The council’s initial vote to cap rent increases at 3% annually goes further than existing state rent control law, but will have to be finalized likely next month.
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.
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Santa Ana Officials May Enact Rent Control, Eviction Protections, Legal Aid Tuesday
A sweeping set of new protections are within sight for some Santa Ana renters as a council vote is set for this week.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks City of Orange from Evicting Mary’s Kitchen
A homeless kitchen which feeds, clothes and bathes people in Orange lives to fight at least a few more days.
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ACLU Steps Into the Fight to Stop Closure of Homeless Meals Kitchen in Orange
The ACLU claims Orange City Councilmembers broke state transparency law when they decided to shut down Mary’s Kitchen in a closed door meeting.
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Here’s How HB City Council Plans to Spend About $30 million in Federal Covid Funds
Money is being allocated to 18 different projects, including a skatepark, and improvements to city facilities.
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Santa Ana Officials May Get Stricter With Affordable Housing Requirements on Developers
Developers could go back to paying $15 per-square-foot for projects with no affordable housing on site — three times more than the current rate.
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Does OC’s Homelessness Commission Actually Do Anything? Activists Say It’s Hopelessly Conflicted
At their most recent meeting, commissioners adjusted their meeting schedule and considered changes to their mission statement – but had no sign of recommending actions for how to improve homeless services.
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New Housing Bills Allowing for Denser Neighborhoods Sharply Divide OC’s State Legislators
If signed into law, the bills would allow up to four homes per single-family parcel, and let cities and counties to waive environmental review for developments of up to 10 units.
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County Works to Clean Toxic Land in Santa Ana Before Putting Low-Income Homes on Site
A total of 86 homes are proposed on the site, which the county says is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene. It likely causes cancer in humans, according to the EPA.
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New Census Data Shows More Populous, Diverse OC. How Will This Affect the County’s Services?
Without a separate Middle Eastern and North African grouping on the census, the communities are counted as white — which community leaders say can impact funding and other services.
