A total of 350 new units are expected to be added to the Vista Del Lago apartment complex despite community uproar over issues like parking and traffic.
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 Cities Grapple With Rising Rents & Tracking Evictions
Costa Mesa officials are expected to debate a rental registry this month while efforts are brewing in Anaheim to put a rent control ordinance on the November ballot.
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Irvine Partners with Costa Mesa for Homeless Shelter Beds
Irvine residents will have access to beds, as available, at Costa Mesa’s homeless shelter.
Posted inAnaheim
450 Apartments Slated for Anaheim Hills Amid Fire Evacuation Concerns
Anaheim officials approved a new apartment complex at the Festival Shopping Plaza despite intense pushback from residents who say it will increase evacuation times in a fire prone area.
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Six-Story Apartment Proposal Sparks Community Uproar in Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo leaders are weighing a high-density housing project that would add hundreds of new units to a pre-existing apartment complex.
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OC’s Biggest Headlines as Supervisor Campaign Flares Over Landfill
The campaign for 5th District OC Supervisor is heating up over a controversial landfill, immigrant aid funds could be expanding in a couple cities – these are just some of this week’s top headlines.
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US Supreme Court Goes Dark on Huntington Beach’s Housing Battle Against Sacramento
Justices declined to take up the case, meaning that city leaders are now facing state and court mandates to develop a housing plan immediately.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Bans Automated Rent Price Fixing
Officials are looking to ban the use of price fixing algorithms based on nonpublic real estate data to set rents amid concern the practice is driving up housing costs for renters.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Hills Housing Proposal Sparks Wildfire Evacuation Concerns
Nearly 450 homes could go up in Anaheim Hills as officials pressure a developer to use unionized labor while nearby residents raise wildfire safety and evacuation concerns.
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Laguna Beach Preserves Artist Housing Through $8 Million Loan
The approval comes at a time when the city is struggling to provide affordable housing to meet state mandates.
