{"id":196312,"date":"2026-02-27T09:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196312\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:48:31","slug":"arriving-at-a-new-normal-another-23-people-died-without-fixed-abode-in-oc-in-january-same-as-in-2020-2025-but-still-2-3-of-peak-in-2022-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196312\/","title":{"rendered":"Arriving at a \u201cNew Normal\u201d? Another 23 People Died \u201cWithout Fixed Abode\u201d in OC in January, Same as in 2020\/2025, but still 2\/3 of Peak in 2022\/2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another 23 people died \u201cwithout fixed abode\u201d in OC in January 2026.\u00a0 Additionally, one person who died in November 2025 has been added to the coroner\u2019s list of homeless deceased.\u00a0 Their names are:<\/p>\n

Jeffrey BRYAN who died on Nov. 25, 2025 in Fullerton<\/p>\n

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Oliver CARTER who died on January 1st in Garden Grove<\/p>\n

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Nicolas OLIVARES-SANCHEZ who died on January 1st in Fullerton<\/p>\n

Alejandra RAMIREZ TORRES who died on January 1st in Fountain Valley<\/p>\n

Joshua NUNEZ who died on January 1st in Anaheim<\/p>\n

Anthony DE ANGELIS who died on January 4th in Anaheim<\/p>\n

Judy HAIMANN who died on January 5th in Cypress<\/p>\n

Rebecca WHITMARSH who died on January 9th in Anaheim<\/p>\n

Sabrina DURAN who died on January 9th in Santa Ana<\/p>\n

Francisco OSORIO who died on January 11th in Santa Ana<\/p>\n

Corwin WILSON who died on January 12th in Anaheim<\/p>\n

Johan MILLIGAN who died on January 12th in Costa Mesa<\/p>\n

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Jonathan DELGADO who died on January 13th in Santa Ana<\/p>\n

Michael REILLY who died on January 16th in Buena Park<\/p>\n

John LAVOIE who died on January 18th in Santa Ana<\/p>\n

David MORRISON who died on January 19th in Fountain Valley<\/p>\n

Alfredo ALVARADO who died on January 20th in Santa Ana<\/p>\n

Jose RAMOS-HERNANDEZ who died on January 21st in Placentia<\/p>\n

Phillip VILLAFANA who died on January 27th in Santa Ana<\/p>\n

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Charles ZAYAS who died on January 29th in Huntington Beach<\/p>\n

James RUFUS who died on January 29th in Orange<\/p>\n

Elvira ANAVIA DE BANON who died on January 29th in Santa Ana<\/p>\n

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DeAna\u00a0 JEFFERS who died on January 31st in Mission Viejo<\/p>\n

Angelo BAUER who died on January 31st in Garden Grove<\/p>\n

While a \u201cnew normal\u201d may be in the process of being established, with levels of homeless deaths falling to levels not seen since 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0 Nevertheless, even in 2020 as in 2025, 325 people died during the course of the year on the streets of OC, or nearly 1 per day.<\/p>\n

And while the county\u2019s homeless death count has decreased by 35% from its height of 490 people dead in 2023 and 500 in 2023, it still means that people are still dying on our streets, \u201cwithout fixed abode\u201d at a rate of 2\/3 of its peak \u2013 more people are dying than are being saved \u2013 and that should remain a problem, especially in a County as wealthy as ours.<\/p>\n

In the coming month or two, the County should release its annual report on the Homeless Deaths in OC.\u00a0 We should be able to see then where improvements have been made, and where work remains to be done to reduce our County\u2019s homeless death rate effectively to zero, because no one should have to die on the streets, alone.<\/p>\n

Fr. Dennis Kriz, OSM,\u00a0Pastor St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, Fullerton.<\/p>\n

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