Tag: Housing

  • Leadership Program Encourages Resident Ownership of Community

    By Brian Myers and Tita Aime Cardona Proyecto de Casas Saludables, the healthy homes project, celebrated the conclusion of their annual Leadership Academy with a graduation ceremony for the participants last month. The project was started in City Heights as a response to the neighborhood’s growing population of Latino children affected by asthma. Many of…

  • Solutions Waning for Tenants of Substandard Housing

    Residents say substandard housing conditions are common in City Heights. This resident has endured cockroaches, rats and leaky plumbing for about a decade. Her apartment also lacks heating and a smoke detector. She finally came forward this year, but it wasn’t easy. By Megan Burks and Brian Myers   The autumn breeze drifts through a…