State leaders have been warning the city to back down on its fight against a law known as builder’s remedy, but city leaders are moving ahead with blocking the law in city limits.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
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HB Continues Fight Against State Housing Mandates, Looks to Ban a State Development Law
The council’s proposed ordinance would stop developers from requiring the city to move forward on their projects if the city doesn’t have a housing plan.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Rethinks What the City’s Landscape Should Look Like
Anaheim City Council members tonight are expected to discuss a new strategic plan.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Does Orange County Need Another Homeless Survey? Report Shows Increase in Deaths
Weeks after county officials unanimously voted to move forward with another survey on the OC’s homeless population, a Sheriff commissioned report shows deaths of unhoused people have been climbing for a decade.
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Huntington Beach Moves on New Laws Targeting Homeless People in Parks and Parking Structures
The new rules that would effectively block homeless people from sleeping in parks and loitering at the parking structure come as the new council pledged a 90-day plan to end homelessness.
Posted inCosta Mesa
After Santa Ana, Rent Control Murmurs Get Louder in One Coastal Orange County City
A new potential wave of rent control advocacy in Costa Mesa highlights the geographic tension between the region’s wealthy and its service workers pushed further inland by rising costs.
Posted inHuntington Beach
‘Poking the Bear’: Surf City Challenges State Housing Laws and Halts Granny Flats
While city leaders have been trying to sue the state over housing laws since they were elected, last night’s decision formally directed the city attorney to move forward.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Gov. Newsom Criticizes Huntington Beach’s Proposal to Limit Granny Flats
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta warned Surf City leaders that they could be breaking state law tonight if they vote to limit granny flat developments in the city.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Will Builder’s Remedy Create Housing Without Local Approval in Orange County?
The forced development tool has already surfaced in Southern California. In Orange County, the cities of La Habra and Orange may be up first.
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OC Landlord Group Moves to Sue Santa Ana to Overturn Rent Control
In a new lawsuit, the Apartment Association of Orange County called Santa Ana’s rent control policies “unconstitutionally” biased against landlords.
