In the nation's most expensive housing market, a HUD program to help low and middle-income families become homeowners is in trouble.
"Seven months after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ordered nonprofit groups nationwide to reapply for permission to fix and sell federally repossessed houses to first-time home buyers, many Bay Area organizations have not been readmitted to the 203(k) program."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: Housing program in trouble

Alabama: Trump Terminates Settlements for Black Communities Harmed By Raw Sewage
Trump deemed the landmark civil rights agreement “illegal DEI and environmental justice policy.”

Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

The 120 Year Old Tiny Home Villages That Sheltered San Francisco’s Earthquake Refugees
More than a century ago, San Francisco mobilized to house thousands of residents displaced by the 1906 earthquake. Could their strategy offer a model for the present?

USDOT Repeals Emissions Monitoring Rule
A Biden-era regulation required states to report and plan to reduce transportation-related emissions.

CaBi Breaks Ridership Record — Again
Washington D.C.’s bike share system is extremely popular with both residents and visitors.

San Francisco Opens Park on Former Great Highway
The Sunset Dunes park’s grand opening attracted both fans and detractors.
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