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Berkeley began clearing a long-standing homeless encampment at 8th and Harrison streets after officials declared it a fire hazard and public nuisance tied to a leptospirosis outbreak linked to rats. The camp has been under federal court oversight amid legal battles, with advocates disputing relocation plans and residents expressing anxiety about forced eviction.
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New York City agreed to pay $60 million to owners of 64 properties seized under its Third Party Transfer program over unpaid tax debts, resolving part of a 2019 class-action lawsuit. The plaintiffs alleged unconstitutional seizures without just compensation or adequate notice, while Mayor Mamdani is seeking to revive the program as part of his housing plan.
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A former FEMA administrator argues the National Flood Insurance Program subsidizes wealthy coastal residents and encourages risky development, leaving taxpayers nationwide to cover flood losses. He calls for risk-based premiums and an end to what he describes as an unfair wealth transfer, citing NFIP's multibillion-dollar debt.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is skipping a House DOGE subcommittee hearing on federal homelessness funding to attend a Pacific Palisades community project groundbreaking. The hearing examines alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in more than $1 billion in federal homelessness funds, and a GOP chairman accused Bass of refusing to testify about corruption while her office did not comment on the documents request.
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A High Court injunction blocking Travellers from returning to a disputed site in Sawbridgeworth has been extended, keeping police powers of arrest in place. Residents had previously forced the group out over the August bank holiday after fencing and groundwork began on land off Sheering Mill Lane. The council argued the injunction was necessary and proportionate because planning rules were breached.
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Residents of Hurstpierpoint are opposing a draft Mid-Sussex District Plan that would add 5,900 homes near their village, arguing it would merge communities and strain infrastructure. The article centers the campaigners' fears and protests while presenting developers and local authorities as unresponsive to residents.
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A new homeless encampment under the FDR Drive on Manhattan’s East Side has left behind trash and debris, with locals saying cleanups only displace encampments. The article criticizes Mayor Mamdani’s policy for keeping police out and giving a seven-day warning period before clearing sites.
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Laura Johnson, who was housing director at Kensington and Chelsea during the Grenfell Tower fire, has been appointed permanent director of development and property at the Barnet Group on a salary of £157,078. An inquiry found she pushed for lower-budget renovation works and slowed fire door installation, and bereaved families have condemned her new role as outrageous. The Barnet Group says she was the strongest candidate and legally eligible.
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An opinion column accuses Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman of hypocrisy for planning an 88% expansion of her own home while accepting the endorsement of a Democratic Socialists of America chapter whose housing platform calls for expropriating privately owned housing. It argues her personal property choices contradict the housing agenda she promotes and should be weighed by voters.
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is seeking permits to demolish her historic Silver Lake home and build a three-story mansion with a spa, prompting neighbor complaints. The article emphasizes her democratic socialist politics and housing-affordability platform, casting the project as hypocrisy.
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California is seeking to reinstate and escalate fines against Huntington Beach, arguing the city's newly adopted housing plan still lacks required zoning changes. The dispute is the latest step in a years-long legal fight over state housing-element mandates, with a court hearing set for Oct. 2 and a compliance deadline of Oct. 14.