Rancho La Paz seniors have been lobbying Fullerton and Anaheim city councils for nearly six months for help on raising rents. Seniors secured a rent subsidy from Fullerton. Anaheim decided to let the market runs its course.
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 inAliso Viejo, Countywide, Dana Point, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, Safety, Security & Justice, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
South County Homeless Lawsuit is Almost Completely Dismissed
Judge Percy Anderson removed four of the five cities being sued in the closely-watched case, and rejected the existing legal arguments against the fifth. He left open the possibility of the case being re-filed as a series of separate lawsuits against cities.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Rancho La Paz Seniors to Rely on Owner-Funded Subsidies
The Fullerton City Council decided to hold onto a temporary rent control ordinance to see if promises by Rancho La Paz senior mobile home park owner John Saunders work for the residents, while the city is looking to create its own rental subsidy fund for mobile home residents.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Fullerton City Council to Again Consider Mobile Home Park Rent Management
Seniors living at the Rancho La Paz mobile home park won’t find out until August if the Fullerton City Council will step in and help them manage rents with either a temporary rent control ordinance or a rent relief fund.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Almost 7,000 Homeless People Counted in OC Amid Housing Debate
It’s a 43 percent increase from two years earlier. “We have a shortage of both affordable and available housing to meet the needs of our populations,” said Susan Price, the county’s coordinator of homeless services.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Homeless Settlement Limits South County Anti-Camping Enforcement
“This is a game-changer,” Judge David O. Carter told the courtroom Tuesday before signing off on the settlement, which the court can enforce for the next three years.
Posted inAnaheim, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness
Fullerton City Council to Decide How to Handle Mobile Home Seniors’ Rent Increases
The Fullerton City Council will discuss Tuesday how to handle the incoming rent increases faced by seniors living at Rancho La Paz mobile home park — which could be a rental assistance fund or a future rent control ordinance.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Countywide, Dana Point, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Judge Declines Emergency Block of San Clemente’s Anti-Camping Law
It was U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson’s first ruling in a closely-watched civil rights lawsuit against south OC cities.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness
Anaheim Apartment Tenants Get No Rent Relief from City Council
The Anaheim City Council voted down two separate proposed apartment rent control ordinances, after hours of public comment from renters telling how difficult the incoming rent increases will be.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff to Get Extra $65 Million for Existing Services Amid Pushback Over Housing, Public Defender
County costs are growing faster than revenues, most prominently with the Sheriff’s Department, officials said.
