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Housing & tenant protections

Housing policy remains active

Affordable housing, rents, tenant protections, residential development, and short-term-rental policy.

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Agenda records
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Summary

The recent arc

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  1. The council approved the city's written reply to an Orange County Grand Jury report criticising how state housing mandates are reshaping local neighbourhoods.

    4:04:22

  2. The council approved a density bonus agreement for a residential development at Alton and Raitt, the arrangement that lets a builder add homes in exchange for including affordable ones.

    2:58:22

  3. The Housing Authority agreed to let a state housing loan take priority over its own interest in a property, a step lenders normally require before funding.

    3:08:15
Record

Recent council history

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  1. Aug42026
    Item 34Agenda title · no cited summary

    Appeal Application No. 2026-01 - Appealing the Decision of the Planning Commission to Approve Site Plan Review No. 2026-01 and Approve One Incentive/Concession and Two Waivers or Reductions of Development Standards for the Think Together Property Located at 2101 East Fourth Street

    No evidence-backed summary is available for this agenda record.

  2. Aug42026
    Item 30Agenda title

    Density Bonus Agreement No. 2026-03 – Watermarke Sandpointe Mixed-Use Development (200 East Sandpointe Ave.) (Continued from City Council Meeting of July 7, 2026; Item No. 18)

    • Councilmember Phan recused herself and left the dais because the applicant is a client of her employer.3:40:06
    • Councilmember Bacerra objected that the project provides 40 percent less parking than the municipal code requires, and that offering units at extremely low income let the developer avoid both the in-lieu fee and a skilled and trained workforce.3:40:18
  3. Aug42026
    Item 6Agenda and summary

    Appoint Erica Gonzalez Nominated by Councilmember Vazquez as the Ward 2 Representative to the Rental Housing Board for a Partial Term Expiring in 2027

    • Erica Gonzalez was appointed as the Ward 2 representative to the Rental Housing Board for a partial term expiring in 2027.3:03:37
  4. Jul212026
    Item 10Agenda and summary

    Proposed City Response to Orange County Grand Jury Report Titled “California Housing Mandates: The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods”

    • The council approved the city's written reply to an Orange County Grand Jury report criticising how state housing mandates are reshaping local neighbourhoods.4:04:22
  5. Jul72026
    Item 19Agenda and summary

    Density Bonus Agreement No. 2026-04 – SWC Alton & Raitt Residential Development (2100 West Alton Avenue)

    • The council approved a density bonus agreement for a residential development at Alton and Raitt, the arrangement that lets a builder add homes in exchange for including affordable ones.2:58:22
  6. Jul72026
    Item 18Agenda and summary

    Density Bonus Agreement No. 2026-03 – Watermarke Sandpointe Mixed-Use Development (200 East Sandpointe Ave.)

    • A density bonus agreement for a mixed-use development on East Sandpointe was continued to the meeting on 4 August.3:25:01
    • Councilmember Phan was recorded as recused.3:25:01
  7. Jul72026
    Item 5Agenda and summary

    Appoint Giovanni Chavez Nominated by Councilmember Penaloza as the Ward 6 Representative to the Rental Housing Board for a Partial Term Expiring in 2027

    • Giovanni Chavez was appointed as the Ward 6 representative to the Rental Housing Board, on Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza's nomination.3:12:15
    • The appointment carried five votes to two, with Councilmembers Hernandez and Vazquez against.3:12:35
  8. Jun162026
    Item 3Agenda and summary

    Subordination Agreement and Lease Rider with the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for FX Residences

    • The Housing Authority agreed to let a state housing loan take priority over its own interest in a property, a step lenders normally require before funding.3:08:15