City Actions

The City of Newport Beach has taken a number of steps to address homelessness.

• City staff, including police officers, along with the City's outreach and case management contractor PATH, work together to connect homeless individuals with emergency housing, mental health treatment and health care, benefits counseling and a variety of other programs and services.
• The City has two full-time positions dedicated to homelessness: a police officer and a homeless services manager. They work closely with City contractors, the County of Orange, and local nonprofit groups.
• Newport Beach partners with the City of Costa Mesa for the use of shelter beds at the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter. The Bridge Shelter provides temporary housing and case workers who specialize in addiction and mental health counseling, job search, and accessing permanent housing. 
• The City has an anti-camping ordinance which bans sleeping in tents and cars, blocking access to public rights-of-way, leaving personal items unattended, and more.