By: Tim Houchen June 16, 2019 — Last Tuesday on June 11, 2019, I joined members of Housing is a Human Right OC (HHROC) on an annual pilgrimage to the Hall of Administration for the…
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By: Donna Kimura June 13, 2019 — With a growing homeless population and daunting goals in front of them, California’s housing leaders say they are determined to tackle the affordability crisis. “We are really trying…
By: Patrick Sisson June 11, 2019 — Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the Southeast’s biggest cities, is short 34,000 affordable housing units. A booming job market has attracted 100,000 new households to the city since 2000,…
By: Jackie Smith and Emily Cummins June 10, 2019 Around the globe, millions of citizens lack access to adequate, affordable housing. The financialization of global housing markets and stagnant wages have fueled homelessness and displacement,…
By: Aaron Norris May 30, 2019 — As housing costs soar, a California state legislator is working to make it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units on their properties to provide residents with…
By: Althea Arnold May 23, 2019 — On May 23, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) approved its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 funding bill, which provides $50.1 billion for HUD programs,…
By: Dave Goldinger May 21, 2019 — It’s not every day that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has anything nice to say about a Trump cabinet member — or vice versa. So it raised eyebrows when Ben…
By: Lynn Walsh May 22, 2019 — SAN DIEGO — California state Senators on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would provide $5 million to help shelters better serve homeless pet owners. Senate Bill 258 will next…
By: Tracy Jan May 22, 2019 — The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday proposed a new rule that would weaken Obama-era protections for homeless transgender people, allowing federally funded shelters to deny people admission…
By: Andrew Oxford May 21, 2019 — Gov. Gavin Newsom called growing homelessness in California a national disgrace as he announced Tuesday that he is launching a task force to find solutions amid a housing…
By: Adam Brinklow May 17, 2019 — Senate Bill 50, the proposal by SF-based State Senator Scott Wiener that would encourage taller and denser housing development near transit lines and job centers by pruning the types of…
By: Matt Levin and Ben Christopher May 16, 2019 — Shock. Depression. Relief. Those were just some of the reactions as the year’s most controversial state housing bill met its sudden demise. But very few…
By: Tim Houchen May 10, 2019 — That’s right folks, mark your calendars because Monday July 1, 2019 will be a big day for persons experiencing homelessness and homeless advocates alike throughout California. On that…
By: Henry Grabar May 3, 2019 — On April 30, Cheryl Davila and Ben Bartlett told their colleagues on the Berkeley City Council that the city should draft “rules and regulations to halt the loss…
By: PR WebMay 6, 2019 — The City of Fullerton’s 10-year vision and investment revitalizes Richman Park neighborhood in Orange County, California with nonprofit affordable housing with services developer. Compass Rose is the affordable rental…