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Um, there are already several thousand affordable housing units in IAC apartment complexes, and other complexes that aren't IAC, all around Irvine. And, the city of Irvine has had an inclusionary policy for years. Many of those units are multi-family, with children that are IUSD students. I find...

It's not surprising that you find many non-profits in Santa Ana - it's the county seat (hence the center of local and in some cases state funding sources), and is the largest city in the county (by population). Also, Santa Ana is one of the most densely populated urban areas in the country...

Regardless of how you feel about the "political correctness" of housing element law, it is the state law and has been so for several decades. Cities and counties are expected to comply with the law. And, no, the city is not trying to stop all affordable housing. It simply feels that the...

Per my previous posts, the city has not been fighting their housing element allocations. The only reason their community development department decided to pursue an appeal of this period's allocation is because SCAG incorrectly assumed that because there was a lot of available land, ALL of...

Sorry, Grace, I have to disagree. However, as someone who has seen many affordable developments, in and outside of Irvine, I can see why you might think this. Because Irvine is a fairly young communitiy, most of the housing stock, affordable or otherwise, is all pretty similar since it was all...

All affordable housing, at least in CA, is built largely with a combination of federal and state loans designated for affordable building. A multitude of factors determine whether a particular new affordable development will be rental or for sale (site location, local codes, state and federal...

All cities and counties in the state of California are required by state Housing Element law to provide housing for residents in their communities at 5 income levels, from extremely low income to market rate. Each community's housing element plan is good for between 5 and 8 years. It is not...