Orange County’s $8.8 billion budget includes housing, mental health funds
Alicia Robinson Orange County’s 2022-23 budget would devote tens of millions of dollars to mental health services and housing for people on…
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With start of California fire season, debate rages over best ways to protect your home
Steve Scauzillo Climate change, high temperatures and dry brush prompted Southern California fire chiefs to declare the early start of fire season…
138 new homes coming to Mission Viejo, Irvine from under $600,000 to over $1 million
Written by Jonathan Lansner The entrance off El Toro Road and the 241 toll road are seen at a Trumark Homes development…
Orange County adds 20 million-dollar ZIPs, loses 17 bargain neighborhoods
Written by Jonathan Lansner – jlansner@scng.com The pandemic’s homebuying binge has boosted the number of million-dollar Orange County neighborhoods by 20 in…
California wants to force insurers to reward homeowners for fireproofing homes
Written by Grace Gedye When Ashley Raveche and her husband bought their home in Mill Valley, they thought they were doing everything…
HOA Homefront: Drought emergency is back; did your community notice?
Written by Kelly G. Richardson California has experienced many drought periods, but in January 2014 the drought situation became sufficiently severe that…
Unique loan offers no income threshold for underserved homebuyers
Written by Jeff Lazerson A unique, low-entry mortgage may be a salve for high Southern California home prices, offering one option that…
Recovery begins in Laguna Niguel neighborhood after Coastal fire
Written by Erika I. Ritchie Ali Darian carefully raked through the rubble and debris left of his 5,000-square-foot, two-story Mediterranean-style home on…
California’s home cooking laws are hard to stomach
Written by Nick Sibilla As the pandemic kept more people at home and out of work (especially in the restaurant industry), California…
Laguna Woods HOA to hire outside experts to study pine tree project
Written by Brooke Becher United Mutual will spend up to $50,000 to hire a third-party arborist and an environmental specialist for its…
Angel Stadium: Sale, legal settlement could produce more than 1,100 affordable homes
Written by Alicia Robinson In coming years Anaheim could gain up to 1,104 affordable homes, thanks to the sale of Angel Stadium…
4 LA County cities, including Redondo Beach, Whittier, file legal challenge against state housing bill
Senate Bill 9, enacted Jan. 1, permits single-family lots to be divided for development of two to four houses. Four Los Angeles…
78% of Southern California neighborhoods don’t allow apartments, study finds
Three-quarters of Southern California’s neighborhoods are zoned exclusively for detached, single-family homes, contributing to racial segregation and limiting minority access to better…
Laguna Woods HOA meeting attendees want tree cutting proposal axed
It’s not a done deal. That’s the word from Village Management Services Landscaping Services Director Kurt Wiemann after reports that the United…
Region’s home prices hit another record in February, rising to $706,000
Southern California home prices continued a 1 ½-year, double-digit climb last month, setting a record for the 11th time in just over…
Fullerton may use $4 million from state to purchase shelter property, reducing its cost for beds
With $4 million in state funds, Fullerton city officials are exploring the purchase of a 150-bed recuperative care and navigation center on…