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The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony will build 22 new homes for low-income tribal members in Hungry Valley with a new grant from the federal government.
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Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores racist covenants in housing deeds in Washoe County and a short history lesson on why they exist. State lawmakers are considering a bill to allow discriminatory language to be removed.
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A new pilot program aims to convert vacant vacation homes in South Lake Tahoe into long-term rentals for the local workforce.
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The Reno Burrito Project is an organization that provides many services for the unsheltered, most notably, making and delivering burritos.
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Washoe County is trying to figure out how to keep people not only sheltered this winter but out of the cold. Its Safe Camp program launched six months ago to give unhoused people an alternative to the county’s mega-shelter, but the outdoor tents are no match for Northern Nevada winter.
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Washoe County’s homeless shelter is facing staffing shortages and safety issues.The Nevada Cares Campus opened almost six months ago and nearly 600 people…
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The idea of selling public lands is sacrilegious in much of the West. In Southern Nevada, the affordable housing crisis may be an extenuating circumstance.
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The Our Place shelter in Sparks began moving in families experiencing homelessness about a year ago. There is space for roughly 140 women and 40 families,…
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The City of Reno has ramped up the clearing of homeless encampments over the last month. KUNR Morning Edition host Noah Glick checks in with reporter…
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The number of community members experiencing homelessness in Washoe County has grown significantly over the last year, according to an annual report.The…
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A group of advocates protested outside of Reno City Hall 24/7 for seven days straight, demanding the city stop the ongoing clearing of homeless…
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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak placed a statewide eviction moratorium more than a year ago in an effort to keep people housed during the pandemic. That…