SACRAMENTO — California is asking the Trump administration to provide surplus federal land that could be used to build housing for the homeless, mirroring a new state program. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent the request in a letter Tuesday to U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson amid an ongoing...
HUD Reporting 2.7% Percent Uptick in Homeless Population
WASHINGTON — The federal government is reporting a 2.7% increase in the nation’s homeless population driven by a spike in California, according to an annual count that took place in January 2019. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is reporting its third consecutive uptick in its homelessness projection, based on a...
Fresno Council Passes $1.2B Budget. What Will Mayor Do?
The Fresno City Council approved a $1.2 billion budget Thursday, but Mayor Lee Brand said he still might use his veto pen. In their eyes, council members got around being over budget by delaying some items, rescheduling them for the mid-year budget review in January. Those include spending on a community...
Facebook Charged With Housing Discrimination by HUD
NEW YORK — The federal government charged Facebook with high-tech housing discrimination Thursday for allegedly misusing its vaunted ability to deliver ads with surgical precision to certain groups of people and not others. The civil charges by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could cost the social network millions...
Are These Fresno Apartments Safe? HUD Cites Lead Paint Violations.
(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include a statment from an attorney representing Pleasant Village Apartments saying the complex doesn't have lead-based paint.) At the same time the Department of Housing and Urban Development faces scrutiny over enforcing lead paint standards, eight California apartment complexes face fines for...