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Hobsons Bay Councillors Object to Media 'Gag Order' Policy Council requires mayoral approval for councillor media statements, prompting criticism over transparency and accountability at the local government level.

Hobsons Bay Councillors Object to Media 'Gag Order' Policy

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Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less ## Support local news today! Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. **Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news.** ### Make THE CITY Your Go-To For Local News Follow us on Google News ⭐️ On Friday, Quiana Nichol received an email that filled her with dread. For three years, the 26-year-old has lived in an Elmhurst apartment that has been partially subsidized by a federally funded Emergency Housing Voucher. But the email warned that funding for the voucher she uses to pay most of her rent will run out before the end of the year — and that she will not be able to get a standard Section 8 voucher. “It just re-stressed me out. I got super anxious because that just reminded me of being on the street,” Nichol said. “It just had me rethinking my whole life, thinking, should I move or find something more affordable? Because without the voucher, honestly, I cannot afford to be here.” The New York City Public Housing Authority, which administers some of the emergency vouchers, sent the emails to voucher-holders like Nichol and their landlords, informing them to keep an eye out for more information “in the coming weeks.” NYCHA is “currently looking at alternative options” for funding the program, agency chief Lisa Bova-Hiatt said Tuesday at a City Council budget hearing. * * * _No paywall here.THE CITY is a free-to-read, independent newsroom covering the stories that help you understand NYC. Sign up to get our headlines in your inbox._ Sign up * * * The Emergency Housing Voucher program was supposed to provide rental assistance until 2030, but in March of last year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it would stop funding the program. ### We cover NYC, on historic days and every day. Sign up for free morning headlines in your inbox. Sign up The $5 billion federal program was created in 2021 during the COVID crisis to help some of the most vulnerable people — including youth aging out of foster care, domestic violence survivors and people living with HIV/AIDs — cover rent. In all, about 70,000 households throughout the country received the vouchers, which cover 70% of rental costs. NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt testifies during a City Council budget hearing, March 24, 2026. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY NYCHA gives the vouchers to more than 5,200 households citywide, while another 2,000 households obtain their vouchers through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. In New York City, that amounts to more than 16,000 people housed with an Emergency Housing Voucher, according to the New York Housing Conference. HPD has said it plans to plug the gap for two years through the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance program, using federal dollars. Originally, NYCHA asked the federal government if Emergency Housing Voucher-holders could transition to Section 8 vouchers, but HUD in February denied the request. Since then, NYCHA has lacked a solid plan to replace the rental subsidies, Gothamist reported last month. Households with an Emergency Housing Voucher have an average income of $18,000, and on average, the vouchers cover about $1,900 in rent according to the Housing Conference. #### Latest Headlines ## Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less March 24, 2026 ## NYU Faculty Strike as Union and University Reach Impasse on Wages March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 6:09 p.m. ## Trump-Appointed Judge Keeps City Council Staffer in ICE Detention March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 5:41 p.m. ## MTA Preps for Next Q Line Construction Phase Amid Fed Fund Fight March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 10:09 p.m. Participants likely cannot afford to pay rent without the voucher — and that will harm their landlords, as well. Stephanie Rudolph, a staff attorney with The Legal Aid Society, said several panicked clients reached out to them after receiving the notices NYCHA sent Friday. “It didn’t necessarily provide any concrete plan, so what I have just been telling my clients is to make sure that their house is in order,” Rudolph said, explaining that tenants should schedule any required inspections and recertify on time. “It’s a really tough situation, and I’ve just told people to try not to worry yet, but obviously there’s not that much that folks can do in this moment, other than be aware.” Gabriela Sandoval Requena, vice president of external affairs at New Destiny Housing, also said the organization received a stream of messages and calls to staff from voucher-holders on Friday. “Most are trying to navigate this high level of uncertainty,” she said. Requena worries that the uncertainty may lead to evictions or people unable to stay in their homes. “For domestic violence survivors … we’re pretty confident that many will go back to situations that are unsafe, including situations of abuse,” she added. For Nichol, the possibility of losing her Elmhurst apartment makes her fearful. Rudolph helped her secure the apartment years ago, which was difficult for many reasons — not least because Nichol, like other unstably housed youth, had no rental history. “I was hoping I’d never have to go through it again. Honestly, this just feels like it’s about to just happen all over again,” Nichol said. “A lot of us are gonna have eviction notices for the first time because realistically speaking, if a voucher is just shut off, and we’re still in our leases, where are we getting this $3,000 a month?” ### _Related_

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Thousands of New Yorkers at Risk of Losing Funds for Rent With No Fix in Sight On Friday, Quiana Nichol received an email that filled her with dread. For three years, the 26-year-old has lived in a...

