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Orange County Cities Settle Agreement on Treatment of Homeless

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Orange County officials rescinded plans to establish three temporary shelters on county land near the ocean. Two blocks away from the hearing in Santa Ana, a sprawling homeless encampment remains in front of the courthouse. (Kirk Siegler/NPR)

For nearly two years, Orange County and its cities have been enmeshed in a lawsuit over its treatment of homeless people. In federal court Monday, three cities — Santa Ana, Laguna Beach and Bellflower — agreed to settlement terms over the treatment of the homeless. That agreement is similar to the one that the County signed back in July.

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