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On September 19, 2019, the full Senate Appropriations Committee agreed to, and unanimously passed, their version of the FY20 funding bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (T-HUD) on a recorded vote of 31 to 0, with a manager’s amendment making technical...
Today, HUD released its fourth notice on implementation of the Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA), bipartisan legislation passed unanimously and enacted in July 2016 to streamline PHA operations and regulations.
The new notice seeks comment on several HOTMA...
With the explosion of the opioid epidemic over the last decade, communities have seen alarming increases in substance abuse and drug-related deaths. Given the scale and urgency of these issues, officials at the local, state, and federal level have sought to prevent and treat addiction and drug...
On Tuesday, October 1 at 3:00 PM ET, CLPHA will host a call with members to solicit feedback on HUD’s recent notice of proposed rulemaking on changes to the disparate impact standard.
Call details – Please RSVP here
Tuesday, October 1, 3 PM ET
Phone: 719-867-1571
Passcode: 836425#
As described in...
CLPHA’s Immigration Working Group, with guidance from counsel Reno and Cavanaugh, has developed three new member resources to help PHAs prepare for the Department of Homeland Security’s Public Charge Rule scheduled to be implemented on October 15, 2019.
The following documents...
CLPHA is excited to announce that esteemed journalists Suzy Khimm of NBC News, Katy O’Donnell of Politico, and Teresa Wiltz of Stateline will participate in a panel conversation on day two of CLPHA’s Fall Membership Meeting. The three reporters will discuss affordable...
On Tuesday, the U.S House of Representatives passed by vote H.R. 1690, the Safe Housing for Families Act of 2019, to protect residents of public housing from carbon monoxide poisoning by authorizing over $300 million over three years to fund the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide...
From ABC 3 KEYT:
The Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura was just awarded $18,983,730 from the California Strategic Growth Council for its Ventura Westside Housing and Active Transportation grant application.
The award is granted through the state’s Affordable Housing and...
From the San Bernardino Sun:
When Ana Santana and her children moved into their Loma Linda apartment nearly four years ago, it meant more than having a new place to live.
It was a new start.
Santana, who was pregnant at the time, said she and her two young sons were living in their car,...
Register Now for CLPHA’s 2019 CIO Convening
Washington, D.C. | October 24-25, 2019
Technology is playing an ever-expanding role in the operations of housing authorities, with challenges and opportunities impacting every aspect of program operation, from core operating systems to...