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…
Housing Plan Calls for 1.5 million New SoCal Homes
April 18, 2021
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Tight Orange County Housing Supply Could Lead to Higher Prices
April 13, 2021
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Commentary According to the widely-read Orange County Housing Report, the median home price in Orange County is “anticipated to continue to increase at a pace of about 1 percent per month through the end of the year.” Supporting the authors’ analysis, the Orange Country Housing Report points to the amount of inventory available for purchase…
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…
UC–Irvine Professor Shares Optimistic Economic Outlook
March 25, 2021
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A University of California–Irvine professor shared high financial hopes for Orange County and beyond during a March 25 presentation. During an event hosted by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, economist Chris Schwarz forecasted the country bouncing back and returning to normalcy this year. “Things look really good for the economy,” he said. “I do think this is going to be a…
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…
Senate Confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as Housing Secretary
WASHINGTON—The Senate has confirmed Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, placing the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency just as Congress passed new benefits for renters and homeowners who have suffered economic losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fudge, who has represented parts of Cleveland and Akron in the…
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…
LA Controller Addresses Venice Council on City’s Homeless Problem
Supportive housing for the growing homeless population of Los Angeles is not being built fast enough to keep up with demand, despite ballot measures passed to address the problem, the city controller says. “Unfortunately what we’ve seen is, I think, a combination of neglect, a lack of focus, a lack of leadership, a lack of…
City Steps Up to Help Struggling Anaheim Landlords
Anaheim landlords whose rentals have gone unpaid during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can now turn to the city for financial help. Council has approved a local rental assistance program that provides landlords with up to 80 percent of unpaid rent for up to a year if they agree to waive the remaining 20 percent and not pursue evictions. It will begin…
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