Affordable Housing Goals
 News brief

Quotas are given to local cities to build affordable housing units. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has the authority under state law to develop those quotas for cities in our area. SCAG is trying to rush a bill through the state legislature, in the next 30 days, which revises future procedure for establishing those goals. It appears such legislation could weaken input from local cities in determining housing policies. This could create a more oppressive, mandatory system than before. The proposed legislation also fails to provide a transparent model by which goals would be established. It likewise appears to weaken the ability of cities to seek revision of the assigned goals. At its July 24 meeting, the Mission Viejo Planning Commission, on a motion by Brad Morton, unanimously opposed SCAG's proposal. Letters of opposition have been sent to SCAG by the cities of Mission Viejo, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Tustin. http://www.scag.ca.gov/