"Millennial About Town!" chronicles the great entertainment, arts, and culture found right here in Orange County. Got suggestions for me? Send them to Patty Conover. It's finally here! Over 100,000 foodies and cultural enthusiasts in 80 cities around the world have already embraced the phenomenon that is Le...
OCBC testified in support of Operation Home S.A.F.E at the City Council meeting last Tuesday, which ultimately passed unanimously. OCBC commends the leadership of the entire council, especially Councilmember Kris Murray, who lead the initiative. The action declared a citywide state of emergency and put in...
Orange County’s Irvine Co. said Friday it plans to bid for Amazon.com’s second headquarters, which Amazon says will employ up to 50,000 people. Privately held Irvine Co. said it would work with the city of Irvine, a master-planned community developed by the company, to “submit a responsive...
The Legislature returns to Sacramento this week to determine the fate of hundreds of bills between now and September 15 when legislators adjourn for the year. Issues likely to be considered include a sustainable funding source for affordable housing, a Water and Parks bond, water conservation...
The following is a letter to the editor from Lucy Dunn, President and CEO, responding to the article '1,710 apartments proposed at Irvine's Sand Canyon interchange face opposition.' Dear Editor: The City of Irvine is jobs rich and an economic powerhouse. Keeping those high-paying jobs, retaining talented...
OCBC opposes Senate Bill 714 by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), which would allow the State Coastal Conservancy to acquire by eminent domain and operate the West Coyote Hills property in Fullerton. The bill undermines local control by overturning a 2014 General Plan agreement for the...
The report concluded there are two ways to mitigate the challenges of high housing prices: “bring earnings up or bring costs down.” Let’s steer away from the cost side for now where reform is needed in everything from state environmental burdens, to federal regulation on lending,...
The LA Times recently published a couple of stories on June 29 and July 11 about the continuing housing crises and the supposed failure of California’s housing element law to avert that crises. Simply stated, California’s housing element law requires that every city and county plan for its own...
Housing affordability is arguably the most pressing issue California families face today. Unnecessarily increasing costs make that opportunity even more elusive. According to the nonpartisan Legislative Analysts’ Office, the poorest 25 percent of the state’s income earners report spending an astounding 67 percent on housing costs....
According to the nonprofit California Housing Partnership Corp., Southern California is short 1 million low-income homes. The latest housing needs assessment reached this figure by analyzing the number of families earning 50 percent or less of the median household income and spending more than two-thirds...
