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Reports that all staff of CDFI Fund have been let go

Reports of cuts of 440 staff at HUD.

Appears the Trump admin’s reduction in force has hit housing hard this evening.

Reports that all CDFI fund staff have been let go. HUD appears to have lost 442 staff.

Yet another federal cut that will make providing affordable housing in the US all the more challenging.

Travelers wait for their flight at the new Terminal 1 as a plane moves on the airfield at the San Diego International Airport on Sept. 23, 2025. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMatters HED: Can San Diego Airport’s new $3.8 billion terminal stem sliding tourism?

California tourism numbers have dipped because of decreases in foreign travel and worsening international exchange rates. https://cal.news/3VVf7xb

📷 Kristian Carreon

US DOT is putting another transit project on hold—the Red Line Extension in Chicago—because the transit authority pursued Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals as part of the project, which the DOT claims are discriminatory.

The thing is, US DOT & Congress put DBE in place.

rescinded*

Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking ba...

One San Diego County project is on the list of rescinding projects, so far.

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Yesterday the first ever #hydrogen powered FLIRT started passenger service--San Bernadino Transit Center started it’s first trip with passengers on board for the Arrow service here in #California --

#HydrogenNow #FuelCells #HydrogenTransport #Decarbonise

YouTube video by Consumer Federation of America Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac support affordable mortgages & help more Americans become homeowners

What are #FannieMae & #FreddieMac and what would it mean to end their #Conservatorship ?
#AffordableHousing
Learn more with CFA’s Fact Sheets:
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“In San Diego County, we anticipate that 96,000 people will be directly impacted by the Trump budget cuts. That more than 240,000 households will face new and difficult hurdles”

Families paid even more last month for groceries, electricity, and rent.

Trump promised to lower costs on “day one.” Instead, his tariffs and failed economic agenda are raising prices.

He must reverse course — working families can’t afford 3 more years of broken promises.

US stocks vs. rest of the world: worst underperformance since 2009.

@mikezaccardi.bsky.social
@dailychartbook.bsky.social

Thursday's Headlines Lobby Congress — Streetsblog USA When the Biden administration's infrastructure act expires, it will pit cities versus states and roads versus transit.

When the Biden administration's infrastructure act expires, it will pit cities versus states and roads versus transit. buff.ly/DMxN9tV

Let’s be clear: the National Guard troops, federal law enforcement, and D.C. police cannot violate the Constitution or the D.C. Home Rule Act.

Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.

Republicans at federal, state, and local elections are working to steal the 2026 (and future) election(s).

What we must do is engage our electeds now and demand our states do not comply with DOJ data requests AND harden election laws as outlined in the US constitution. More in video below ⬇️

Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under…

Records obtained by ProPublica show the Trump administration is preparing to shut down seven major investigations of alleged housing discrimination and segregation, including some where HUD already found civil rights violations had occurred.

By @jessecoburn.bsky.social

Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under T...

HUD plans to halt its probe into allegations that a Texas agency diverted $1B in disaster mitigation money from Houston and other communities of color hit hard by Hurricane Harvey toward more rural, white communities less damaged by the storm.

By @jessecoburn.bsky.social

America’s broken construction industry is a big problem for Trump It is beset by fragmentation, overregulation and underinvestment

The president has promised to hack away at federal rules that stymie construction. Yet his policies on immigration would worsen labour shortages and his tariffs will make projects more expensive

Looks like, per the article, T does not increase prostate cancer, but it can cause infertility 🤐 see screenshot below

Man Afraid to Ride Subway Named Head of NASA Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as NASA administrator.

good headline

The nation's fifth most populous county, San Diego, just chose its political future today—and appears to have chosen to have a Democratic local government—and it's crickets everywhere. Quite the eye-popping example of the NY/East-Coast-bias of how elections get covered.

The US is failing its green tech ‘Sputnik moment’ [FREE TO READ] Prejudice and protectionism are dismantling Joe Biden’s environmental legacy

My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the US in 1957 had seen the Sputnik satellite overhead & said "Nah, we'll leave space to the Soviets".

Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2

It's official: every Democratic Senator is united against tax handouts for billionaires and billionaire corporations.

We believe nobody in this country should suffer so that Jeff Bezos can buy another yacht.

terrifying

How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.

Americans are taking to the streets and showing up in US cities by the thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies—from trans rights to travel bans from foreign nations and deportation policies.

This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.

Thursday's Headlines Take It To the Grave — Streetsblog USA A Republican leader is proposing new fees on cars to replace lost gas taxes. But the real reason the feds are running out of highway money isn't EVs, it's an addiction to road-building.

A Republican leader is proposing new fees on cars to replace lost gas taxes. But the real reason the feds are running out of highway money isn't EVs, it's an addiction to road-building. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/01/t...

Monday's Headlines Defy Duffy — Streetsblog USA It was a bad week for the transportation secretary, between firing too many DOT employees and his lawyers accidentally undermining their own case in a congestion pricing lawsuit.

It was a bad week for the transportation secretary, between firing too many DOT employees and his lawyers accidentally undermining their own case in a congestion pricing lawsuit. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/04/28/m...

these people hate DEI because they would be unemployable in any system where they couldn’t rely on favoritism and nepotism

they are coming for our votes and stoking hatred towards immigrants while doing it

Extreme Christians are once again out to infringe on the rights of other people and putting people at risk of developing Mt HIV/AIDS. It’s hard to overstate how evil this is.

If you don’t know what PrEP is and what is going on, learn about it here:

Meme from High School Musical. Text: "T as in Troy?" "No Gabriella, T as in $52 TRILLION in debt."

ICYMI: CBO’s latest estimate is that the disastrous Republican budget plan will put us $52 TRILLION in debt over the next 30 years.

North Carolina Supreme Court throws out hundreds of ballots based on flawed data This is a special collaboration between Popular Information and Anderson Alerts, a newsletter about North Carolina politics.

1. The North Carolina Supreme Court just TOSSED 260 BALLOTS in a razor close election for a seat on the same court

The ballots were invalidated based on a claim by the Republican candidate that all of voters were "never residents" of North Carolina

But that claim is false

We have receipts