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Public Housing Budget

Artist/Vendor Reginald Black, a.k.a. “Da street reportin’ artist” pens thoughts on DC’s budget debate concerning housing.

DC Council deliberates mayor’s proposed budget at last work session before their first draft is released

At a nearly nine-hour-long work session held on July 8, councilmembers deliberated over the mayor’s proposed budget, recommending a variety of changes intended to help bolster programs they feel are most needed.

Bowser’s $400M for housing could be a game changer, but the program struggles to produce for those most in need

The Mayor’s FY2022 request to increase the Housing Production Trust Fund is now being considered by the D.C. Council, but the fund has not met past targets to assist low-income residents.

DC’s proposed FY 2022 budget to increase funding for affordable housing

Highlights from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $17.5 billion budget, which allocates $505.1 million in federal aid to support development of affordable housing.

Bowser calls for $400 million investment in affordable housing

As part of her goal to construct thousands of new homes across the city by 2025, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is seeking approval from the D.C. Council to invest an additional $400 million into affordable housing over the next two years.

DCHA falls short on transparency in Barry Farm development

Inconsistent communications from the DC Housing Authority and other agencies continues to harm the community’s trust in Barry Farm’s redevelopment.

DC Council votes to advance Comp Plan amendment

In the first of two rounds of votes, the DC Council moved proposed revisions forward to the Comprehensive Plan, despite ongoing displacement and gentrification concerns.

Council advances Comprehensive Plan amid concerns of racial inequity

D.C. Council votes to advance the Comprehensive Plan amendment, despite concerns of exacerbating racial inequity.

What is affordable housing, anyway?

Libby Soloman of Greater Greater Washington analyzes affordable housing in the District.

Overloaded with landlords and real-estate developers, Bowser’s “Saving DC’s Rental Housing Market Strike Force” leaves out marginalized tenant voices

Tenant voices were conspicuously absent from the deliberation on recommendations that will affect the District’s most vulnerable renters’ ability to remain housed through the end of the pandemic and long after.

DC task force recommends major investments in affordable housing to prevent crime

The District Task Force on Jails and Justice made 80 recommendations to the Mayor to invest in more affordable housing, to help communities and prevent crime.

2020, one of the best years of my life

Artist/Vendor Colly Dennis reflects on his year.

Me and the mayor’s project

Ivory Wilson updates readers on her life.

New construction is not helping the poor

Joshua Faison on the need for more low-income housing.

Of DC’s 24 at-large candidates, who has a specific plan to address homelessness?

A Street Sense Media analysis determined that only six of the 24 at-large DC Council candidates on the ballot advertised specific plans with measurable goals to address homelessness in their online platforms. We sent them five questions about local poverty.

Housing is going to be an election issue — most Americans want the same thing

Dorian Warren, Glenn Harris, and Michael McAfee outline how housing policy could impact the 2020 election.

What privatizing DC public housing looks like so far

Broad acceptance that public housing was a failed endeavor led to experiments in privatization locally. Here is how privatization has played out in DC.

Why privatization became the fashionable solution to public housing

Public policy has turned toward privatization of public housing after decades of federal disinvestment created slums out of public housing.

DCHA families to receive furniture donations

Families who receive housing through the  D.C. Housing Authority will soon have new and gently used furniture in their homes thanks to a donation from the short-term rental startup Sonder. 

Budget for public housing repairs is not enough to address ‘extremely urgent’ conditions

Mayor Bowser’s budget has allocated funding to public housing repairs in response to a decade-long federal disinvestment. However, advocates argue that more money needs to be shifted to establish a recurring amount of funding for these repairs.