The push to create more housing supply with Senate Bills 9 and 10 would increase allowable density in single-family zones across the state – lacking affordability or environmental requirements. We have affordable housing solutions that would allow appropriate construction with community participation, but these one-size-fits-all bills will cause development fever across California.
Tag: housing
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Cruz: Senate Bills 9 and 10 Preserve, Protect, and Provide Housing for Orange County’s Future
In a county that historically has denied fair housing, Senate Bills 9 and 10 try to solve
some wrongs by modestly densifying, if single-family homeowners choose to.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Skinner: Why Are Democrats Destroying Our Neighborhoods?
The Democrat controlled state legislature is poised to eliminate single family zoning by voting next week to allow developers to have the ability to subdivide any lot in any neighborhood. Only a public outcry will stop them. The public needs to act now to stop this.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
State Legislature’s Modest Efforts to Permit Increased Density in Residential Neighborhoods are Necessary Steps Toward Ending the State’s Housing Crisis
The California state Legislature is currently considering two bills that would permit –not require – small increases in density in residential neighborhoods. These bills, Senate Bills 9 and 10, will go a long way toward addressing the severe housing crisis that is threatening our state’s future, while placing minimal impacts on existing communities.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Richards: State Legislature Defies Constitution to Wipe Out Single Family Zoning
California legislators want to eliminate single family zoning and replace quiet neighborhoods with high density, multi-family units. Sold as a housing solution, Senate Bills 9 and 10 are a gift to developers who can override local land use planning and defy voters who have a stake in their communities.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Hansburg: Making Room for New Neighbors is Key to Maintaining Community Identity
Orange County has a pervasive, unrelenting shortage of places for people to live. Those with more money are able to displace those with less. And while it is instinctual for a neighborhood or community under pressure to protest new housing, it actually works against the long-term goal of neighborhood stability and community identity.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Cities Update Rules On ‘Granny Flats’ In Response To State Housing Mandates
Brea and Garden Grove are some of the first cities in the county to look at the new state limits and figure out how to comply with it.
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana’s New, Younger Council Will Get To Decide What The City Looks Like When It Grows Up
The city’s general plan outlines the city’s official stance on what kinds of land uses are allowed throughout the city for decades into the future.
Posted inIrvine, Top Stories
Student Protests Spur Irvine City Council To Discuss Rent And Housing Options
Mayor Christina Shea ordered city staff to prepare a report regarding a potential rent suspension in response to a protest organized by UCI students.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
UC Irvine Students Wrestle With Lease Break Payments
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.
