Housing Assistance
Oakland Mayor, City Council Offer ‘Radically Different’ Plans for Reducing Homelessness
Mayor Barbara Lee wants to reduce encampment sweeps and focus on improving sanitation while city council members want to increase enforcement, particularly against illegally parked RVs.
Judge Blocks HUD Changes to Key Homelessness Grant Program
The Continuum of Care Program, the federal government’s biggest pool of funds for housing homeless people, will continue with its original funding plan — pending a final decision from the courts.
LA Proposal Would Forcibly Remove Unhoused People Near Olympic Venues
Los Angeles County sent city officials a report outlining strategies for clearing homeless encampments, but advocates point out that the report itself notes there are not enough shelte resources to accommodate all unhoused residents.
Philadelphia Kicks off $2 Billion Plan to Create 30,000 Housing Units
The city council approved the first loan for an affordable housing effort championed by Mayor Cherelle Parker.
Utah Shelter Plan Criticized as ‘Homeless Detention Camp’
A proposal to build a 1,300-bed shelter campus faces backlash from advocates concerned that it would be akin to a detention center.
Portland Service Providers Say Mayor’s Methods for Ending Homelessness ‘Least Effective’
Experts say the mayor’s focus on overnight-only shelters fails to get people into long-term housing with the supportive services they need.
New HUD Guidelines for Point-in-time Survey “Assure an Undercount” of Unhoused Americans
The count, the nation’s most comprehensive survey of homeless residents, excludes some populations, including people incarcerated at the time or living in housing-insecure conditions.
HUD Threatens Sanctions for Housing Authorities That Don’t Verify Resident Immigration Status
The Trump administration continues its crackdown on undocumented immigrants, claiming it is “rooting out abuse of taxpayer-funded resources.”
AirBnb Commits Empty Los Angeles Listings for Emergency Housing Within 24 Hours of Future Disasters
The company’s nonprofit arm formalized an agreement to offer free housing to residents after disasters.
HUD Pauses Anti-DEI Rules After Multiple Lawsuits
The Housing Department retracted a funding application that changes how Continuum of Care funds are allocated.
House Bill Would Redirect Immigration Enforcement Funds to Housing
The bill would shift $175 billion to a new tax credit that would provide down payment assistance to first-generation homebuyers.
Philadelphia Supportive Housing Providers Brace for 'Misguided' Loss of Tens of Million in Federal Funds
A shift in focus from ‘Housing First’ policies to more restrictive approaches to homelessness could eliminate funding for long-term housing providers.
Mismanagement Leads to Loss of up to $35M for DC Affordable Housing
The District’s housing agency forfeited what would amount to $35 million in federal housing funds over the next decade.
A ‘Happy Accident’ Made This 183-Unit Luxury NY Building Affordable Housing
After an apartment building failed to sell its units at market rate, it was sold to a nonprofit that rents the units exclusively to housing voucher recipients.
Chicago Housing Authority Sues HUD Over DEI Funding Cuts
The agency could lose over 13 percent of its funding due to federal cuts.
Pennsylvania Short Over 100,000 Housing Units
More Pennsylvanians are renting instead of buying, even as the state makes significant strides to increase the affordable housing supply.
One Federal Low-Income Housing Program is Actually Being Expanded
Recent changes to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program could lead to over a million new housing units, but cuts to adjacent and complementary programs could limit its impact.
Housing Groups Sue HUD Over “Unconstitutional and Unlawful” Grant Requirements
The lawsuit claims HUD cannot restrict funding based on political alignment that is out of the control of housing agencies.
Michigan Capital's $640K ‘Pod’ Homes for Homeless Residents not Approved for Winter Use
Lansing officials approved a plan to purchase 50 modular micro-housing units as emergency shelter for the city’s unhoused residents.
Trump Revives 2019 Plan to Cut Housing Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants
The proposed change to HUD rules would restrict federal housing aid from households that include undocumented people.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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