Still no cold weather emergency shelter in OC; advocates worry more homeless people will die
The cold weather waits for no one, and still with no cold weather shelter in place, advocates worry Orange County is behind in providing for the local homeless population this winter season.
Although days are forecasted to be warm throughout the next week, a National Weather Service meteorologist said nights will continue to be cold – most dipping to the mid-40s. That may not be too concerning for some, but being unsheltered and cold creates challenges and trauma for the region’s unhoused.
Most shelters in Orange County don’t take walk-ups, that is why the county has traditionally opened emergency shelters during the winter months so people have a place to at least get out of the cold overnight. But as the winter trudges on, and with no shelter currently in place, advocates say action from local leaders is not being taken quickly enough.
