The median house sold for $730,000 in 2019, making homeownership affordable to just 15 percent of the population. This was a policy issue for Trinidad Castañeda. He advocated for a Safe Parking Program, which made Fullerton the first city in Orange County to open a commuter lot to homeless Californians sleeping in their cars. He helped convince the city to abolish its fees on accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as backyard cottages, granny flats, or garage apartments, which led to local ADU permits jumping from three in 2018 to forty-four in 2019.