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Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less ## Support local news today! Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. **Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news.** ### Make THE CITY Your Go-To For Local News Follow us on Google News ⭐️ On Friday, Quiana Nichol received an email that filled her with dread. For three years, the 26-year-old has lived in an Elmhurst apartment that has been partially subsidized by a federally funded Emergency Housing Voucher. But the email warned that funding for the voucher she uses to pay most of her rent will run out before the end of the year — and that she will not be able to get a standard Section 8 voucher. “It just re-stressed me out. I got super anxious because that just reminded me of being on the street,” Nichol said. “It just had me rethinking my whole life, thinking, should I move or find something more affordable? Because without the voucher, honestly, I cannot afford to be here.” The New York City Public Housing Authority, which administers some of the emergency vouchers, sent the emails to voucher-holders like Nichol and their landlords, informing them to keep an eye out for more information “in the coming weeks.” NYCHA is “currently looking at alternative options” for funding the program, agency chief Lisa Bova-Hiatt said Tuesday at a City Council budget hearing. * * * _No paywall here.THE CITY is a free-to-read, independent newsroom covering the stories that help you understand NYC. Sign up to get our headlines in your inbox._ Sign up * * * The Emergency Housing Voucher program was supposed to provide rental assistance until 2030, but in March of last year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it would stop funding the program. ### We cover NYC, on historic days and every day. Sign up for free morning headlines in your inbox. Sign up The $5 billion federal program was created in 2021 during the COVID crisis to help some of the most vulnerable people — including youth aging out of foster care, domestic violence survivors and people living with HIV/AIDs — cover rent. In all, about 70,000 households throughout the country received the vouchers, which cover 70% of rental costs. NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt testifies during a City Council budget hearing, March 24, 2026. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY NYCHA gives the vouchers to more than 5,200 households citywide, while another 2,000 households obtain their vouchers through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. In New York City, that amounts to more than 16,000 people housed with an Emergency Housing Voucher, according to the New York Housing Conference. HPD has said it plans to plug the gap for two years through the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance program, using federal dollars. Originally, NYCHA asked the federal government if Emergency Housing Voucher-holders could transition to Section 8 vouchers, but HUD in February denied the request. Since then, NYCHA has lacked a solid plan to replace the rental subsidies, Gothamist reported last month. Households with an Emergency Housing Voucher have an average income of $18,000, and on average, the vouchers cover about $1,900 in rent according to the Housing Conference. #### Latest Headlines ## Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less March 24, 2026 ## NYU Faculty Strike as Union and University Reach Impasse on Wages March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 6:09 p.m. ## Trump-Appointed Judge Keeps City Council Staffer in ICE Detention March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 5:41 p.m. ## MTA Preps for Next Q Line Construction Phase Amid Fed Fund Fight March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 10:09 p.m. Participants likely cannot afford to pay rent without the voucher — and that will harm their landlords, as well. Stephanie Rudolph, a staff attorney with The Legal Aid Society, said several panicked clients reached out to them after receiving the notices NYCHA sent Friday. “It didn’t necessarily provide any concrete plan, so what I have just been telling my clients is to make sure that their house is in order,” Rudolph said, explaining that tenants should schedule any required inspections and recertify on time. “It’s a really tough situation, and I’ve just told people to try not to worry yet, but obviously there’s not that much that folks can do in this moment, other than be aware.” Gabriela Sandoval Requena, vice president of external affairs at New Destiny Housing, also said the organization received a stream of messages and calls to staff from voucher-holders on Friday. “Most are trying to navigate this high level of uncertainty,” she said. Requena worries that the uncertainty may lead to evictions or people unable to stay in their homes. “For domestic violence survivors … we’re pretty confident that many will go back to situations that are unsafe, including situations of abuse,” she added. For Nichol, the possibility of losing her Elmhurst apartment makes her fearful. Rudolph helped her secure the apartment years ago, which was difficult for many reasons — not least because Nichol, like other unstably housed youth, had no rental history. “I was hoping I’d never have to go through it again. Honestly, this just feels like it’s about to just happen all over again,” Nichol said. “A lot of us are gonna have eviction notices for the first time because realistically speaking, if a voucher is just shut off, and we’re still in our leases, where are we getting this $3,000 a month?” ### _Related_

