Irvine residents fight new plan to create temporary homeless camps in city

Published March 23, 2018 12:26pm PDT

FOX 11 Los Angeles

IRVINE, Calif. (FOX 11/ CNS) - A plan in Orange County to create temporary homeless camps in Irvine is being met with outcry from some residents.

Residents have created a Facebook group called Irvine Tent City Protest to mobilize their battle and they are holding a protest Friday.

The protest follows scores of voices raised Thursday night at a city council meeting where resident's voiced their opinions on the plan.

Olga Ospina reports in the video above.

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