Housing Authority wait lists are opening up as housing demand continues to outpace supply, especially for lower-income residents. The federal government’s long-term disinvestment in public...
The Reverend Drs. J. Alfred Smith, Sr., Senior Pastor Emeritus and J. Alfred Smith, Jr., current Senior Pastor of Allen Temple Baptist Church, have a combined...
By Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released a new rule to assist...
Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services, is calling on the Department of...
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded San Francisco $25.6 million in HUD’s Continuum of Care grants to fund 60 San Francisco-based organizations and...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Julián Castro, the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, wants to provide...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although a series of civil rights laws were enacted in the 1960s, in the 21st Century many of these victories...
The San Francisco Foundation’s Program Director for Environment, Public Policy and Civic Engagement, Francesca Vietor, recently attended the White House Green Infrastructure Leadership Roundtable to discuss...
The Vallejo Housing Authority (VHA) will be receiving funding to provide tenant-based rental assistance vouchers to 13 homeless veterans. The vouchers will be provided through the...