Local and National News

May 24, 2013

NAHRO In The News

Freeport, IL: Larry Williams receives Rising Star Award

http://www.journalstandard.com/news/x1884768968/Larry-Williams-receives-Rising-Star-Award

King County, WA: Spiritwood Manor resident wins $10,000 scholarship

http://bellevue.patch.com/groups/schools/p/spiritwood-manor-resident-wins-10000-scholarship

NMHC to hold poster contest

http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/55952-nmhc-to-hold-poster-contest

Baltimore, MD: Section 8 discrimination is real enough

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-06/news/bs-ed-voucher-letter-20130506_1_section-8-voucher-holders-housing-search-housing-authority

Brown receives Nenno Award

http://billingsgazette.com/business/success-stories/brown-receives-nenno-award/article_562f59a0-df0b-550b-9526-581bc28e2d03.html

National News

Selling the public on Public Housing

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/housing/2013/05/selling-public-public-housing/5687/

Jewel  aims to encourage Americans to ReThink perceptions of public housing

http://www.examiner.com/article/jewel-aims-to-encourage-americans-to-rethink-perceptions-of-public-housing

HUD/Administration News

HUD AWARDS $98 MILLION TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM LEAD AND OTHER HOME HAZARDS

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2013/HUDNo.13-080

HUD AND CENSUS BUREAU REPORT NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES IN APRIL

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2013/HUDNo.13-081

Non-National News

Portland, OR: Stabilizing figure set to wrap up career with city

http://portlandtribune.com/wlt/95-news/153163-stabilizing-figure-set-to-wrap-up-career-with-city

San Jose, CA: Sunnyvale: Nonprofits feel the cuts of HUD federal funding

http://www.mercurynews.com/sunnyvale/ci_23312636/sunnyvale-nonprofits-feel-cuts-hud-federal-funding?source=rss

Whittier, CA: Whittier approves CDBG spending bill

http://wavenewspapers.com/news/local/east_edition/article_1aca04f8-c3e4-11e2-b741-001a4bcf6878.html

Toledo, OH: 3 shelters may get $100,800 after all

http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2013/05/24/3-shelters-may-get-100-800-after-all.html

Norwalk, CT: Globe Theatre redevelopment plans revived

http://westfaironline.com/55070/globe-theatre-redevelopment-plans-revived/

Tacoma, WA: National builder buys 143 Salishan lots for $5M

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/05/24/2609815/national-builder-buys-143-salishan.html

Anchorage, AK: Alaska Housing Finance Corp. to ban smoking in many of its units

http://www.adn.com/2013/05/23/2913162/alaska-housing-finance-corp-to.html

Wilmington, DE: Appeals court hears arguments in Wilmington public housing gun case

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/305230071/Appeals-court-hears-arguments-Wilmington-public-housing-gun-case?nclick_check=1

Alton, IL: Alton public housing bed bug problem mitigates

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/05/23/alton-bed-bug-problem-mitigated/

Rome, GA: Northwest Georgia Housing Authority wants to add assisted living units

http://romenews-tribune.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Northwest+Georgia+Housing+Authority+wants+to+add+assisted+living+units-%20&id=22678785

Harford County, MD: Harford receives more federal funds to help its homeless population

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/fallston-joppa/ph-ag-hud-fund-increase-20130523,0,1670308.story

Fort Worth, TX: 3 Texas cities to share $8.5M for HUD cleanup

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407454/3-texas-cities-to-share-85m-for-hud-cleanup

Paterson, NJ: Paterson prepares next year’s HUD application after sending back $3.5 million in housing money

http://www.northjersey.com/paterson/Paterson_prepares_next_years_HUD_application_after_sending_back_35_million_in_housing_money.html

May 23, 2013 Clips

World News

New Zealand: Calls of ‘not here’ at affordable housing meeting

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/258139/calls-not-here-affordable-housing-meeting

Non-National News

Blue Springs, MO: Blue Springs council debates allocation of grant money

http://www.examiner.net/topstories/x83398024/Blue-Springs-council-debates-allocation-of-grant-money

St. Louis, MO: The tragic demise of America’s most ambitious housing project

http://www.businessinsider.com/pruitt-igoe-myth-public-housing-project-2013-5

Toledo, OH: Bell vetoes council’s aid to 4 agencies

http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2013/05/23/Bell-vetoes-council-s-aid-to-4-agencies.html

Washington, DC: D.C. tenants speak up for affordable housing

http://www.afro.com/sections/news/washington/story.htm?storyid=78525

Chicago, IL: Hope for homeless veterans in Garfield Park, Englewood

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=221686&print=1

Lexington, KY: Number of homeless Kentuckians continues to decline, this year’s K-Count survey shows

http://www.kyforward.com/our-government/2013/05/22/number-of-homeless-kentuckians-continues-to-decline-this-years-k-count-survey-shows/

Galveston, TX: Attorney’s memo outlines possible challenges to public housing

http://www.galvestondailynews.com/news/local_news/article_86657426-c363-11e2-aa68-0019bb30f31a.html

Honolulu, HI: Gov. Abercrombie releases $48M to improve public housing

http://www.khon2.com/2013/05/22/gov-abercrombie-releases-48m-to-improve-public-housing/

Vicksburg, MS: Housing board seeks part in experiment on new way of funding

http://www.vicksburgpost.com/news/article_8915872a-c2fe-11e2-9673-001a4bcf6878.html

Arlington, VA: Housing-Authority boosters face deadline, but nobody is quite sure when it is

http://www.sungazette.net/arlington/news/housing-authority-boosters-face-deadline-but-nobody-is-quite-sure/article_728e4dbc-c2d5-11e2-ad3b-001a4bcf887a.html

Johnston, PA: Section 8 housing gets too much blame

http://tribune-democrat.com/editorials/x609259978/Section-8-housing-gets-too-much-blame