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March 2026 Costa Mesa City Hall Update Part Two—If you blinked, you might’ve missed a lot
March was an exceptionally busy month at City Hall. So busy, in fact, that this report is divided into two parts. In addition to a heavy meeting schedule (we attend as many as we can), the City released the Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan, a nearly 300‑page document. After a thorough review, we submitted a detailed 24-page comment letter addressing key concerns. We’ve already reported on several March meetings (links included below). Unfortunately, one of our writ
Cynthia McDonald
May 234 min read


March 2026 Costa Mesa City Hall Update Part One—If you blinked, you might’ve missed a lot
March 2026 Costa Mesa City Hall Update Part One--If you blinked, you might’ve missed a lot
Cynthia McDonald
May 120 min read


CITY UPDATE FOR JANUARY 2026 - MAJOR CHANGES TO HOUSING AND REZONING AHEAD
f you want to skip to the item that will most likely have the most impact on your daily life, go to the Planning Commission New Business item near the bottom.
Cynthia McDonald
Feb 2031 min read


CITY HALL UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 2025 – MORE ON THE 🐝FAIRVIEW PARK MASTER PLAN UPDATE🐝, THE NEW ZONING 🏢“MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT”🏢 (ARE YOU IN THE “MUOD”?)
Besides the early December meeting of the City Council, things were somewhat calm at City Hall. Here’s an update: Council and Committee Meetings: City Council held only one meeting on December 2, and we already covered it in a special update since it concerned the Draft Fairview Park Master Plan Update. Please read that dispatch here: https://www.costamesa1st.com/post/city-update-for-november-2025-and-the-december-2-2025-city-council-meeting-fairview-park-master Planning
Cynthia McDonald
Dec 31, 202526 min read
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