Columbus filed suit against the owner of a 16-unit West Side property, saying years of criminal activity, code violations and unpaid taxes left tenants in unsafe conditions.

A UC Berkeley‑backed Civic Assembly will pay 40 Oaklanders to help reimagine thousands of vacant lots and storefronts. Twenty thousand households were mailed invitations.

Hialeah opens a week‑long online window July 22–28 for Section 8 pre‑applications. The Hialeah Housing Authority will randomly pick 2,500 names to place on the waiting list.