Deadlock On Housing Plan Broken At Last

McKeon’s vote key in decision on element

The long-running drama of whether the Huntington Beach City Council would approve a statemandated housing element for Surf City’s general plan finally came to a conclusion on Tuesday night.

Councilmember Casey McKeon, whose recusal at the March 21 meeting had created a 3-3 deadlock between the coun- cil’s divided conservative and liberal wings, settled the issue.

“I was informed by the Fair Political Practices Commission that I do not have a conflict and am glad to vote on this,” he said.

His vote tipped the issue and the council voted 4-3 to not approve the element, despite a threat from Gov. Gavin Newsom that such defiance could have grave consequences.

At issue is the city’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment in which

Ban on TikTok app in city hall is proposed

TikTok, the social media app that’s garnered both millions of users and much concern about security issues, is on the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council.

What will be considered is a request to “ban the downloading or use of TikTok or accessing any website developed by

Bytedance Ltd.” on cityowned devices.

The staff report claims that Bytedance has a “known affiliation to the government of the People’s Republic of China” and that “China has a history of amassing large amounts of data on their own citizens and those around the world includ-

By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune

House calls by doctors are a thing of the past, but “house”calls for the un-housed may be the next big thing in coping with the homeless crisis in Orange County. A new approach to “street medicine” that will be pioneered in the Big Strawberry was unveiled Tuesday in front of Garden Grove City Hall. Representatives of CalOptima Health, city and county officials revealed plans – already underway - for the Healthcare in Action project which seek to bring health care to the unsheltered and also help put them on the path to no longer being homeless.

The operation will utilize a van that is a mobile doctor’s office and a team that includes physician assistants, a registered nurse, “peer” navigators and a care manager.

Kelly Bruno-Nelson, executive director of MediCal/CalAIM, explains how

the process will work.

“This programming is using a canvassing approach,” she said. “Care teams of two people – one individual that is a social worker and one with lived experience – literally canvass the streets. And so, working with the police department, we know the hot spots in the city. They

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