SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 25 unanimously approved the purchase of up to eight hotel properties as part of California’s Project Homekey program to provide housing for transients affected by COVID-19.
The county is currently leasing five hotels as part of Project Roomkey, which provides temporary housing for homeless people with COVID-19. The action will allow the county to obtain additional properties to permanently house the high-risk homeless population.
