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Lightfoot, feds in talks over environmental racism probe

The move heads off a potential battle with federal housing officials who are calling for a change of zoning and land-use practices that they say put polluters in Chicago’s communities of color.

Chicago Sun-Times

New Report Reveals Uninhabitable Units, Shocking Incompetence at D.C. Public Housing Authority

D.C officials are calling for sweeping reforms to D.C. Housing Authority's governance, or even a federal takeover, in the wake of a damning new report.

Reason

Recovery from a disaster like Hurricane Ian takes years, and nonprofits play many pivotal roles before and after FEMA aid runs out

Massive storms like Ian and Fiona mark the beginning of a long and frustrating process for anyone who loses their home and possessions.

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Los Angeles agencies returned $150 million in federal funds to house homeless people

LOS ANGELES — Nearly $150 million worth of federal grants to the three main housing agencies working to reduce homelessness in Greater Los Angeles went unspent between 2015 and 2020, as the number of unhoused people soared.

Los Angeles Times

Lightfoot disputes feds’ environmental racism claims, Sen. Emil Jones III pleads not guilty and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot to Biden administration on environmental racism claims: See you in court

“If a voluntary resolution can’t be reached, HUD may initiate administrative proceedings or refer this matter to the U.S. Department of Justice for enforcement,” the agency says.

Chicago Sun-Times

The New Orleans elderly community ‘left to die’ after a hurricane

After Ida made landfall on August 29, 2021, residents of a senior living facility were plunged into ’12 days of hell’.

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HUD, Texas at odds over flood relief discrimination claim

A deadline has passed with no resolution over whether Texas will settle a dispute over claims it discriminated against minority residents in how it distributed flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey

The Independent UK

After the climate bill: Three big steps

Biden's big bill is a breakthrough on energy — but there's a long way to go. These three steps should come next

Salon

Why hasn’t mayor made good on promise to create Department of Environment?

How is it possible to even begin to meet the city’s climate objectives without a dedicated Department of Environment to ensure that Chicago can even dream of being a leader on climate?

Chicago Sun-Times

Factory-built homes could help solve housing crisis

EUGENE, Ore. — As a boy in the late 1950s, Terry McDonald watched as workers built an 80,000 square-foot manufacturing plant in an industrial neighborhood on the west side of Eugene.

Tribune News Service

HUD announces $2.8 billion in grants for homeless services

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country

The Independent UK

Homeless people wait as Los Angeles lets thousands of federal housing vouchers go unused

LOS ANGELES — Yolanda Robins’ dream was finally coming true.

Los Angeles Times

Lori Lightfoot’s showdown with the feds: What’s at stake for people in Chicago

The mayor calls HUD’s accusations that City Hall has engaged in environmental racism “preposterous.” The funding that’s threatened by the dispute includes money that keeps 650 people with HIV or AIDS from living on the street.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Independent UK

Chicago violated civil rights by moving polluting business to mainly Black and Latino area, government report finds

Housing department also warned mayor’s office of funding losses if no action taken

Chicago Sun-Times

HUD accuses Chicago of environmental racism, Gov. Pritzker catches COVID and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

HUD accuses city of Chicago of environmental racism by moving polluters to Black, Latino neighborhoods

City Hall could face losing hundreds of millions in federal housing money. A spokesman for Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls the HUD findings “absolutely absurd.”

Benzinga

House Lawmakers Filed Cannabis Protection Amendments For Veterans And Folks Living In Federally Assisted Housing

House lawmakers recently introduced new amendments to a series of cannabis laws to fund parts of the federal government for the coming year, reported Mariju

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Facebook Agrees to Safeguards in Ad Discrimination Case

Facebook owner Meta has agreed to change its ad targeting technology and pay $115,000 to settle US government allegations the social media giant allowed discrimination in who saw housing advertisements, authorities said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

California county offers a perk to landlords who rent to homeless veterans. Will it help?

Placer County officials believe just a few dozen veterans remain in the foothill community’s homeless population, and the local agency has a new program to help those former troops find places to live.

Reason

Labyrinthine Zoning Rules Restricted Homeless Shelters During the Pandemic

As COVID-19 spread across the country, complex rules around land use and building permits made housing the poor and vulnerable effectively impossible.

Chicago Sun-Times

A year after South Side apartment residents asked a judge to address awful living conditions, it’s decision time

City Hall and HUD now agree: People shouldn’t have to live in the conditions faced by residents of the badly run, federally subsidized Ellis Lakeview Apartments in North Kenwood.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration announces plan to ease housing crunch

The Biden administration opened the week with a sweeping proposal aimed at making homeownership and renting more affordable and attainable by addressing the national housing shortage over the next five years.

The Guardian - US

DOJ secretly issued subpoena to access Guardian reporter’s phone records

Newspaper decries ‘egregious’ move by DoJ to obtain details of Stephanie Kirchgaessner as part of investigation into media leaks

The Independent UK

$20 million HUD grant doubles size of eviction legal help

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is doubling the size of its eviction protection program, designed to fund legal assistance for tenants seeking to stay in their homes

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