Student Protests Spur Irvine City Council To Discuss Rent And Housing Options
Irvine
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Mayor Christina Shea ordered city staff to prepare a report regarding a potential rent suspension in response to a protest organized by UCI students.
UC Irvine Students Wrestle With Lease Break Payments
Irvine
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College students living in the University Town Center managed by the Irvine Company are trying to return home after the university was shut down, but can’t afford the payments to break their leases early.
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.
OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa Could Be Used To House Local Homeless People
Housing & Homelessness
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As a local housing and homelessness crisis continues to claim lives, Orange County officials may soon look to the 150-acre county fairgrounds for help by sheltering homeless people on the property.
Santa Ana Residents Say Landlords Are Evicting Them Ahead of New State Law, City Council Balks on Emergency Tenant Protections
Housing & Homelessness
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Santa Ana housing advocates say local landlords are rushing to evict tenants or raising rents to get ahead of a new California rent control law, and calling on the City Council to follow other cities across the state in enacting protections for tenants until the state law takes effect.
Developer Offers Scaled Down Apartment Proposal Near Discovery Cube on North Main
Santa Ana
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Developer Ryan Ogulnick is offering to scale down a controversial plan for a large apartment complex along North Main Street in Santa Ana, right across from the Discovery Cube, which has been intensely opposed by residents of the surrounding Park Santiago neighborhood.
Martinez: Solving The Housing Crisis Requires Good Planning
Community Opinion
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Santa Ana City Councilwoman Michelle Martinez challenges Orange County officials on the housing crisis noting that nearly half of Orange County cities haven’t updated their general plans, which is a great way to set out a community housing strategy.