Changes to the way state-imposed zoning quotas for new housing units are calculated have created unnecessarily high allotments throughout Southern California, critics say. The changes, made “behind the scenes” in 2019, have tripled the number of homes required to be built in the Southern California region over the next eight-year cycle to more than 1.3…
Officials Question Methods Used to Determine California Housing Quotas
Study: Pandemic Causes Southern California’s Population Growth to Stall
June 9, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Low birth rates, uncertainty over immigration and long-term impacts from COVID-19 will result in a year-over-year population decline in Southern California for the first time ever, researchers said in the first of a two-part demographic conference sponsored by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the University of Southern California. The 32nd annual…
Housing Plan Calls for 1.5 million New SoCal Homes
April 18, 2021
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Commentary Southern California counties, cities and jurisdictions need to provision for 1.5 million new homes throughout the next eight years. California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) works with local jurisdictions, analyzing population growth, job growth and transportation infrastructure to develop mandates for how many new homes jurisdictions must plan for. The approach includes…
Orange County Officials Claim They’re ‘Shut Out’ of Leadership in SoCal Agency
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has elected a new slate of officers to serve one-year terms beginning May 6, but none are from Orange County. The regional group meets regularly to discuss and implement housing and transportation issues for 191 cities in six counties, including Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Imperial, Riverside, and San…
SCAG Drafts Equity Plan for ‘Communities of Concern’
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has drafted a plan that would incentivize private business owners to reflect more diversity in their companies to get city contracts. SCAG, the nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization, has introduced a draft of a Racial Equity Early Action Plan to be voted on next month. It would reward…
Huntington Beach Officials Debate Suing State Over Mandatory Housing Quotas
Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates recently suggested that the city should consider suing two government agencies over upcoming state-imposed housing mandates, sparking a debate in City Council about whether litigation or legislation is a better approach to reducing its allocation. Gates suggested that the city consider suing the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)…
Proposed California Housing Policies Target Single-Family Homes in Push for Social Equity, Officials Say
March 13, 2021
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Proposed state housing policies that seek to brand single-family home ownership in Southern California as exclusionary are making it more difficult to solve the region’s housing woes, some local officials say—but supporters are defending the policies as necessary to correct historical biases in the market. The officials, who are regional council members of the Southern…
Irvine Officials Say State Housing Mandates Penalize Economic Success
Officials in Irvine, California, say the state has imposed burdensome housing quotas on the city because it has successfully created transportation hubs around major job centers as desired. State mandates will require Irvine to build nearly 24,000 housing units by 2029. City planners liken the requirement to a punishment for economic success, and indicate they…
SCAG Rejects Cities’ Appeals, Upholds Santa Ana Housing Allocation
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has rejected an appeal by four Orange County cities to shift state-mandated housing allocation requirements to Santa Ana. The cities of Irvine, Yorba Linda, Newport Beach, and Garden Grove contested the state’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) quotas, arguing that Santa Ana should be required to build an…
Analyst Delivers Mixed Economic Message to SCAG
A business representative has delivered a mixed economic forecast to members of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) at the group’s current two-week session. Randall Lewis, a non-voting member and business representative on the council who specializes in real estate, recently gave his regularly scheduled economic assessment to the group, which members say provides…
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