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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


CITY UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 2025 – AND THE DECEMBER 2, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING🌻FAIRVIEW PARK MASTER PLAN UPDATE 🌻 LAND USE ELEMENT AMENDMENT AND A 💣BOMBSHELL 💣ABOUT THE HOMELESS SHELTER
November was a dynamic month for governance in Costa Mesa. Here’s an update: Council and Committee Meetings City Council held two meetings in November—we already covered the November 18 meeting in a special update about the Draft Fairview Park Master Plan Update, but it met again on December 2, with that same subject on the Agenda; Planning Commission met once; Active Transportation Committee met; and Finance and Pension Advisory Committee (FiPAC) also held a meeting. NOV
Cynthia McDonald
Dec 10, 202546 min read
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