Planning commissioners rejected a zoning change for the project, with some saying they fear allowing a mixed-use development will lead to similar projects and undo Mission Viejo’s quaint aesthetic.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Orange County housing and homelessness, from what the state told each city to build to what it has actually permitted. Rent increases, evictions, affordable projects, shelters, anti-camping enforcement and the federal court orders shaping all of it.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Considers Changing Downtown Office Complex to High Rise Apartments
Planning commissioners on Monday will consider changing zoning for an aging commercial complex on the corner of La Paz Road and Marguerite Parkway – something staff says sets a bad precedent.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Garden Grove Residents Demand City Address Crime and Dwindling Parking
After struggling with parking issues and crime in their neighborhood, some East Garden Grove residents are calling for parking permits.
Posted inWestminster
Car Wrecks, Flooding and a Possible Sewage Leak: Life in a Westminster Mobile Home Park
Residents at the Driftwood senior mobile home park are pushing for better living conditions and calling on elected officials and park management for help.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santa Ana’s Carnegie Homeless Shelter “Hangs in the Balance” As Work Halts While City Sues Developers in Federal Court
City officials say the upcoming shelter’s developers are trying to prevent the city from buying the property at a later date, believing the property to now be worth more than initially agreed to.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
As OC Cities Spur Affordable Housing Near Airport, County Commission Expresses Safety Concerns
Despite concerns from the airport land use commission that there shouldn’t be more housing in these areas, cities are pressing on in an effort to meet the state’s mandated goals.
Posted inTop Stories
Fountain Valley City Council Members Will Soon Take on OC’s Housing Debate
Some city planning commissioners said a new apartment development will help them hit the state-mandated new housing goal – an issue cities across OC have been struggling with.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
A New Approach to the Homeless Crisis Could be Coming to Orange County
State officials rolled out a new policy proposal that would offer people mental health and drug addiction programs instead of mandatory hospitalizations or jail to combat homelessness.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Homeless People Living at Two Stanton Motels Could Soon Be Back on the Streets
Amid a shortage of affordable housing in OC, the county is looking to house homeless residents currently living at two Stanton motels as they convert the buildings into permanent housing.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Irvine Approves New Middle-Income Housing Projects, Giving Up Millions In Tax Revenue
The state bond-funded project doesn’t provide any new housing and instead is subsidizing rent for people already living in upscale apartments, while a housing developer makes millions.
