State sends aid to low-income housing as fire victims sufferCalifornia officials used federal funding meant to help wildfire victims rebuild, and spent it on low-income housing instead.New York Post6d agoWhole story →EconomyBuildcalifornia wildfire relief funding controversy
Newsom signs mortgage relief bills for L.A. County and California wildfire victimsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills extending mortgage relief to victims of the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County and other state disasters.Los Angeles Times1mo agoWhole story →BuildPlanetGavin Newsomcalifornia wildfire relief legislation
Roy Cooper steered $100M in disaster relief to low-income housing as hurricane victims went without homesIn the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes, then-North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper steered $100 million of federal funding toward affordable housing projects despite hundreds remaining in temporary homes.New York Post23d agoWhole story →EconomyBuildhurricane relief funding controversy
Federal changes could impact housing for low-income MichiganderesFederal changes to assistance programs could leave some Michiganders choosing between essential expenses like food and housing, experts say.Detroit Free Press2mo agoWhole story →BuildEconomyfederal budget cuts
California Proposition 1 election voter guide: Low-income and veteran housingProp 1 guide: Lawmakers are asking voters to let the state borrow $11.25 billion to build and maintain housing low- and middle-income residents can afford.Los Angeles Times24d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentcalifornia proposition 1 election
Amid ‘devastating’ wildfire season, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and House Democrats propose 25 bills to tackle fire risk, response and recoveryU.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other House Democrats announced a package of legislation Thursday, Aug. 6, that they say “meets the moment” as the severe wildfire season unfolds in Colorado and across the country. Across...The Aspen Times3mo agoWhole story →PlanetJoe Negusewildfire legislation proposal
Newsom signs bill to pave way for full compensation for Northern California wildfire survivorsAB 2700 directs the California Public Utilities Commission to identify pathways for long-sought full compensation for victims of wildfires sparked by PG&E spanning the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 North Bay and the 2018 Camp Fire.Santa Rosa Press Democrat24d agoWhole story →PlanetJusticecalifornia wildfire compensation bill signing
