The newest edition of Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research presents two symposia sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The first features research on housing challenges faced by individuals exiting incarceration and programs to help them. The second examines recent changes in zoning. Symposium: Reentry Housing After Jail or Prison Guest editor Calvin C.Johnson introduces the symposium on reentry and housing. The articles in this issue provide insight about reentry and housing challenges and programs seeking to improve outcomes for individuals exiting incarceration. Elizabeth L. Beck, Natasha N. Johnson, Sommer Delgado, Victoria Helmly, Susan A. McLaren, Alice Prendergast, Leigh Alderman, Lorenzo Almada, Brian Bride, Eric Napierala, and William J. Sabol explore formerly incarcerated people's (FIP) access to housing using data from an evaluation of three Second Chance Act grantees. The study highlights the distinctive approa
Los Altos Hills plans to continue its original housing element strategy for its sites inventory, aiming to avoid rezoning residential areas for multifamily housing.