A Voice of OC review found that much of the city’s current housing plans are set up on sites that can’t be developed for another 20 years – something that prompted a warning from state housing officials.
Tag: Cesar Covarrubias
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Half of Orange County Lacks State Approved Housing Plans as HB Reignites Debate on Mandates
While Huntington Beach city council members are in a legal battle with state officials over housing law, 19 cities in Orange County don’t have their housing plans certified by the state yet.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Will Builder’s Remedy Create Housing Without Local Approval in Orange County?
The forced development tool has already surfaced in Southern California. In Orange County, the cities of La Habra and Orange may be up first.
Posted inSanta Ana
California Regulators Probe County Land Deal Next to Santa Ana College
The question is whether public land should be used to drive revenue for local governments – and when that crosses the line.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What Will OC’s Landscape Look Like in 10 Years? Cities Struggle With Housing Plans
A state database shows Yorba Linda and Irvine as the only OC cities with newly approved housing plans as cities wrestle with where hundreds of thousands of new homes will go by 2029.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
New Housing Bills Allowing for Denser Neighborhoods Sharply Divide OC’s State Legislators
If signed into law, the bills would allow up to four homes per single-family parcel, and let cities and counties to waive environmental review for developments of up to 10 units.
Posted inTop Stories, Transportation
County Remains Among Worst in State for Affordable Housing
A new report from the California Housing Partnership shows there are only 18 affordable units per 100 extremely low-income renters.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Living Dangerously to Pay the Rent
As rents rise and incomes stagnate, people are increasingly
sharing apartments with strangers, putting children at risk and
creating unhealthful, crowded homes.
