Greens Back Aspire’s Legal Action to Stop London Mayor Cutting Affordable Homes

Why Burnham as PM means a rent freeze is more likely

As mayor of Greater Manchester the likely-next PM presided over several housing initiatives - which he could replicate in England

OP-ED: "The City Council Punting on Expansion Absolutely STINKS"

This November, voters in Los Angeles will consider a number of changes to the Los Angeles City Charter. One proposed change that will NOT be up for consideration is an expansion of the City Council from 15 to 25 seats, this, after the Council itself shelved that proposal last week, calling for additional study of the long-debated issue. In his latest Westside Current column, Veteran Political Journalist Jon Regardie says "the city council punting on expansion absolutely stinks." Regardie joins Cher Calvin and Micah Ohlman with more on his column, the growing power of the councilmembers, the arguments for and against expansion, and the greater potential changes to the charter. He also discusses the controversial proposal that WILL be put to voters, whether noncitizen residents of the city can vote in local elections. June 23, 2026. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

NYCHA paperwork failures spark eviction wave

A paperwork breakdown inside the New York City Housing Authority snowballed into an eviction crisis at privately managed public housing developments, leaving hundreds of tenants facing housing court despite their insistence they paid rent and submitted required paperwork on time. NYCHA mistakenly terminated Section 8 subsidies for residents at multiple developments operating under its Permanent Affordability Commitment Together, or PACT, program after failing to process annual income recertifications, according to the City Reporter. The agency acknowledged last week that a backlog scanning and processing paperwork triggered erroneous termination notices, prompting private managers to bill tenants for full market rents instead []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

The Easement Trap: How a Routine Property Improvement Accidentally Sparked a High-Stakes Suburban Legal Crisis

The neighbors may be unhappy, but that's not his problem. The post The Easement Trap: How a Routine Property Improvement Accidentally Sparked a High-Stakes Suburban Legal Crisis appeared first on TwistedSifter.

San Fran mayor tries to derail plan for publicly funded grocery stores

A vote on a San Francisco supervisor’s plan to convert neighborhood corner stores into publicly subsidized markets has been placed on hold. Supervisor Bilal Mahmoud announced the idea late last month and is now accusing Mayor Daniel Lurie of interfering with the Board of Supervisors’ legislative process. “What happened is that the mayor called the []...Click to read more