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Fighting For The Future
San Francisco - After a decade of solid progress in improving management and redeveloping their most distressed properties, public housing authorities (PHAs) face a new crisis, according to a roundtable discussion convened by Affordable Housing Finance magazine.
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No Soldier Left Behind
An estimated 200,000 veterans are homeless on any given night in America. One of them was Robert Scott Sr., who lived in a San Francisco alley for years.
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More Than Shelter
SAN FRANCISCO - Henry Belton feels at home. One of the original residents at the Plaza Apartments, he can cook what he wants in his kitchen and choose clean clothes to wear from his closet.
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Strong framing and proper substrate details reduce the chances of cracking
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Deck ledger bolting schedule may become code; pump-truck accident; West Coast Green show; more
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Health and housing come together at the Plaza
San Francisco—The city’s neediest residents have found a home at a new development that brings together housing and health services.
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Curran House responds to needs in S.F.’s Tenderloin
San Francisco—The Curran House feels like it is a world away from the gritty neighborhood outside its doors.
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Developer breaks new ground
Oakland, Calif.—Oakland Com-munity Housing, Inc. (OCHI), has found a way to create homeownership opportunities on small urban infill sites that are often tough to develop with affordable housing.
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Maine gets tough on homeless attacks
Maine Gov. John E. Baldacci has toughened the penalty for those convicted of attacking homeless individuals.
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Policy proposal strives for improved program efficiency
San Francisco – Increased flexibility in how state housing agencies use tax credits and bonds, fair treatment of tax credit projects under state property tax systems and encouraging mixed-income housing are the three main themes of a policy proposal being