California cities must plan for more housing, and proposals for new homes often bring worries about traffic and strained local services. In Irvine, many police officers and teachers who serve the city live far away because they cannot afford a home nearby.

Meeting those requirements means deciding where growth can fit and how a community will support it. The next round of housing targets is already being set.

James Mai, vice mayor of Irvine, discusses those decisions through the lens of his city’s experience. Irvine’s assigned target of about 23,000 homes turned into a plan with room for more than 50,000.

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