Overcrowded Houses Countywide Problem

Our readers wrote letters throughout 1992, expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters to help us remember the events that mattered to Orange County readers this past year. We would like to thank the readers who took the time to share their views, and we look forward to hearing from them and others in 1992.

. . . Who is it who placed the mantle on Santa Ana and cities like it to provide housing for the immigrants coming into Orange County? I agree that the recent (overcrowding) ordinance was too simplistic and would have caused many hardships. But I also believe that “building more affordable housing” is also simplistic. Santa Ana is one of the few remaining areas in Orange County where there is affordable housing. Where is the affordable housing in Newport Beach and Irvine? How many one-bedroom apartments in Mission Viejo and Huntington Beach rent to 10 people?

The overcrowding problems need to be addressed on a countywide basis and not city by city.

MARGARET MOOD

Santa Ana