In 2023, renters in cities like Santa Ana, Costa Mesa and Buena Park saw elected officials go to bat for them and introduce new forms of rental protections and assistance.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Tackling California’s Local News Crisis
California legislators are debating how to best save local news by potentially taxing big tech or steering some advertising dollars from tech platforms to local newsrooms who are bleeding reporters.
Posted inEconomy
Orange County Assessor: Tustin Fire Could Tank Property Values
A review by OC Assessor Claude Parrish could see homeowners get a drop in their property taxes — and home values — if they can prove the hangar fire negatively impacted their houses.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Leaders Question CARE Court Promises
Local leaders are beginning to publicly question what – if any – impact the new CARE Court system will have on the growing homeless crisis.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Orange County Continues Funding Santa Ana’s Homeless Services Center Despite Protest
More than 30 people – including council members – complained that Santa Ana’s predominantly working-class and Latino residents were being unfairly treated compared to wealthier OC residents.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Federal Judge Tosses Surf City Lawsuit Against CA Housing Mandate
A U.S. District judge dismissed the case before it ever made it to a full trial, saying the city would have to fight the state in a different courtroom.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Watering Orange County’s Local News Desert
Voice of OC readers can directly support local accountability reporting this month by joining the national NewsMatch campaign challenging local communities to fundraise for local news amidst mounting efforts to muzzle public debate.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
OC and Costa Mesa Partner on Shelter Beds, Drug Treatment
As part of a statewide initiative, the County of Orange and Costa Mesa officials are trying to help people struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues get off the street as a controversial court program rolls out.
Posted inAnaheim
Will Anaheim Get a Better Idea of Who’s Building Their City?
Anaheim might become the latest city to require subcontractors to disclose any state labor law violations and penalties they have before working on certain development projects.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
To Enforce Rent Control, Santa Ana Wants Landlords’ Property Info; How Will it Work?
Santa Ana’s historic citywide rent control law continues to spark council debate – this time, over how it’s being implemented and enforced.
