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Failed Bay Area development sites becoming blighted
Dreams for hundreds of housing units and other development projects in the Bay Area have given way to nightmares...
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NYC turns back to hotels to grow homeless shelters
New York City’s plan to use hotels for homeless shelters is surfacing, but details remain sparse. Officials from the...
Controversial Podolsky brothers ink more city business
Years after the controversial sale of a cluster site, the Podolsky brothers are turning fresh business with New York...
NYC dropping homeless shelter operator after reported mismanagement, ethics violations
New York City is reportedly ending its relationship with one of the largest operators of homeless shelters after an...
Los Angeles
California Gov. Newsom wins recall election; homeless, housing crises loom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has survived a recall election, easily defeating the Republican-led effort that gained momentum in its...
Tenant activists fight each other over vouchers
Tenant organizer Cea Weaver waded into housing policy talk on Twitter and found herself in deep water with the...
Los Angeles Weekend Edition
This SoCal city is canceling the lease on its only homeless services provider
For decades, Mary’s Kitchen has been serving three meals a day, six days a week to needy individuals in...
City to open Soho homeless shelter
The city plans to open a homeless shelter in Soho, which is already atwitter over the de Blasio administration’s proposal to upzone the ritzy neighborhood. The Department of Social Services would house 200 men...
National Weekend Edition
German designers roll out weatherproof shelter pods
A group in Germany has come up with a novel way to provide emergency shelter to people experiencing homelessness...
Los Angeles
“Torture song”: Landlord apologizes for blasting Barney theme to deter homeless
UPDATED, 2:12 p.m., Feb. 11, 2021: “I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family!” For hundreds of...