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Wilson announces opening of first new village for the homeless
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (805+ words) (The Center Square) -- Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said a new community of 75 tiny homes for the homeless should be ready to open in the city's Interbay neighborhood by early June, the first phase of her plan to create new housing…...
I live alone and I can't run': Elderly from the north turn social welfare hot potato
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (929+ words) Everything sparkled at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel in the northern city of Haifa on Wednesday evening as a group of elderly men and women donned traditional North African kaftans, or their "Sabbath best," to sing, clap, and shimmy at a…...
LA Mayor Karen Bass and lefty councilmember unveil splashy $300 M housing rollout " despite it not being approved
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (506+ words) Lefty DSA Councilmember Ysabel Jurado and Mayor Karen Bass touted more than $300 million in housing funds expected from the city's embattled "mansion tax," before the money was even approved. A press conference Thursday came ahead of any vote by the…...
Federal Judge Authorizes Evictions at Condominium Besieged by Sprawling Homeless Encampment
16+ hour, 28+ min ago (290+ words) Residents of the Marylander Condominiums could be evicted any day after a federal judge rebuffed a last-ditch effort to halt the proceedings, putting the future of the condo in jeopardy as a nearby homeless encampment is allowed to stand. He…...
Aging population creates strong demand for senior housing in New York
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (651+ words) Housing for older adults is in high demand. "We have a huge housing crisis in our state right now, and especially for seniors," said Kelly Walters, executive director of 50 Forward Mohawk Valley. Senior citizens often want to downsize or live…...
Bass on 40% Leaving Homeless Housing Program: 60% Staying Is 'Great Percentage"
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (668+ words) On Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's "The Story Is," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass responded to a report that 40% of the people in her homelessness program left by saying that 60% did remain housed and that "is a great percentage." The post…...
NYC Mayor's "Racial Equity Plan' Would Direct City Resources to "Black and Brown New Yorkers' " American Greatness
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (325+ words) Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has introduced a "racial equity plan" directing city resources to "black and brown New Yorkers" in an attempt to "confront institutional and systemic racism within our city." The mayor's policy proposal targets housing,…...
City Council Committee approves homeless housing with conditions
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (590+ words) (The Center Square) - A Seattle City Council Committee approved Mayor Katie Wilson's plan Tuesday to build 1, 000 units of new temporary housing for the homeless in the next year, but added conditions, including building units specifically for drug addicts and for…...
Report: 40 Percent of People Helped by LA's $300 M Homeless Project Have Returned to the Streets | The Star News Network
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (287+ words) The Independent A project in Los Angeles designed to address homelessness has seen a sizable portion of its participants returning to the streets, according to a new report. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order in December 2022 launching…...
Mamdani unveils new 'racial equity plan' for more 'equitable future' that prompts quick DOJ pushback
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (323+ words) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his "Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan" on Monday, which quickly prompted pushback from conservatives online and skepticism from President Donald Trump's Justice Department, with one top official saying she will "review" the move....