Who We Are
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We are a non-profit organization started by people who see the need for more housing opportunities in Orange County. Our vision is to see the supply of housing increase through more housing construction.
We have two objectives:
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What does sucess look like?
We will be successful when there are more housing options and opportunities in Orange County and housing costs are more in line with wages and incomes. Our organizers were compelled to act after attending the statewide California Housing Summit sponsored by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on October 11, 2016 at the L.A. Hotel. The conference publications can be found on the conference website. If you are interested in keeping up with our progress, joining our efforts, or donating to our cause, check out our CONNECT page. |
Why do we need More Housing in Orange County?
For the past 40 years cities in Coastal California, including Orange County, have enacted and enforced land use regulations that have made housing production increasingly difficult despite strong demand from a growing population. New generations of native Californians are ready to establish their own households. They are joined by new transplants from other regions who move to Orange County and contribute to our communities, but the shortage of housing units has made it difficult to find suitable housing. Many development projects that conform to land use requirements and would add much-needed housing are blocked by established neighbors who oppose development in their communities.
For generations, Orange County was defined by plentiful housing and good jobs that made it an affordable place to live and raise a family. It offered residents a high quality of life and opportunities for upward mobility. In recent years, neighborhood opposition has delayed and denied housing production and made Orange County a place defined by its housing scarcity. Homes are expensive; rents are high, and wages have not kept up with the costs of living here. Many people live in over-crowded conditions, and young adults continue to live "at home" with their parents even after they have graduated and gotten jobs.
If future generations are to experience the opportunities Orange County once offered, we must build the housing they need to establish themselves on the first rung of the housing ladder. Investing in more housing will enable young people and working families to find a suitable place to call home. Orange County will once again be a place where opportunities abound for hardworking people to establish themselves in the middle class, where children can thrive, and where the future of our communities will be brighter because of the dynamic contributions of our new neighbors.
For generations, Orange County was defined by plentiful housing and good jobs that made it an affordable place to live and raise a family. It offered residents a high quality of life and opportunities for upward mobility. In recent years, neighborhood opposition has delayed and denied housing production and made Orange County a place defined by its housing scarcity. Homes are expensive; rents are high, and wages have not kept up with the costs of living here. Many people live in over-crowded conditions, and young adults continue to live "at home" with their parents even after they have graduated and gotten jobs.
If future generations are to experience the opportunities Orange County once offered, we must build the housing they need to establish themselves on the first rung of the housing ladder. Investing in more housing will enable young people and working families to find a suitable place to call home. Orange County will once again be a place where opportunities abound for hardworking people to establish themselves in the middle class, where children can thrive, and where the future of our communities will be brighter because of the dynamic contributions of our new neighbors.
About the California Housing Summit
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About the Housing Summit
Video by CA Fwd
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Download the Report, "The Cost of Not Housing"
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