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Thousands of New Yorkers at Risk of Losing Funds for Rent With No Fix in Sight On Friday, Quiana Nichol received an email that filled her with dread. For three years, the 26-year-old has lived in a...

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Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less ## Support local news today! Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. **Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news.** ### Make THE CITY Your Go-To For Local News Follow us on Google News ⭐️ On Friday, Quiana Nichol received an email that filled her with dread. For three years, the 26-year-old has lived in an Elmhurst apartment that has been partially subsidized by a federally funded Emergency Housing Voucher. But the email warned that funding for the voucher she uses to pay most of her rent will run out before the end of the year — and that she will not be able to get a standard Section 8 voucher. “It just re-stressed me out. I got super anxious because that just reminded me of being on the street,” Nichol said. “It just had me rethinking my whole life, thinking, should I move or find something more affordable? Because without the voucher, honestly, I cannot afford to be here.” The New York City Public Housing Authority, which administers some of the emergency vouchers, sent the emails to voucher-holders like Nichol and their landlords, informing them to keep an eye out for more information “in the coming weeks.” NYCHA is “currently looking at alternative options” for funding the program, agency chief Lisa Bova-Hiatt said Tuesday at a City Council budget hearing. * * * _No paywall here.THE CITY is a free-to-read, independent newsroom covering the stories that help you understand NYC. Sign up to get our headlines in your inbox._ Sign up * * * The Emergency Housing Voucher program was supposed to provide rental assistance until 2030, but in March of last year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it would stop funding the program. ### We cover NYC, on historic days and every day. Sign up for free morning headlines in your inbox. Sign up The $5 billion federal program was created in 2021 during the COVID crisis to help some of the most vulnerable people — including youth aging out of foster care, domestic violence survivors and people living with HIV/AIDs — cover rent. In all, about 70,000 households throughout the country received the vouchers, which cover 70% of rental costs. NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt testifies during a City Council budget hearing, March 24, 2026. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY NYCHA gives the vouchers to more than 5,200 households citywide, while another 2,000 households obtain their vouchers through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. In New York City, that amounts to more than 16,000 people housed with an Emergency Housing Voucher, according to the New York Housing Conference. HPD has said it plans to plug the gap for two years through the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance program, using federal dollars. Originally, NYCHA asked the federal government if Emergency Housing Voucher-holders could transition to Section 8 vouchers, but HUD in February denied the request. Since then, NYCHA has lacked a solid plan to replace the rental subsidies, Gothamist reported last month. Households with an Emergency Housing Voucher have an average income of $18,000, and on average, the vouchers cover about $1,900 in rent according to the Housing Conference. #### Latest Headlines ## Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less March 24, 2026 ## NYU Faculty Strike as Union and University Reach Impasse on Wages March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 6:09 p.m. ## Trump-Appointed Judge Keeps City Council Staffer in ICE Detention March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 5:41 p.m. ## MTA Preps for Next Q Line Construction Phase Amid Fed Fund Fight March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 10:09 p.m. Participants likely cannot afford to pay rent without the voucher — and that will harm their landlords, as well. Stephanie Rudolph, a staff attorney with The Legal Aid Society, said several panicked clients reached out to them after receiving the notices NYCHA sent Friday. “It didn’t necessarily provide any concrete plan, so what I have just been telling my clients is to make sure that their house is in order,” Rudolph said, explaining that tenants should schedule any required inspections and recertify on time. “It’s a really tough situation, and I’ve just told people to try not to worry yet, but obviously there’s not that much that folks can do in this moment, other than be aware.” Gabriela Sandoval Requena, vice president of external affairs at New Destiny Housing, also said the organization received a stream of messages and calls to staff from voucher-holders on Friday. “Most are trying to navigate this high level of uncertainty,” she said. Requena worries that the uncertainty may lead to evictions or people unable to stay in their homes. “For domestic violence survivors … we’re pretty confident that many will go back to situations that are unsafe, including situations of abuse,” she added. For Nichol, the possibility of losing her Elmhurst apartment makes her fearful. Rudolph helped her secure the apartment years ago, which was difficult for many reasons — not least because Nichol, like other unstably housed youth, had no rental history. “I was hoping I’d never have to go through it again. Honestly, this just feels like it’s about to just happen all over again,” Nichol said. “A lot of us are gonna have eviction notices for the first time because realistically speaking, if a voucher is just shut off, and we’re still in our leases, where are we getting this $3,000 a month?” ### _Related_

