Without a state certified housing plan, millions in fines and a loss of local control when it comes to zoning could be on the horizon for Huntington Beach.
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.
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Orange County’s Unhoused Have Nowhere to Warm up as Temperatures Drop
Overnight temperatures are expected to drop to levels that officials warn can lead to hypothermia just days after the County’s cold weather shelter closed its doors.
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Homeless Service Providers Fight Back Against Santa Ana Effort to Crack Down on Clinics
Santa Ana faces increasing legal challenges for blocking street-level sources of assistance for the homeless through the zoning code and permitting process.
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Rent Control Could Come to Buena Park
Buena Park could become the second Orange County city to enact a local rent control law, following Santa Ana’s lead last year. Activists and renters from both cities have been pushing for the measure.
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What Happens To Cities That Defy California’s Housing Mandates?
Penalties range from a small fee to losing the power to approve or deny building permits for cities that don’t want to zone for more housing as the state government increasingly cracks down on cities that push back on housing mandates.
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OC Officials Want State Housing Credit for Motel-Home Conversions
OC Supervisors have been tasked with zoning for over 10,000 new homes in unincorporated areas – and along with half of OC cities have yet to get their housing plan approved.
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After Surf City Housing Lawsuit, Which California Counties Get to Be Suburban With Softer Mandates?
Critics of state-mandated housing goals point to special protections for the governor’s home of Marin County. On this, some of the fiercest of housing proponents can agree.
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OC Cities Plan How to Spend Federal Homeless COVID Funding as People Die on the Streets
Fullerton and Orange officials plan to spend the money to help create or bolster homeless supportive services in their city, but none of the over $3.6 million combined in funding is going to create affordable homes.
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San Clemente Holds Off on Private Security to Clear Out Homeless People, For Now
The debate on whether the council moves forward with hiring a security company is expected to continue at the April 18 meeting.
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Half of Orange County Lacks State Approved Housing Plans as HB Reignites Debate on Mandates
While Huntington Beach city council members are in a legal battle with state officials over housing law, 19 cities in Orange County don’t have their housing plans certified by the state yet.
