The new city council majority campaigned on a 90-day plan to end homelessness and to fight state mandated housing goals. But advocates have long said housing is a cornerstone in efforts to end homelessness.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
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COVID Forged a New Generation of Community Activism Across OC
Overcrowded living, high rent, transportation struggles – along with a lack of an early coordinated pandemic response – all helped spur a new wave of community activism throughout Orange County.
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Buena Park Officials Consider Holding Landlords Accountable for Apartment Repairs
Some Buena Park residents say their landlords are largely ignoring critical maintenance issues at their aging apartment complexes – mirroring concerns raised by people in other Orange County cities.
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From Motel 6 to Affordable Housing: Conversion Underway in Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa is one of the latest Orange County cities to use a state funded program to buy motels and turn them into low income housing for struggling residents in the area.
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Fighting California’s Housing Goals While Living in Affordable Housing
The Huntington Beach mayor has helped lead a fight against state housing goals from a condo with an affordable housing covenant.
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380 Housing Units, Additional Shopping And Dining May Come to Brea Mall Area
The Brea Planning Commission unanimously approved a project that, if approved by City Council, would build on the former Sears site in Brea Mall to add new housing and commercial buildings.
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San Clemente Leaders Move to Push Homeless Off Local Beaches
The shift, which won’t include sheltering the vulnerable, comes as residents complain about worsening conditions along the coastline where homeless residents have set up camp.
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California’s Battle With Huntington Beach Over Housing Goals Heads To Court
State leaders announced a slate of potential lawsuits against Huntington Beach leaders for refusing to follow state housing mandates.
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Calls for Rent Control Intensify in Coastal Orange County’s Costa Mesa
Community health workers pushed for rent control during Tuesday’s council meeting, marking the third time in two months that people have organized to make a public plea for a citywide cap on rent increases.
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Now Covered Under OC’s Health Plan for the Poor: Affordable Housing Construction
It comes as CalOptima enrollments have hovered around one million low-income Orange County residents.