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Thousands of New Yorkers at Risk of Losing Funds for Rent With No Fix in Sight On Friday, Quiana Nichol received an email that filled her with dread. For three years, the 26-year-old has lived in a...

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Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less ## Support local news today! Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. **Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news.** ### Make THE CITY Your Go-To For Local News Follow us on Google News ⭐️ On Friday, Quiana Nichol received an email that filled her with dread. For three years, the 26-year-old has lived in an Elmhurst apartment that has been partially subsidized by a federally funded Emergency Housing Voucher. But the email warned that funding for the voucher she uses to pay most of her rent will run out before the end of the year — and that she will not be able to get a standard Section 8 voucher. “It just re-stressed me out. I got super anxious because that just reminded me of being on the street,” Nichol said. “It just had me rethinking my whole life, thinking, should I move or find something more affordable? Because without the voucher, honestly, I cannot afford to be here.” The New York City Public Housing Authority, which administers some of the emergency vouchers, sent the emails to voucher-holders like Nichol and their landlords, informing them to keep an eye out for more information “in the coming weeks.” NYCHA is “currently looking at alternative options” for funding the program, agency chief Lisa Bova-Hiatt said Tuesday at a City Council budget hearing. * * * _No paywall here.THE CITY is a free-to-read, independent newsroom covering the stories that help you understand NYC. Sign up to get our headlines in your inbox._ Sign up * * * The Emergency Housing Voucher program was supposed to provide rental assistance until 2030, but in March of last year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it would stop funding the program. ### We cover NYC, on historic days and every day. Sign up for free morning headlines in your inbox. Sign up The $5 billion federal program was created in 2021 during the COVID crisis to help some of the most vulnerable people — including youth aging out of foster care, domestic violence survivors and people living with HIV/AIDs — cover rent. In all, about 70,000 households throughout the country received the vouchers, which cover 70% of rental costs. NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt testifies during a City Council budget hearing, March 24, 2026. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY NYCHA gives the vouchers to more than 5,200 households citywide, while another 2,000 households obtain their vouchers through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. In New York City, that amounts to more than 16,000 people housed with an Emergency Housing Voucher, according to the New York Housing Conference. HPD has said it plans to plug the gap for two years through the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance program, using federal dollars. Originally, NYCHA asked the federal government if Emergency Housing Voucher-holders could transition to Section 8 vouchers, but HUD in February denied the request. Since then, NYCHA has lacked a solid plan to replace the rental subsidies, Gothamist reported last month. Households with an Emergency Housing Voucher have an average income of $18,000, and on average, the vouchers cover about $1,900 in rent according to the Housing Conference. #### Latest Headlines ## Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less March 24, 2026 ## NYU Faculty Strike as Union and University Reach Impasse on Wages March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 6:09 p.m. ## Trump-Appointed Judge Keeps City Council Staffer in ICE Detention March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 5:41 p.m. ## MTA Preps for Next Q Line Construction Phase Amid Fed Fund Fight March 23, 2026March 23, 2026, 10:09 p.m. Participants likely cannot afford to pay rent without the voucher — and that will harm their landlords, as well. Stephanie Rudolph, a staff attorney with The Legal Aid Society, said several panicked clients reached out to them after receiving the notices NYCHA sent Friday. “It didn’t necessarily provide any concrete plan, so what I have just been telling my clients is to make sure that their house is in order,” Rudolph said, explaining that tenants should schedule any required inspections and recertify on time. “It’s a really tough situation, and I’ve just told people to try not to worry yet, but obviously there’s not that much that folks can do in this moment, other than be aware.” Gabriela Sandoval Requena, vice president of external affairs at New Destiny Housing, also said the organization received a stream of messages and calls to staff from voucher-holders on Friday. “Most are trying to navigate this high level of uncertainty,” she said. Requena worries that the uncertainty may lead to evictions or people unable to stay in their homes. “For domestic violence survivors … we’re pretty confident that many will go back to situations that are unsafe, including situations of abuse,” she added. For Nichol, the possibility of losing her Elmhurst apartment makes her fearful. Rudolph helped her secure the apartment years ago, which was difficult for many reasons — not least because Nichol, like other unstably housed youth, had no rental history. “I was hoping I’d never have to go through it again. Honestly, this just feels like it’s about to just happen all over again,” Nichol said. “A lot of us are gonna have eviction notices for the first time because realistically speaking, if a voucher is just shut off, and we’re still in our leases, where are we getting this $3,000 a month?” ### _Related_

