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.
Public Demand For Affordable Artists Apartments in Santa Ana Prompts City Outreach Effort
ARTS & CULTURE
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Santa Ana’s publicly funded residences for artists are part of a trend to integrate them into gentrifying communities. Artists Apartments’ $457,000 cost per unit is typical for subsidized housing.
Santa Ana Lures Artists With Low-Rent Housing
ARTS & CULTURE
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When it opens in November, the Santa Ana Arts Collective will be the first rent-subsidized complex in Orange County intended specifically for artists.
OC Should Get Ready to Compete for State Homeless Housing Money, Say City and Business Leaders
Housing & Homelessness
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Hundreds of millions of dollars in state grants could become available next year, and some community leaders want to compete for it to help build 2,700 homes for homeless people.
Orange County Declares Housing Shortage a Threat to Residents and Businesses
affordable housing
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The lack of affordable housing threatens the quality of life and upward mobility of residents, and puts the county’s economic future at risk, according to a declaration by county supervisors.
Hansburg: Political Leaders Acknowledge Need to Build Middle Class Housing
Community Opinion
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Elizabeth Hansburg, who is Director of Orange County’s YIMBY group, People for Housing OC, writes that Orange County political leaders need to understand that there is massive public backing for affordable housing construction of all types.