Affordable Housing Shouldn’t Mean Dangerous
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Moreno Valley has always been a working community.
It’s a place where people from all walks of life, union laborers, caregivers, veterans, and young families, put down roots, raise families, and build a life. It’s a community defined not by luxury but by resilience and affordability.
We all know housing is in crisis. But affordable shouldn’t mean dangerous.
When Density Ignores Safety
When done right, high-density housing can be part of the solution. That means transit access, walkable neighborhoods, parks, and proper infrastructure.
But what’s being proposed in eastern Moreno Valley is none of that.
It’s high-density development shoved into a rural zone, far from services and deeply vulnerable to natural hazards.
This project sits:
- On a mapped earthquake fault zone
- In a wildfire zone
- with no public sewer
- No nearby grocery or pharmacy
- No transit access
- Limited fire evacuation routes
That’s not affordable housing. That’s institutional neglect disguised as policy.
Who Pays the Price?
Whether it’s a young family just getting started, or a senior in their twilight years, they don’t deserve to be put in harm’s way, especially under the promise of “affordability.”
These are the very people that laws like CEQA, Fair Housing, and the Housing Accountability Act are supposed to protect, by ensuring development is both ethical and safe.And yet here we are — facing a project that cuts corners and places the most vulnerable at the greatest risk.
We Can Do Better
Affordable housing should come with dignity.
It should be safe, sustainable, and properly planned.
Moreno Valley has carried more than its share, of warehouses, traffic, density, and neglected infrastructure. Enough is enough.
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Let’s build responsibly and protect what’s left before it’s too late.
