Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu and Councilman Jose Moreno both voted against an Anaheim Hills housing proposal Tuesday — marking the first time the two foes have voted together on a significant issue.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
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Lawsuits, Referendums on Horizon for Santa Ana’s Controversial 2525 Apartments
Council members initially approved the project last year, despite a push by some against the much-disputed 2525 N. Main St. apartments in the city’s north-end Park Santiago neighborhood.
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Fullerton Could Authorize its First Year-Round Homeless Shelter
The Fullerton City Council’s Tuesday decision will come after a year of advocacy by inter-faith community activists and a longtime homeless services provider.
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Anaheim Hills Condo Vote Pushed to Late January
After nearly two hours of public comment, City Councilmembers postponed their vote on a controversial 58-condo development to Jan. 28.
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Where is New Housing Going in Anaheim? City Council to Debate 56 New Condos in Anaheim Hills
Anaheim City Councilmembers this week will vote on a 58-condo development in Anaheim Hills, raising questions about where to put new housing in the city. Last March, the Council authorized 39 condos in an already packed, working-class neighborhood, despite residents’ pleas to lessen the density.
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OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa Could Be Used To House Local Homeless People
As a local housing and homelessness crisis continues to claim lives, Orange County officials may soon look to the 150-acre county fairgrounds for help by sheltering homeless people on the property.
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Homelessness in Orange County: 2019 Year in Review
After years of pressure from activists and the courts, Orange County picked up the pace of addressing street homelessness last year, though going into 2020 officials acknowledge the scale of the issue is much larger than current efforts are tackling.
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Orange County Draws Criticism For Over 200 Homeless Deaths This Year
The deaths have drawn unanswered questions from activists about why the county’s main strategy to end homelessness has gone mostly unfunded.
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Garden Grove, Facing Court Injunction, Drops Discussion on Proposed Willowick Deal with Developer For Now
Council members at the beginning of the meeting unanimously agreed to drop discussion on the deal for now, hours after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel ruled the Council could vote to approve the agreement but couldn’t finalize it before the end of the year.
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Judge Rules Garden Grove Can’t Finalize Willowick Deal with Developer Before Tighter State Land Use Laws Take Effect
The ruling possibly ties Garden Grove’s hands on the golf course, with city officials now prohibited from finalizing any development agreement for the golf course likely until after an expansion of the Surplus Land Act — which goes further in restricting the ways cities can’t find exemptions to the law and circumvent it — takes effect next year.
