Tag: Affordable Housing
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Section 8, Zero Tolerance and One Family Pushed to the Brink
As zero tolerance falls out of fashion in other sectors, a Clinton-era housing rule remains and puts families at risk of homelessness. Cheryl Canson and her two children know the impact it can have first-hand. Because a family member committed a crime in their home, the entire family lost its Section 8 voucher and now…
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Tweet City Heights: Rethinking the Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’
By Megan Burks Rethinking the Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Expect to see a change in the way journalists throughout the United States handle the terms “illegal immigrant” and “undocumented immigrant.” The Associated Press Stylebook, a writing style guide for journalists, advised reporters this week to reserve “illegal” to describe actions, not people, and to get more…
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Tweet City Heights: To Afford Rent, San Diego Families Need to Make $55K
By Megan Burks To Afford Rent, San Diego Families Need to Make $55K A study from the National Low Income Housing Coalition says that to afford rent for a two bedroom home, San Diegans would need to make $55,280 a year, or earn a wage of $26.58. Heads of households making the minimum wage of…
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Affordable Housing Services Brace for Impact of Sequestration
By Katie Orr It’s well known that across-the-board federal budget cuts would have a huge impact on the defense industry. But social service programs would be affected as well. Federal programs that fall under non-defense spending can expect to see about an 8 percent budget cut. That’s real money to organizations like the San Diego…
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City Council Calls for Fewer Parking Spaces, More Affordable Housing
By Tom Fudge The city of San Diego has taken steps to make affordable housing more affordable, and more plentiful, while also encouraging people to take the trolley or the bus. The strategy: Build fewer parking spaces. San Diego requires all developers to build off-street parking. But a local study shows affordable housing developments have…