There’s still time to participate in Round 1 online - Let’s talk housing!
Thank you to the nearly 200 people who joined us this summer. We engaged in conversation, learning, walking, visioning, and more to discuss the future of housing in Costa Mesa. From late July through September, the City facilitated several pop-up’s and four community workshops throughout Costa Mesa. To learn more about what we did, read more below and click HERE.
There’s still time to participate in Round 1 online!
Didn’t get a chance to participate in person? No problem! Take our ONLINE SURVEY before 12 PM on Tuesday, September 30th, 2025. Provide your email address to be entered into a raffle to win one of two $25 Visa gift cards!
More ways to provide input:
Have ideas about housing specific to Harbor and Newport Boulevards, the Westside, and/or North Costa Mesa and SoBECA areas? Submit your comments HERE. You can also email us directly at neighborhoods@costamesaca.gov.
What happened in Round 1?
The first round of Neighborhoods Where We All Belong consisted of multiple in-person events to introduce the effort and conduct initial community visioning about allow more housing in select areas. From late July through September, the City facilitate several pop-up’s and four community workshops:
Citywide Open House on Wednesday, July 30 at the Norma Hertzog Community Center
Harbor & Newport Boulevards Workshop on Thursday, August 21 at the Costa Mesa City Hall Community Room
Westside Walking Tour & Workshop on Saturday, August 23 at the Costa Mesa Senior Center
North Costa Mesa & SoBECA Workshop on Wednesday, September 10 at FLDWRK
To view the materials shared at the events, click HERE.
What did we learn?
A summary of what we learned from the community in the first round of outreach will be presented to the City Council at an upcoming meeting. For project updates, sign up for our email list HERE.
What’s next?
The input received in Round 1 will help inform the work in Round 2 - draft zoning regulations for future housing development. For more information about the overall process, click HERE.
