Landlord groups spearheaded a push to put rent control in front of city voters. Their efforts failed to get enough signatures.
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 inPolitics & Elections
Critics Say Landlord PAC is Misleading Voters in Effort to Repeal Santa Ana’s New Rent Control Law
City of Santa Ana officials sent out an email Friday informing voters on how to legally withdraw their signatures from petitions being circulated by anti-rent control groups.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santa Ana Officials Charge Community Center $40K for Letting Homeless Camp on Its Property
City officials say the money is merely reimbursement for them moving in on the community center’s property to remove a homeless encampment and its trash while attempting to provide services.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange Sets Up Financing Mechanism for Affordable Housing Apartment Complex Development
The city of Orange has approved bond financing for a new apartment complex with 62 units that will be affordable for low-income families. A $20 million tax-exempt bond that will […]
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Housing Shortage Debate Flares in Brea
School board debates are so hot nationwide that the Department of Justice may step in to investigate concerns over threats and intimidation.
Posted inWestminster
Westminster Police Raid Council Member’s Rental Property on Illegal Gambling Suspicion
Councilmember Kimberly Ho acknowledged this week that her rental property was raided on suspicion of illegal gambling by her tenants.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Opponents of Santa Ana’s New Rent Control Law Now Working to Have Voters Repeal It
Landlord groups are working to take the final say on Santa Ana’s new rent control law to voters. But not without misleading tactics, some community groups claim.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Costa Mesa Continues Ban on Short Term Rentals; City Council Vows to Come Back With Regulations
Costa Mesa continues wrestling with how to regulate the short term rental industry — a debate that’s surfaced throughout cities in Orange County.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
No DA Decision, Some Reflection More Than A Year After OC Sheriff’s Dept. Killed Kurt Reinhold
September marked the one-year anniversary of Kurt Reinhold’s death. Much about the consequential killing remains unresolved.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Placentia Joins OC Cities’ Homeless Shuffle: City Cracks Down on People Sleeping in Cars, Public Spaces
Meanwhile, shelter space is dwindling in Orange County as the colder, wetter season takes hold.
