spot_img
HomeHousing

Housing

Housing

Los Angeles Looks to Land Banking to Lower Construction Costs for Affordable Housing

Pilar Marrero -
The project is part of the L.A. River Master Plan, though officials hope to take it countywide to narrow a massive shortfall in affordable housing.
Housing

A Tale of Three Cities – How Bakersfield, Columbus and Houston Tackled Homelessness

Jenny Manrique -
“We accomplished this because we changed our mindset and our beliefs. We now believe homelessness is not an individual issue but a community issue.” 
News Exchange

A Call for Help From LA’s Lifeline – Deal Would Take Humans Out of Human Services

Mark Hedin -
A proposed contract would replace highly-trained responders with chat bots to handle the thousands of calls each month from residents seeking support.
Environment

County Supervisors Approve LA River Master Plan and Land Bank for Affordable Housing

Pilar Marrero -
County officials approved a revitalization plan for the LA River this week despite opposition from environmental and indigenous groups.
Housing

CA Bill Seeks to End 300-Year-Old Foreclosure Practice, Keeping Billions in Communities

Peter Schurmann -
The bill would amend California’s foreclosure process to ensure homeowners retain their equity, addressing a key driver of the racial wealth gap.
Housing

There’s Gold in California for Strapped Renters, Homeowners, Landlords

Mark Hedin -
A March 17 press briefing co-hosted by EMS housing advocates and experts laid out many ways the state is trying to keep Californians housed.
Politics

Housing, Hate, and Health Top Concerns for AAPI in LA

Mark Hedin -
The agency will be translating all written materials into the 15 most-used languages in the state and adding more interpreters to its phone lines.
Housing

How to Ease L.A. Homeless Crisis – Voters See Coordination as Key, Not Taxation

Mark Hedin -
With more than 65,000 people living on Los Angeles County’s streets, there’s desperation in the air. Despite all efforts to address it, the situation...
Economy

Poor Once More: Millions of Families Thrown Back Into Poverty as Child Tax Credit Expires

Sunita Sohrabji -
Image: Loree D. Jones, CEO of Philabundance, a hunger relief project in Philadelphia, was among several experts speaking on the expiration of the Child...
Housing

Slow but Steady Rise in Eviction Filings – No “Tsunami” Yet

Pilar Marrero -
The Eviction Lab at Princeton University has released new numbers regarding eviction filing trends after the CDC moratorium expiration.
123Page 1 of 3

News

Media Briefings

Community

Random Flow

Ethnic Media Services
1663 Mission Street #310
San Francisco, CA 94103
info@ethnicmediaservices.org

Subscribe to Our Newsletters

Follow Us