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Feb 21, 2024

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Responds To Concerns That His Proposed Housing Legislation Overreaches

The governor testified that his housing proposal will give “incentives … not mandates” to local jurisdictions.

Feb 19, 2024

After A Gas Explosion Next Door, This Transitional Housing Program Seeks Help To Recover

Residents were displaced to other locations and Calvary Women’s Services is fundraising to make repairs.

Feb 01, 2024

Civil Rights Group Sues D.C. Landlord For Allegedly Discriminating Against Voucher Holders

The complaint also alleges that AIR Communities explicitly advertised on its website that it would not rent to people with prior evictions or criminal records.

Jan 23, 2024

D.C. Puts More Money Toward Rental Assistance After Months Of Debate Between Bowser and D.C. Council

When applications reopen in April for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, 8,500 will be accepted instead of 3,500.

Jan 19, 2024

‘Broken And In Need Of Repair’: D.C. Council Audit Finds Fault In Housing Inspections System

More than half of the notices of infraction sent to property owners went to the wrong address, the report found.

Jan 17, 2024

There’s A Growing Push To Develop Social Housing In D.C. What Is It?

There are several key factors, like how it could be financed, managed, and owned, that distinguish it from existing developments.

Jan 08, 2024

On The Record: Addressing Homelessness In D.C. In 2024

Street Sense Media asked local experts who shape housing and homelessness policy about their predictions for the coming year.

Dec 08, 2023

D.C.’s Pandemic-Era Hotel Shelter Program Is Closing This Month

After nearly four years, the last of D.C.’s hotels for medically vulnerable people experiencing homelessness is closing. It is unclear where some of the remaining residents will go.

Nov 29, 2023

Alexandria Lawmakers Unanimously Vote To Eliminate Single-Family-Only Zoning, In Bid To Boost Housing Supply

The vote is part of a wider package of zoning proposals dubbed “Zoning For Housing,” aimed at expanding the city’s housing supply. 

Nov 21, 2023

West End Residents, Advocates Lament Delayed Opening Of Ward 2 Homeless Shelter

“We know that having access to that shelter would be a life saving resource for people in the neighborhood,” one West End resident says.

 
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