Editing Costa Mesa, California (section)

===Housing===
{{Further|California housing shortage}}
Measure Y is a ballot initiative [[Municipal elections in Costa Mesa, California#2016 Measure Y and Measure Z Election|approved by voters in 2016]]. It requires public approval of projects that have a general plan amendment or zoning change and would add 40 or more dwelling units or 10,000 or more square feet of commercial space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-cm-one-metro-west-20190306-story.html|title=Proposed 1,057-unit residential complex with office and retail space moves ahead in Costa Mesa|last=Money|first=Luke|date=March 6, 2019|website=Daily Pilot|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 8, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308224318/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-cm-one-metro-west-20190306-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The median housing price is $807,000 ($505 per sq ft) and $3,500 for the median rent per month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Costa_Mesa-California/|title=Real Estate Overview for Costa Mesa, CA - Trulia|website=www.trulia.com|language=en|access-date=July 26, 2019|archive-date=July 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726235205/https://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Costa_Mesa-California/|url-status=live}}</ref> Measure Y was amended in 2022 by [[Municipal elections in Costa Mesa, California#2022 Measure K Election|Measure K]].