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Thousands of New Yorkers at Risk of Losing Funds for Rent With No Fix in Sight On Friday, Quiana Nichol received an email that filled her with dread. For three years, the 26-year-old has lived in a...

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EU Inc.: Towards a Harmonised Corporate Framework for EU Companies The European Commission has presented a proposal for a new corporate legal framework under the “28t...

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Knowledge Valorisation in Higher Education: Insights From the CEI Report The Community for Educational Innovation (CEI) has published a report examining how higher ed...

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EU Adopts EU Design Implementing & Delegated Regulations Two new EU design Regulations, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/138 and Commission Delegated Regu...

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Forecast for Loveland Under the Current Council Direction Homelessness • Housing • Economic Development Loveland’s current policy trajectory points toward increasing instability, reduced services, and heightened enforcement. Based on recent council decisions, public statements, and structural patterns, the city is moving into a phase where displacement becomes more common, not less. 1. Homelessness Policy: Escalating Enforcement Recent council actions indicate a shift away from support and toward policing. Removal of shelter‑first requirements before issuing citations Closure of the Loveland Resource Center by April 30, 2026 No confirmed operator to replace city‑run shelter services Continued pursuit of enforcement‑heavy approaches to encampments…

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Surviving Loveland – A Multi‑Part Series on Forced Nomadism, Structural Violence, and the Manufactured Crisis of Homelessness The content outlines a series on forced nomadism and the homelessness crisis in Loveland, emphasizing that this issue stems from structural violence and systemic exploitation. It details various discriminatory practices, the impact of predatory housing markets, and the intertwined nature of housing and employment precarity, arguing for awareness and action against these systemic injustices.

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Recordings from EIC Pathfinder Challenges Info Day Missed the Info Day? Find all the recordings and presentations on ...

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When the Most Vulnerable Are the Most Affected: What Happens When Council Decisions Hit People Who Can’t Fight Back In Loveland, local government decisions significantly impact vulnerable populations, particularly unhoused residents, who face immense barriers to political participation. This exclusion leads to a distorted representation in decision-making, creating policies based on fear rather than facts. Community advocates play a vital role in bridging this representational gap to protect affected individuals.

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Loveland: When Procedure Becomes Silencing: How Agenda Design and Microaggressions Shape Public Comment Public comment in city council meetings is often portrayed as accessible, yet structural barriers inhibit genuine participation. These include agenda fragmentation, restrictive time limits, topic policing, and procedural microaggressions, which collectively prevent residents from articulating coherent arguments and critiques. This results in a façade of democracy without meaningful influence.

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EU Innovation & SMEs EA
What comes next?

These three launch events mark the beginning of a year of exchanges and collaboration across Europe.

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EU Innovation & SMEs EA
Barcelona: 28 April 2026

The Visionary City, Barcelona, will launch its year as European Capital of Small Retail 2026, with an event at the historic Ajuntament de Bar...

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