On Monday, March 23, the first mayoral debate of the election cycle took place. Hosted by the Housing Action Coalition and Streets for All, “Shaping Los Angeles: A Debate about […]
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South L.A. residents gain 37 new affordable homes
More South Los Angeles residents will soon have a stable place to call home. Today, Eleos and Health Net marked the start of construction on a new 37-unit affordable housing community at 5637 S. Broadway in […]
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Housing and human advocates want support
More than 100 advocates with lived experience of homelessness, policymakers, affordable housing providers, and grassroots community organizations rallied to call on the Governor and legislators to support the California Housing […]
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Board boosts funding for homeless initiative
Following its Jan. 10 declaration of a countywide homeless emergency, the Board of Supervisors this week authorized its largest-ever annual budget allocation for the county’s Homeless Initiative—$609.7 million. “Budgets reflect […]
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Record inflation shrinks housing affordability, worsens racial wealth gaps
This summer, temperatures are not the only thing rising above normal. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation’s consumer price index (CPI) at the end of May […]
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Queen Latifah’s real estate firm set to create new affordable housing in her hometown
According to News 12/AfroTech,Queen Latifah has secured a new deal to create new housing in Newark, NJ through Blue Sugar Corporation — her real estate development firm. “To me, Newark is ours. Newark […]
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Newsom awards $50 million to local communities to tackle encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the award of $50 million in grants to 19 communities throughout California to provide shelter or housing for 1,401 individuals currently experiencing homelessness in encampments. […]
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Black America deserves its fair share of the American Dream
Regardless of locale, profession, or income, every family needs and deserves a home. But for many—especially Black Americans and other people of color—finding and maintaining affordable housing is increasingly difficult. […]
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Barger motion may assist funding of interim housing
Crafting strategies to end homelessness The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week approved $10 million in funding for cities and local Councils of Governments (COGs) who need help […]