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The Cambridge Housing Authority is located at 362 Green St. By Julian J. GiordanoBy Diego García Moreno and Summer E. Rose, Crimson Staff WritersThe Cambridge Housing Authority will finance a $4.9 million investment to add solar panels to eight CHA properties, despite funding uncertainty from the federal government. The new installations are expected to be completed by April 2026.

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Cambridgeport, a the neighborhoods of Cambridge, will be the home to a new shelter for up to 70 Emergency Assistance eligible families. By Jessica E. SchumerBy Diego García Moreno and Summer E. Rose, Crimson Staff WritersMassachusetts will open a new “Rapid Track” shelter for up to 70 Emergency Assistance eligible families in Cambridgeport beginning at the end of April.

1 month ago | thecrimson.com | Diego Moreno |Summer Rose

The Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District has been critized surpressing multifamily zoning projects. Cambridge City Council voted to initiate a study on the NCD on March 31. By Marina QuBy Diego García Moreno and Summer E. Rose, Crimson Staff WritersThe Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to initiate a study on the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District in light of advocates’ concerns that the body suppresses multifamily zoning projects.

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As the state government uses its resources to address the housing crisis using the Emergency Assistance program, a network of churches has stepped up to fill in the gaps. By Jeromel Dela Rosa LaraBy Diego García Moreno and Summer E. Rose, Crimson Staff WritersFor the past four months, an immigrant mother from Uganda and her two children have slept in the basement of an Episcopal church in the Greater Boston area.

1 month ago | thecrimson.com | Diego Moreno |Summer Rose

When the Cambridge City Council voted to abolish single-family zoning last month, the move was widely celebrated as historic. By upzoning the city, political leaders and activists declared that the new housing to come would ease pressure on the city’s desperately strained supply — and ultimately lower the cost of housing.