Some OC residents tried to push two local state legislators to tighten rent caps, but instead of speaking with one senator, police were called on them. The proposed rent caps were also gutted.
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 inCountywide
Orange County Moves to Help Connect Refugees and Immigrants to Critical Services
County officials are looking to start a new office aimed at helping immigrants and refugees navigate a new life in Orange County as they try to achieve the American dream.
Posted inBuena Park
Buena Park May Soon Roll Out a New Rental Home Inspection Program
Officials are tinkering with an idea of a targeted rental inspection program in an effort to hold landlords accountable for critical repairs.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
With Key Rent Control Vote Coming in Sacramento, Local Eyes Focus on Two Senior State Legislators
In order for California tenants to see stricter rent controls, the bill proposing it must make it out of an 11-member committee that meets Tuesday, where two OC state senators sit.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Sacramento Warns Orange For Trying to Quietly Sidestep Housing Law
A Voice of OC review found that much of the city’s current housing plans are set up on sites that can’t be developed for another 20 years – something that prompted a warning from state housing officials.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Residents Get a Rare Look at Affordable Housing Rents
State officials are pressuring local leaders to zone for tens of thousands of affordable homes – but just how affordable is it to reside in Orange County?
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Calls for Rent Control Increase in Orange County as Housing Crisis Worsens
Shifting political dynamics have led some council members to consider rent control, but there’s questions over how effective the measure will be as the housing unaffordability crisis worsens.
Posted inState
California Sues Huntington Beach for Failing to Adopt a Housing Plan
Officials announced Monday the state is expanding its existing lawsuit against Surf City for its failure to adopt a housing plan – something mandated by California law.
Posted inLaguna Beach
Laguna Beach to Take a New Look at Affordable Housing for Artists
While the city has studied the issue multiple times over the past few years, city council members say they’re committed to making something happen this time.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Surf City Greenlights 90-Day Plan to Curb Homelessness After Axing Housing Plan
After abandoning a plan intended to create thousands of affordable homes, city council members are moving forward with a plan to curb homelessness without a focus on housing.
