Unabashed Truth about AFFH, Protecting Property Rights and Local Government Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2015 APPEALS COURT SAYS “NO FINDING” WESTCHESTER ENGAGED IN HOUSING DISCRIMINATION Astorino says ruling vindicates fight to protect home rule and local zoning In a major vindication for all of Westchester County’s municipalities, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said in a ruling issued today that Continue Reading
The following letter makes a statement then asks a couple questions, it’s available here and intended to prompt you for ideas. Use it if you like; copy into Word, modify, and send to each member of your city council including the mayor: Dear Parker Town Council Member, My concern is about Douglas County accepting HUD Continue Reading
Marco Rubio is a cosponsor of Senate bill S1909 opposing AFFH and Ben Carson wrote an article in the Washington Times comparing AFFH to busing during the 1970’s. We are not promoting Bush’s candidacy, but in this article published in the Wall Street Journal 23 September, “How I’ll Slash the Regulation Tax”, Jeb says he’ll Continue Reading
click: http://coloradopols.com/diary/75003/castle-rock-fights-off-united-nations-invasion#sthash.aJwPLa59.dpbs The Town of Castle Rock votes 5 – 1 against taking AFFH CDBG money. The above web page link has a narrative both opposing and advocating AFFH and is primarily provided for you to view the videos. A few clips from last night’s Castle Rock town council meeting after the jump. You can Continue Reading
HUD: Decades of Trying to Solve The Wrong Problem at HUD That regulation ignores Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which states that “desegregation” doesn’t mean the elimination of “racial imbalance.” The Wall Street Journal Letters to the Editor, September 19, 2015 Vann Ellison and James Pettit rightly criticize the federal Continue Reading
kut.org News from Austin, TX By Joy Diaz • Sep 10, 2015 click here for article And, as part of the celebrations, HUD Secretary Julian Castro visited the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs Wednesday. The secretary said if HUD wants to be more effective in eradicating disparity and inequality, it Continue Reading
At 50, This Housing Policy Needs a Big Renovation Bad for America Published in the Wall Street Journal By VANN ELLISON And JAMES PETTIT Sept. 8, 2015 7:32 p.m. ET By Rev. Ellison, president and CEO of Naples, Fla.,-based St. Matthew’s House, a nonprofit organization providing homeless assistance. HUD’s mismanagement and mission creep have made it Continue Reading
Next City By Alexis Stephens | July 10, 2015 HUD Secretary Julián Castro had a busy day in Chicago on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) When large-scale housing interventions come from government — whether a city’s housing task force or the head of HUD — there’s inevitably going to be people who say the government is Continue Reading