Placentia will open 50-unit complex for homeless veterans this month

When former Navy man James Smart found out he would be moving from his makeshift home – a shed in Corona – into a brand new apartment in Placentia’s veterans village, “it was the happiest day of my life,” he said.
Smart, 66, has been without a permanent home since the fall. He’s excited to start a new chapter in his life in one of 49 furnished apartments for homeless veterans in the new development, which will also have an on-site manager and an array of servi