The Fullerton City Council decided to hold onto a temporary rent control ordinance to see if promises by Rancho La Paz senior mobile home park owner John Saunders work for the residents, while the city is looking to create its own rental subsidy fund for mobile home residents.
Category: Fullerton
Fullerton, home to Cal State Fullerton and a busy downtown, has about 140,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, city services and downtown.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Education, Fullerton, Top Stories, Westminster
OC’s Urban, Suburban Youths Are Down With the Farm
The saying that there’s more to agriculture studies these days than “cow and plow” is proving true in Orange County, though challenges remain in getting the benefits of farm programs to all kids.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Fullerton City Council to Again Consider Mobile Home Park Rent Management
Seniors living at the Rancho La Paz mobile home park won’t find out until August if the Fullerton City Council will step in and help them manage rents with either a temporary rent control ordinance or a rent relief fund.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Fullerton City Council to Decide How to Handle Mobile Home Seniors’ Rent Increases
The Fullerton City Council will discuss Tuesday how to handle the incoming rent increases faced by seniors living at Rancho La Paz mobile home park — which could be a rental assistance fund or a future rent control ordinance.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Irvine, Newport Beach, Villa Park, Westminster
Irvine Becomes Latest OC City To Adopt Controversial Agenda-Setting Policy
The Irvine City Council, joining at least six other Orange County cities, has adopted a controversial temporary policy that potentially shuts some council members out of holding public discussions on issues that others on the dais don’t want.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Declares Shelter Crisis, Could See New Homeless Shelters Open
The City Council voted to declare a shelter crisis in Fullerton so the city can cut through the red tape of building laws to build homeless shelters faster.
Posted inFullerton, Transportation
Fullerton Moves Ahead With Paid Downtown Parking Using License Plate Readers
People will have to pay to park in downtown Fullerton public garages and lots when the city launches a pilot parking program in June, in spite of privacy concerns from residents and City Council members over the license plate readers that will be used.
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7,000 Homeless People in OC is a Wake Up Call, Experts Say
The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters, according to experts in the field.
Posted inFullerton, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana
Irvine City Council Will Attempt Complicated Appointment Process to Fill Vacant Council Seat
Irvine City Council members are looking at filling a vacancy on the dais through a complicated appointment process in an effort to avoid a special election that’s still on the table, though it could be costly, according to city officials.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Anaheim Offers No Rent Help for Mobile Home Residents
Seniors living at Rancho La Paz mobile home park will have to address the upcoming rent increases with the owner and without direct help from Anaheim after City Council members voted April 16 to indefinitely postpone a proposed six-month rent control ordinance.
