Three OC Cities to Tackle Housing Next Week as State Calls for Thousands of New Homes in The County
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Facing pressure from the state, cities must create opportunities for developer to build new housing units.
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Facing pressure from the state, cities must create opportunities for developer to build new housing units.
Such panels are composed of council-appointed residents and are largely advisory in nature. But don’t underestimate them, some say.
Cities planning to hold special meetings today to discuss the issue include Los Alamitos, Westminster, Irvine, Dana Point, Mission Viejo, and San Clemente, among others.
The City Council voted unanimously to default to the state’s campaign contribution limit of $4,900 per candidate a year starting in January.
Instead, an internal memo labelling Sheldon’s behavior as “hostile” and “aggressive” toward those tasked with holding him to his project commitments is causing distress among the public over what kind of deal, exactly, the city has gotten itself into.
The City Council could choose to establish an individual campaign limit either higher or lower than the state default of $4,700.
The redrawing of representation maps will affect local communities’ political power for 10 years.
Voice of OC keeps asking where the $554 million in taxpayer money went. Some answers are starting to emerge.
Among other things, changes could make it easier for homeowners to build additional rooms on their properties.
Orange County Republicans cemented a victory in flipping back a Congressional seat they lost in 2018.