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Sands Anderson PC

Public-Camping Ordinances Survive SCOTUS Challenge, Providing Certainty to Local Governments Policing Illegal Camping

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Public-camping ordinances across Virginia and the United States dodged a constitutional bullet that would have prohibited criminal penalties for violations those laws if the defendant did not have adequate access to shelter. ...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In: Are Ordinances Used to Prohibit Homeless Encampments in Public Areas Unconstitutional?

In response to a class action suit by homeless people challenging several anti-camping ordinances in the city of Grant Pass, OR, the U.S. Supreme Court explored the contours of the Eighth Amendment (“8A”) of the U.S....more

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United States Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Public Camping Laws in the Ninth Circuit

Policymakers have several tools for addressing the rising issue of homelessness in their communities.  In City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, No. 23-175603 (June 28, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court”) had its first...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides City of Grants Pass v. Johnson

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States decided City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, No. 23-175, holding that the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment of the United States...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] New Medicaid Options to Provide Housing Services: Realizing the Potential - March 28th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Medicaid’s role in addressing housing insecurity and homelessness is rapidly evolving, with many states taking advantage of new federal flexibilities to provide housing and housing-related services to enrollees whose health...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Cities - November 30, 2023

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Gig Economy & Technology- DETROIT — Electric Delivery Startup BrightDrop Becomes Part of GM- BrightDrop, a General Motors (GM) commercial electric vehicle startup formed in 2021, will no longer operate as a subsidiary and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Los Angeles Mayor Signs New Legislation Exempting Affordable Housing Projects from Site Plan Review

On July 6, 2023, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed into law a provision to exempt certain affordable housing projects from the city’s Site Plan Review Process. The exemption was made as an amendment to Site Plan Review...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Creative Housing Solutions Pop Up Across Oregon

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Real estate attorney David Petersen talks housing solutions in this Ear to The Ground. Across the nation, residential rents continue to outpace wage growth, making housing less affordable for many. In 2022, the national...more

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Creative Housing Solutions Pop Up Across Oregon

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Real estate attorney David Petersen talks housing solutions in this Ear to The Ground. Across the nation, residential rents continue to outpace wage growth, making housing less affordable for many. In 2022, the national...more

Akerman LLP

Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness

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On June 14th, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams released his much-anticipated housing plan entitled “Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness.” In his announcement, Mayor Adams outlined his...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Leveraging Medicaid to Reduce Youth Homelessness

Youth Receiving Residential and Inpatient Behavioral Health Care Are at Increased Risk of Homelessness - The Issue - Youth with behavioral health needs, particularly those receiving residential and inpatient treatment,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Governor Newsom Unveils Historic Spending Plan for Recovery, Rebuilding, Renewal and Resilience

New Budget Based on Record Revenue Growth - Relying on a “once in a lifetime” surge of $65 billion or more in state revenues and an estimated $25 billion in new federal COVID-19 relief funds, Governor Gavin Newsom is...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Health - May 12th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Join Manatt Health and a Panel of Innovators for a Compelling Look at How Integrating SDOH Can Improve Health Outcomes and Advance Health Equity... Register Free for the Fourth Program in Our “Ten Health Care Imperatives for...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

In Pursuit of Whole Person Health: Leveraging Medicaid Managed Care & 1115 Waivers to Address SDOH

Editor’s Note: In a new report, Manatt explores how states are using two key tools—Medicaid managed care contracts and 1115 waivers—to address the unmet social needs of people with Medicaid coverage. The findings have...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

Proskauer Files Amicus Brief Urging Protection for Low-Income Tenants of Color Amidst COVID-19 and Impending Eviction Crisis

As documented in numerous studies, the brunt of COVID-19’s impact has fallen most heavily on racial and ethnic minorities who have suffered higher hospitalization and mortality rates as well as unprecedented levels of...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

City Can’t Immediately Seize and Destroy “Bulky” Items Belonging to the Homeless Without a Warrant or Notice

Los Angeles Blocked From Enforcing Ordinance Allowing for the Immediate Seizure and Destruction of Large Personal Property Stored in Public. ...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Homeless Assistance Centers and the NIMBY Response

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Land use and zoning attorney, Stanley Price and Vicky Leiva, talk about homeless assistance centers in the City of Miami and how to deal with neighborhood opposition....more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine Enacts Affordable Housing Tax Credit

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On January 12, 2020, Governor Janet Mills signed L.D. 1645, establishing a Maine affordable housing tax credit (AHTC). The Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) will be tasked with administering and allocating $80...more

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Are Airlines on the Hook for State and Local Taxes Addressing Homelessness?

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The tech explosion in West Coast cosmopolitan areas has exacerbated homelessness in the region, prompting state and local governments to enact or at least propose new taxes on large metropolitan businesses....more

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Transforming Lives Through Her Justice

I recently joined the board of Her Justice, a nonprofit legal services organization in New York City and longtime partner of Proskauer that provides assistance to women and their families living in poverty who have...more

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Omnibus Housing Bill Adds Teeth to Housing Element Law Enforcement

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Part 1: New California Housing Laws - The California Department of Housing and Community Development was given more tools to hold cities accountable for housing-element compliance. Spanning 140 pages, Assembly Bill 101,...more

Franczek P.C.

Record Student Homelessness Rates Warrant Refresher on Applicable Rules

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Recent reports show that student homelessness is at an all-time high, and growing at exponential rates. Yet when we at Franczek conduct trainings of school and school district employees on residency issues, we find that it’s...more

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What is Menstrual Equity? Her Justice Advocates for Women’s Rights

Menstrual equity. This term is likely one that you’ve never heard before. I hadn’t either, until I attended a discussion hosted by Her Justice, a non-profit that recruits caring, talented attorneys from New York City’s law...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

OIG asks: Are CPD programs available to undocumented immigrants?

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Today, the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a bulletin indicating that it is unclear if undocumented immigrants have access to certain HUD Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs – namely the Housing...more

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