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At-risk youth in Orange County can resume in-person programming, thanks to a donation of personal protective equipment by the California Apartment Association and Anaheim Mayor Pro Tem Steve Faessel.
Victor Cao of CAA delivers personal protective equipment to Higher Ground Youth and Family Services. Photos by John Nguyen
The equipment consists of transparent shields, or “sneeze guards,” that fit on students’ desks to make in-person learning safer during the pandemic. The dividers will benefit Higher Ground Youth and Family Services, which offers educational assistance, STEM, music, art and tutoring to at-risk youth. Victor Cao, CAA’s senior vice president of public affairs,… Read More
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Costa Mesa has become the latest city in Orange County to launch a rental assistance program to help tenants affected by COVID-19.
The California Apartment Association helped the city of Costa Mesa with the effort, which won City Council approval on Oct. 6.
“I commend Mayor Katrina Foley, Costa Mesa City Council, and Assistant City Manager Susan Price for putting this program together,” said Victor Cao, local vice president of public affairs for CAA. “This is much-needed relief for both tenants and independent rental owners.”
In addition to its work in Costa Mesa, CAA has partnered with Anaheim, Irvine and… Read More
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Christopher Thornberg
The California Apartment Association is pleased to announce that renowned economist Christopher Thornberg, founding partner of Beacon Economics, will deliver the economic forecast at Outlook 2020 — an economic and political lookahead for Orange County’s rental housing industry.
The forecast is part of CAA’s annual Orange
County Holiday Breakfast meeting, which comes to Costa Mesa on Dec. 5.
In addition to an analysis of the state and local economy, Thornberg will provide a snapshot of employment, home prices, consumer spending, personal income, and other leading economic indicators impacting the Orange County market.
Aside from his role at Beacon… Read More
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An overflow crowd gathered outside City Hall during last week’s Westminster City Council meeting.
After hearing from the California
Apartment Association, the Westminster City Council decided last week to steer
clear of rent control policies.
The topic of capping rents came up during the city’s Aug. 14 meeting, which included eight hours of testimony from over 100 speakers. The council also received this staff report on rent control, which highlights the legal and administrative risks of the policy for the city of 91,564.
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Rental property owners and industry partners gathered last month for an annual CAA celebration that helps secure housing for Orange County families.
On May 24, more than 400 attendees gathered for the fifth annual CAA Orange County Charity Gala. The casino-themed event, held at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, provided an evening of good food and fun — all for a good cause.
The evening benefited Families Forward, which helps families achieve self-sufficiency through housing, food, counseling, career coaching, education, and other support services.
CAA Advisory Board Member, Laura Khouri, said, “The CAA Orange County Advisory Board of… Read More
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An effort to place rent control before Santa Ana voters this November has entered the signature-gathering phase.
The city attorney for Santa Ana recently gave petitioners the green light to begin circulating a petition for a measure titled the City of Santa Ana Rent Stabilization and Renters’ Rights Act. The title and summary is accessible here.
Tenant advocates filed the initiative with the city clerk in April and have been working for some time to launch their signature-gathering campaign.
Tagged: ElectionsRent Control Orange County
By now, you’ve likely heard about the plumbing code change taking effect Jan. 1, 2019.
Basically, if your apartment building was built before 1993 — and some of the original toilets, showerheads and aerators are still in place — chances are good that your property will fall out of code compliance come New Year’s Day.
The code change taking effect comes from Senate Bill 407, a water-conservation measure that was passed in 2009. The bill’s water-efficiency mandates have rolled out slowly over the past decade, and the mandate for water-efficient plumbing fixtures in multifamily housing is the final piece to… Read More
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On Feb. 6, the CAA Orange County Advisory Board of Directors was honored to present a live auction event held at Shea Apartment’s new Vantis property in Aliso Viejo. The event proved to be a huge success, raising money for the local Orange County PAC. Nearly 50 property managers and industry partners came out to show their support.
“I want to give a big thank you to my board member Kevin Forsyth from Essex Property Trust. He did an amazing job as our auctioneer,” said Matthew Buck, vice president of public affairs for CAA Orange County. “The stand-in cardboard cutouts… Read More
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A number of the California Apartment Association’s corporate members received recognition last month for their work to help reduce homelessness in Orange County.
The honors came Aug. 24 as Families Forward held its sixth Annual Housing Partner Appreciation event. Families Forward which helps families achieve self-sufficiency through housing, food, counseling, career coaching, education, and other support services.
The La Palma City Council last month approved a moratorium on multifamily development, a move that promises to worsen Orange County’s ongoing housing shortage and keep rental prices rising.
The moratorium, approved June 20, applies to multifamily and commercial projects for which plans had not yet been submitted.
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