The $100 million investment will be funded with federal dollars through the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which was authorized by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
affordable housing
Posted inBulletin, COVID-19
Bank grants go to affordable housing developers
Old National Bank announced that it would present two local nonprofit organizations with $10K grants.
Posted inOpinion
Renters need a bailout, too
We need to rethink the system that brought us here in the first place.
Posted inOpinion
‘Market-rate’ development is killing affordable housing
New ‘market-rate’ apartments do not open up lower-end units. What they do is make all rents go up.
Posted inFeatured, News
Can inclusionary zoning ease Mpls’ housing crisis?
Minneapolis’ intermediary inclusionary zoning policy was implemented as an official regulatory policy on January 1 of 2020.
Posted inOpinion
24 states are giving their workers a raise. Why not Congress?
Though many states have raised the minimum wage, it’s important to note that the federal minimum wage still remains $7.25 an hour.
Posted inOpinion
Renters should not be discriminated against based on income
Landlords using income requirements is obviously discriminatory toward low-income people.
Posted inOpinion
Housing discrimination ‘injures but does not bruise’
As I recently reflected on some of the topics this column covered in the past year, I was immediately reminded of the flagrant discrimination and disparities that persist around housing both here in the Twin Cities and throughout the rest of America.
Posted inOpinion
Philosophical “do-goodism” is simply hypocrisy
As many seek to celebrate this holiday season that focuses on giving, we should focus on ways in which our society gives to people on a regular what they need to enjoy life to the fullest
Posted inLocal & State, News
Advocate helps public housing tenants fight privatization, gentrification
Housing Resource Network-Minneapolis (HRN) was established in March of this year to change that, providing information in accord with the time-proven truism ‘knowledge is power.’
Posted inOpinion
The housing market is bleeding us dry
Renters know the truth that regardless of the rent being charged, most landlords invest only what they must to keep their buildings up and running.
Posted inOpinion
Studies expose destructive housing inequities
Here in Minnesota, the data suggest housing costs are continuing to rise unabated, which again disproportionately affect communities of color.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Privatization resistance: public housing residents make their voices heard
Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition wrapped up another protest during the regularly scheduled MPHA meeting held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Posted inMLK Legacy Section, Opinion
Remembering Dr. King and ‘The Other America’
In 2019, the two Americas King wrote about still remain. A nation once lauded for its enviable and expanding middle class has evolved into a nation of people who are either growing wealthy or growing poor.
Posted inOpinion
Twin Cities gentrification continues to displace low-wage workers
It’s no secret that the lack of affordable housing in Minnesota, and in particular in the Twin Cities, has remained one of our biggest issues in the 21st century.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bad landlords put City back in public housing business
Run by the Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) department, the Emergency Stabilization Pilot Program (ESPP) will provide affordable housing to 10 family tenants over the next five years.
Posted inOpinion
Fair Housing’s unfinished 50-year journey
As observances begin across the country, now is an appropriate time to recall how fair housing was a key issue for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In fact, Chicago became his chosen battleground for fair housing, bringing a national spotlight to the multiple ills of segregated and sub-standard housing.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Some see big battles looming ahead for Mayor Frey
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s first 100 days in office have had him “working like a dog,” he told the MSR. Frey spoke to us last week prior to his April 23 one-hour appearance at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where he reflected on his first three months in office. “We have […]
Posted inBusiness, Opinion
Several options to reverse housing needs
When North Minneapolis was separated and isolated by highways it was a big deal, and similarly, we need big ideas and plans to reverse that tragedy in order to address the housing needs of the current and future residents. Below, I have listed some ideas that I thought about as long- and short-term solutions. They do […]
Posted inOpinion
How committed is new mayor to Minneapolis affordable housing?
Good to see the MN Spokesman-Recorder keeping the homeless crisis on the front page with Charles Hallman’s article, “Advocates use Super Bowl to highlight housing crisis,” (February 1-7). But the approach talked about in the article is shortsighted. For organizations to pay peoples’ rent without holding landlords accountable is a form of codependence. Currently, landlords […]