City council members are expected to consider mandating affordable housing at new housing developments throughout the city in an effort to combat the housing unaffordability crisis.
Tag: Costa Mesa City Council
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Calls for Rent Control Intensify in Coastal Orange County’s Costa Mesa
Community health workers pushed for rent control during Tuesday’s council meeting, marking the third time in two months that people have organized to make a public plea for a citywide cap on rent increases.
Posted inGovernment
How Are OC Cities Planning To Spend Their Federal Neighborhood Grant Money?
Multiple city councils throughout the county are discussing how to allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants aimed at improving community life.
Posted inEconomy
Fullerton, La Habra and Costa Mesa Look To Regulate Commercial Cannabis
The Fullerton City Council will take a final vote to repeal the commercial regulation of cannabis on Tuesday.
Posted inGovernment
Costa Mesa Launches Loan Program to Assist Small Businesses
The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to start a $250,000 emergency loan program to help keep small businesses devastated economically in the city alive.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Emergencies & Disasters, Irvine, Top Stories
Cities Across Orange County Adopt Eviction Ban Ordinances
Cities across Orange County cities are adopting bans on evictions due to the economic fallout from the state’s stay home order. To date, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Costa Mesa have adopted bans while cities like Irvine and Garden Grove have adopted softer consumer protections. Meanwhile, questions mount about what the bans will do to smaller property owners.
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Federal Judge Issues Ruling Affirming Costa Mesa’s Victory In Sober Living Lawsuit
The City of Costa Mesa sealed its victory in the groundbreaking case involving Yellowstone Women’s First Stop House, Inc. and two other entities after Federal District Judge James Selna ruled in the city’s favor.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Police Union Private Investigator Sentenced to County Jail for Acts to Discredit Councilmen
Christopher Joseph Lanzillo will serve one year in county jail for efforts to entrap two Costa Mesa city councilmen in embarrassing and illegal acts.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Property Eyed as Site for Mental Health Service Center
The state may shutter a 114-acre property that currently houses developmentally disabled adults. Homeless advocates, and a state senator, say the property should be re-purposed as a center for homeless people and others who need temporary housing and mental health services.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Appellate Court Rejects Police Union’s Attempt to Block Costa Mesa Case
The Fourth District Court of Appeal denied an attempt by Costa Mesa’s police union to block part of a lawsuit by councilman Jim Righeimer and Mayor Steve Mensinger alleging a host of misdeeds by police union members and private investigators.
