Costa Mesa is taking strides to expand affordable housing in the city, as officials June 20 approved $4 million towards the conversion of a Travelodge motel near the John Wayne Airport into 76 permanent supportive housing units for those at risk of homelessness.
Councilors voted 4–1, with Councilman Don Harper opposed, to move forward with the project that would help the city meet its goal of adding nearly 3,000 units of housing for low-income earners by 2029.
California’s housing department has mandated Costa Mesa zone for 11,760 new units of housing by that year at various income levels as part of a statewide plan. Last November, city officials additionally approved $5.8 million towards the conversion of a Motel 6—located on Newport Boulevard—which will add 87 units of housing for very low-income households….