In a huge gut-check moment for city hall on homeless policy, Mayor Mendenhall’s proposed ban on new Homeless Resource Centers is on its way to…
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Torn between their compassion for the destitute and complaints from constituents, the Salt Lake City Council is poised to approve the Mayor’s proposal to ban…
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Under a ticking clock of the city’s six-month moratorium on any new homeless shelters, announced by Mayor Erin Mendenhall in October, last week the Planning…
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Salt Lake City is set to see the replacement of a notorious and historic motel on State Street. West Liberty Wells, on the south end…
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After eight years in the Rio Grande neighborhood, Spy Hop Productions, has deemed the area unsafe for the youth they serve. Spy Hop, a nonprofit…
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*This is an updated version of a previous post After a nearly of year of gathering public input and looking at best practices in other…
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In this conversation, Babs De Lay talks to SL City News about homelessness, transit, affordable housing and limited housing stock in popular neighborhoods. De Lay is a broker with Urban Utah Homes & Estates and lives in the Depot District with her wife.
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Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and new City Police Chief Mike Brown announced several new approaches to policing the crime-plagued, Rio Grande District. The…
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Salt Lake City has received positive national attention for how it deals with homelessness. Even with national praise, the convergence of gentrification and crime in…
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In early 2010, Steve Lufkin was unemployed and living at the Road Home shelter. During that time, Luftkin became a member of Alliance House, a…
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