After landlord Ocean Management said it was looking to sell properties at 195 and 199 Lenox St., tenants formed a union to renew existing leases and protect against rent increases.
Columbus House, an organization that provides shelter services to unhoused people in Connecticut, applied to the New Haven Board of Zoning Appeals for approval to build a new non-congregate housing facility.
The new proposed charter, which would increase the term length of elected officials among other provisions, has ignited opposition from Republican officials.
On Friday afternoon, the city sent out a cease-and-desist letter asking The Rosette Village Neighborhood Collective to take down six tiny homes they built this month.