Is OC’s Most Progressive City Set to Challenge State Housing Goals?
Officials in one of Orange County’s most progressive cities might be poised to exempt themselves
from state housing mandates.
Officials in one of Orange County’s most progressive cities might be poised to exempt themselves
from state housing mandates.
California officials rejected the city’s residential blueprint after getting complaints it includes a public school, a hotel, a sheriff’s training facility and other occupied parcels.
State courts have ruled for 40 years that charter cities must obey state housing laws.
Build a more resilient coast that anticipates sea level rise and still make progress on housing.
California is overlooking this vast supply of public land for affordable housing
“Cities all over Orange County have dragged their feet and didn’t do the work to get into
compliance on time. Now, it’s come home to roost.
The Orange County Council of Governments’ lawsuit claims SoCal does not need the number of homes estimated, and OC cities should be responsible for a tiny fraction of what the state assigned. The lawsuit aims to reduce the amount of affordable housing built in OC. At its core, this is exclusionary NIMBYism, and it distracts from what … Read more
Building affordable housing on land owned by faith communities or congregations has emerged as a strategy in several cities’ 6th cycle housing elements. Some cities are crafting ordinances to specifically enable this use. But what does this new affordable housing look like once it is built, and what is it like for the congregation once … Read more
Despite policy efforts aimed at increasing production, California still has a shortage of affordable housing. City leaders struggle to find space to accommodate new housing development in the face of NIMBY opposition. Faith communities often have unused or under-used space on their campuses. Many congregations have partnered with affordable housing developers to build affordable housing … Read more
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