment at the Civic Center.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Bonnie Smith, who has been on the streets on and off since the age of 12, rests under an umbrella at the homeless encampment.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Government workers in the Civic Center say they are fearful of the homeless staying there.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Many residents and social workers voiced worries that a City Council resolution allows for the criminalization of the homeless because it calls for beefed-up policing and stricter enforcement.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Sept. 22, 2024
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