San Clemente is pushing Costa Mesa to allow a homeless shelter at Fairview Developmental Center. City officials are fighting hard to kill that idea and to build housing instead.
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 inHousing & Homelessness
Rent Control Might Be on the 2024 Ballot in Santa Ana; Will Other Cities Follow?
Santa Ana voters may get to affirm the city’s landmark rent control – the first of its kind in OC – in the November 2024 election.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Coalition of North OC Churches Creates Low-Interest Loans to Curb Homelessness
A coalition of Catholic churches is offering a 2% loan program to low-income families in an effort to get them off the streets or prevent them from falling into homelessness.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
How Realistic is Orange County’s New Housing Plan?
One OC supervisor is questioning how realistic the plan is during the county’s third attempt at getting a sign off from the state Department of Housing and Community Development.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Looks to Approve New Housing Plan for Unincorporated Areas
The plan calls for the construction of over 10,000 units before the end of the decade, but it remains unclear how many of those homes will be finished.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santa Ana Sees a City Council Fight Over Rent Control Law on the Horizon
A discussion by some council members over how to protect the city’s rent control law led to a debate about the city charter and possibly amending it. Now, a fight over the issue is on the horizon.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
In Reversal, State Holds Off on Approval of Needle Exchange in Santa Ana After City Hall Objections
That doesn’t mean the syringe program in Santa Ana – run by the Harm Reduction Institute – has been thrown out entirely.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Officials Object to State’s Approval of Needle Exchange Program
The Harm Reduction Institute’s executive director says the program will make it easier for people to dispose of needles and get new, clean syringes two days a week – cutting down on discarded needles.
Posted inGovernment
Some OC Supervisors Say Grand Jury Reports on Climate, Animal Shelter Issues Are Political Overreach
There’s disagreement amongst OC Supervisors about how often you should listen to the county’s citizen watchdog panel on some of the region’s most pressing issues.
Posted inEconomy
Hotel Workers in Dana Point, Long Beach and Santa Monica Confront Violence on the Picket Line
Hotel workers on strike say they have faced assault and destroyed property while on the picket line demanding better pay to help them afford the rent.
