Irvine officials are reshaping their approach to affordable housing developments with a new emphasis on residents — at-risk of becoming homeless — who already live or work in the city.
Although Irvine is one of the county’s leaders in creating affordable housing, city staff members say that the discounted units usually go to people from outside the city.
“Irvine should be incredibly proud of the number of affordable housing units that we do have here locally,” Heather Dion, Irvine’s director of health and wellness, said at the June 10 council meeting…