Members Making News

City of LA looks into buying enough buildings to preserve 10,000 units of affordable housing (Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles)

4.7.21

From the Los Angeles Daily News:

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to have the city take steps to expand its program of purchasing affordable housing buildings to prevent rent increases and keep low-income individuals and families housed throughout the city.

The motion passed with 14 yes votes and one council member absent.

CLPHA Member Brian Gage Testifies Before House Subcommittee in Hearing on Public Housing and the COVID-19 Pandemic

3.26.21

On Wednesday, March 24, CLPHA member Brian Gage, executive director of the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance during their hearing "Preserving a Lifeline: Examining Public Housing in a Pandemic."

Read Mr. Gage's testimony for the hearing here.

About 1,300 Norfolk residents get vaccinated at clinic in Calvert Square neighborhood (Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority)

3.10.21

From WAVY News Norfolk:

There was a continuous flow of people heading into the community building in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk Sunday.

All of them were waiting patiently to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

“It feels good to get the first one out the way,” said Norfolk resident, Jerry Broadnax.

Dr. Cynthia Romero, the Director of the M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health at EVMS, was helping out.

Yakima veterans housing project on schedule for summer completion (Yakima Housing Authority)

3.10.21

From the Yakima Herald:

Construction of the Chuck Austin Place — a veterans housing project and service hub in Yakima — is on track for summer completion.

Apartments have been built and work continues to transform an old armory into additional housing and a center where medical, dental, behavioral health and other services will be provided. In all, 41 units will be built.

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