Housing

A new federal rule will ban smoking in public housing nationwide. The notice was released Wednesday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and will take effect in 18 months. But Alaska is looking to do that a lot sooner.

In a 5-4 vote, the Juneau Assembly voted to exclude a housing action plan from the city’s comprehensive plan. It was written specifically to be included in the plan.

Juneau is getting a new kind of apartment building, designed to provide safe, affordable housing to the city’s most vulnerable homeless individuals.

The two tribes on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming are experiencing a population boom, but the amount of housing hasn’t increased leading to severe overcrowding.

Bergmann Hotel residents and employees were surprised when Juneau police arrived and tried to connect them with social welfare services on Friday.

The comprehensive plan outlines the city’s goals and policies. The housing action plan is a more detailed and expansive document with specific suggestions for how to implement the solutions.

A San Francisco organization reunites homeless people — or “houseless” people — with their families through social media. They want to reconnect 1 million people in the next five years.

The Juneau Economic Development Council has finished an annual report that examines trends in Juneau’s economy. Included in the report are data on housing, employment and cost of living.

For security reasons, housing officer Scott Ciambor says he is going to keep the replacement in his office.

USAID is airlifting supplies that could help up to 100,000 people, including 40,000 blankets, 20,000 hygiene kits, and nearly 18,700 kitchen sets.