Oakland council member wants to house homeless on cruise ship
The proposal is a way to provide housing to a lot of people quickly, possibly on a cruise ship docked at the port of Oakland.
Big donation made to Atlanta Children's Shelter
Every child at the Atlanta Children’s Shelter now has new clothes, shoes, and gifts just in time for the holidays.
Luxury hotel guests keep stealing mattresses, survey reveals
Stealing towels from a hotel is one thing, but taking the mattress is going way too far.
Airbnb officially bans 'party houses,' reveals new safety guidelines 2 months after deadly Halloween shooting
Airbnb has officially banned party houses on the platform. The move comes two months after a deadly shooting at a Halloween party hosted at a rental home.
Bartow County cracking down on extended stay hotels
Bartow County cracking down on extended stay hotels with new ordinance. Some families fear they'll have no place to live.
Logs line West Oakland street in apparent attempt to deter homeless, RV dwellers
The latest story in anti-homeless barricade controversy is out of West Oakland where logs have been placed alongside a street where many homeless people who live out of cars and their RVs park.
Federal agency cuts payments to poorly-rated Georgia housing
The federal government is cutting off payments to a subsidized housing development in downtown Columbus after inspectors gave the property a failing grade.
Veteran gets new roof
The holiday season is all about giving back.
DeKalb County takes down 82nd blighted property this year
Another one bites the dust in DeKalb County; blighted buildings that is.
Single mother bounces back from homelessness with help of nonprofit Lighthouse
It's a new beginning for Arlisa Hemphill and her family, with a new place to call home and new furniture inside thanks to the nonprofit Lighthouse.
Single mom scammed with fake lease
A single mom was scammed out of more than two thousand dollars when she gave a woman money to lease a home, and the lease turned out to be fake.
Atlanta mayor welcomes senior living center
The historic Vine City welcomes a new addition to the community
Airbnb rental turns out to be public housing apartment
A tourist discovered her Airbnb rental was actually in a public housing complex.
Concerned Georgia Power customers protest rate hike
A group of Georgia Power customers gathered outside of the Public Service Commission in downtown Atlanta Monday afternoon to protest the proposed rate increase.
Apple pledges $2.5B to address California housing crisis
Nearly 30,000 people left San Francisco between April and June of this year and homeownership in the Bay Area is at a seven-year low.
‘Part of the solution’: Apple to donate $2.5 billion to combat housing crisis in California
"Before the world knew the name Silicon Valley, and long before we carried technology in our pockets, Apple called this region home," the company said in an announcement.
In wake of Orinda shooting, city council to discuss short-term rentals this week
In the wake of the death of five people at a party in a short-term-rental house in their city this past Thursday night, Orinda City Council members on Tuesday will talk about possible changes to the city's short-term rental rules.
Police: 2 arrested, fight leads to burst pipe at student housing
Firefighters responded to a water pipe break at a student housing complex Friday morning.
Resident suing Atlanta apartment complex for wrongful eviction claim
A man in Atlanta is suing his apartment complex after he says he was wrongfully evicted.
Community comes together to help residents of Monroe mobile home park
People living in the Conestoga Mobile Home Park in Monroe have to move out by the end of Friday, October 11.