The Colorado legislature began its mad rush into weekend work on Friday as the end of the 2024 session comes into sight, with plenty of major legislation still unfinished. Lawmakers have until the end of the day Wednesday to finish up bills on gun regulations, housing, land use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other … Read more
Police evacuated an asylum-seeker encampment in central Paris, relocating its inhabitants 300km away from the French capital Non-profit organizations say this is part of a “social cleanse” ahead of the Olympics, while authorities say these procedures aren’t linked to the Games. pic.twitter.com/reZmck91fm — Victor Goury-Laffont (@Victorglaf) April 30, 2024 “The way this is being handled … Read more
After months living out of an RV at a sprawling homeless camp north of downtown San Jose, Heidi White was relieved to move her 1995 Ford motorhome into the city’s first long-term managed 24/7 safe parking lot. She no longer needed to worry about encampment fires or drug dealing outside her door, and staff running … Read more
Denver homeless advocates this month have demanded that city leaders step in to help 42 people who faced a potential return to the streets, two years after the city worked with service providers to move them into subsidized housing. The “rapid rehousing” vouchers they received, providing significant monthly rent support, are now expiring — highlighting … Read more
A Los Angeles County judge found that charter cities aren’t subject to Senate Bill 9, the 2021 “duplex” law that allows up to four homes to be built on a lot in single-family neighborhoods. The law fails to accomplish its stated purpose of creating more affordable housing, and therefore, doesn’t meet the high bar of … Read more
As the housing crisis continues to take a toll on Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board is urging residents to tell lawmakers to stay away from enacting a tax on pricey real estate deals. The Greater Boston Real Estate Board has launched what it’s describing as a “multifaceted digital and grassroots activation campaign” centered … Read more
Nine years ago, one of Silverthorne’s few income-restricted housing properties was sold to a private firm. The sale — at a price that was double the property’s assessed value — raised worries in the high-cost mountain community that the new owner of the Blue River Apartments might lift rent caps that had kept its 78 … Read more
Photographs line the walls, plants sit on windowsills and a Buddhist altar is arranged atop a dresser. Nearly every surface of the living room is covered by an item or memento collected by Thin Soe, Ye Ye Thin and their five children over the years in their three-bedroom apartment in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood. Since … Read more
A bill to ban homeless encampments statewide near parks, schools and transit hubs failed to get out of the same legislative committee as last year. For the second year in a row, Democrats on Tuesday voted down a bill that sought to ban homeless encampments near schools, transit stops and other areas throughout California. Despite … Read more
The federal government tabled its annual budget on Tuesday with a promise to open the door to homeownership for millennial and Gen Z renters. You’ll have to read the fine print to find measures for young renters who can’t buy a home — or just don’t want to. In her budget document, Finance Minister Chrystia … Read more
