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Prop. 5 could unleash a flood of new affordable housing, road repairs, fire stations — and tax hikes. A worker stands on the roof of a home under construction in Irvine in September. (Allen J ...
The skyrocketing high cost of housing is a major issue in Irvine and Orange County, as the city council faces pressure to approve future income-subsidized housing projects to meet the demands of working-class citizens. University High School in Irvine McGaugh Hall at the University of California, Irvine
The Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act ("Costa–Hawkins") is a California state law enacted in 1995, placing limits on municipal rent control ordinances. Costa–Hawkins preempts the field in two major ways. [1] First, it prohibits cities from establishing rent control over certain kinds of residential units, such as single-family dwellings ...
Since about 1970, California has been experiencing an extended and increasing housing shortage, [1]: 3 such that by 2018, California ranked 49th among the states of the U.S. in terms of housing units per resident. [2]: 1 [3] This shortage has been estimated to be 3-4 million housing units (20-30% of California's housing stock, 14 million [4 ...
Tammy Kim (born January 16, 1971) is an American politician and nonprofit executive. She currently serves as a member of the Irvine City Council in California. [1] [2] Kim is an elected member of the Central Committee for the Democratic Party in Orange County [3] representing California's 68th State Assembly district.
California Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) is a statute streamlining housing construction in California counties and cities that fail to build enough housing to meet state mandated housing construction requirements. [1] The bill was introduced to the California State Assembly by State Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) on December 15, 2016. [2]
Lawrence Alan Agran (born February 2, 1945) is an American lawyer and the former mayor and a current city councilmember of Irvine, California.. In May 2023, Agran announced that he would be running as a candidate for the 2024 Irvine mayoral election; if elected, it would be his sixth non-consecutive term as mayor of Irvine.
The report's key figure, the "Housing Wage," reveals the hourly earnings necessary for full-time workers to afford fair market rental homes without exceeding 30% of their incomes. Nationally, the 2023 Housing Wage is $28.58 per hour for a modest two-bedroom home and $23.67 per hour for a one-bedroom home.