Santa Ana Relaxes Affordable Housing Laws; Declines Residents More Time for Rent Control Petition
Santa Ana
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A majority of Santa Ana City Council members declined to give residents more time for citizens’ signature-gathering efforts.
Santa Ana, San Clemente Approach Different Stages of Affordable Housing Debate This Week
Housing & Homelessness
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Santa Ana and San Clemente, cities in two different regions of Orange County, will debate the same component of affordable housing policies at different stages this week.
Santa Ana Moves Forward With Reduced Affordable Housing Requirements
Santa Ana
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Santa Ana City Council members in an initial vote relaxed affordable housing requirements for builders, despite dozens of public commenters raising concerns.
San Clemente to Potentially Decide on Changing Developers’ Affordable Housing Fees
San Clemente
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City officials will consider a potential overhaul of the decades old calculation at an upcoming study session seeking to create adequate funding for affordable housing.
Santa Ana Poised to Relax Affordable Housing Obligations on Developers
Housing & Homelessness
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Santa Ana officials could make it easier for developers to build for-profit apartments in the city, while lowering affordable housing requirements.
Santa Ana Arts Collective, a New Community for Artists, is Ready for Occupancy
ARTS & CULTURE
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Advocates for affordable housing in OC see the Santa Ana Arts Collective as an excellent example of addressing the needs of a specific population.
Newport Beach Spends Over a Million to Chase Housing Goals They Oppose
Housing & Homelessness
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Newport Beach city council members don’t support state plans for nearly 5,000 affordable housing units but under state law have to keep spending taxpayer money to implement the plan.
‘The Survival of Our Region’ Depends on Addressing Housing Crisis: A Q&A With Kome Ajise
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Voice of OC spoke with Kome Ajise, the executive director of SCAG about how the plan was developed, and what’s at stake with Southern California’s housing crisis.
Irvine and Newport Join Fight Against New Housing Mandates
Countywide
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Irvine and Newport Beach officials started 2020 by pushing back against new state-mandates to zone for thousands of new homes, as California continues to grapple with a housing shortage.
OC Cities Pushing Back Against Housing Target Increases
affordable housing
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Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa pushed back last week with resolutions opposing the expansion by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), as Irvine and Newport Beach gear up for similar votes Tuesday night.