Orange County, California, is still searching for an operator to run its emergency cold weather shelter as winter commences and temperatures drop.
The county’s Commission to End Homelessness emphasized the urgency of finding an operator for the shelter during a Dec. 15 meeting.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer called the situation an “emergency,” saying “cold is here now.”
“We’re supposed to end homelessness, and that could mean whether long term or short term, but that to me means that somebody needs a place to sleep tonight,” Spitzer said during the meeting. “It’s almost immoral to have people who don’t have a place to sleep at night.”…