The Orange County Grand Jury’s latest report released Thursday, June 23, recommends that South Orange County cities should develop an emergency shelter for the homeless.
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) recently completed a study that found the presence of affordable housing in an area does not cause an uptick in crime or decrease property values.
PAUL N. WYATT, Dana Point In early 2022, the City of Dana Point STR Subcommittee submitted a Draft Short-Term Rental (STR) Ordinance to the California…
Featured Image: The mixed-use project, shown in the rendering, will consist of 18 condominiums, two store spaces, a retail suite, and a restaurant. Photo: Courtesy…
KATHY ESFAHANI, Chair of the San Clemente Affordable Housing Coalition Kudos for last week’s excellent article on the challenges to building affordable housing in San…
Editor’s Note: This story, first published Monday afternoon, Feb. 14, has been updated to reflect the council’s vote on Tuesday night, Feb. 15, and to…
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO—Members of the San Juan Capistrano Design Review Committee heard about the ongoing plans for a mixed-use project that would build a new…
By Breeana Greenberg A unanimous vote by the Dana Point Planning Commission last month recommends that the City Council adopt the Housing Element Update—the blueprint…
CAROL WILSON, Capistrano Beach The article on Dana Point having affordable housing is a joke. Very low-income DP residents earn $52,000 or less a year?…
Lillian Boyd. Dana Point Times Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has awarded planning…
Shawn Raymundo and Lillian Boyd, Dana Point Times Counties and cities across Southern California will collectively need to plan to construct more than 1.34 million…
One Man Finds Housing Thanks to City-Coordinated Resources By Lillian Boyd, Dana Point Times Editor’s Note: This article incorrectly stated Leslie Payan was the first…
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